Are you wanting to learn to make your own DIY Wax Melts? My favorite recipe for scented wax melts is below!
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Why I Use DIY Wax Melts
A few years ago, I discovered that my daughter had food allergies. Shortly after that, I had her tested for common allergens, including food and air allergens, and discovered that she is allergic to certain types of grass.
My poor daughter was getting ear infections, colds, and chronic eczema, so her doctor told us not to light any candles, spray any fragrances, or use any other synthetic scents into our home.
Now, I love to have a nice smelling home. Walking into a living room in mid-October with the aromas of pumpkin, cinnamon and spices is one of my favorite things!
In the spring time, I love when my home smells like lavender, lilacs and honeysuckle.
Smells have powerful emotional properties and while I would never put that before my daughter’s well being, I figured there was a solution that would keep my daughter healthy, and which could also allow me to naturally fragrance our home.
DIY Wax Melts
The cool thing I have learned over the years is that synthetic anything is never better than its natural counterpoint.
For example, real honeysuckles smell infinitely better than honeysuckle fragrance. Real lavender plants are calming, relaxing, and wonderfully fragrant, and once you experience it, you won’t ever run back to Bath and Body Works and buy their lotions.
To make DIY wax melts, I combined natural ingredients with essential oils. Here’s how I did it:
How to Make DIY Wax Melts
- 1 cup beeswax
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 30-40 drops essential oil
Add 1″ of water to a small pot, and bring to a boil. Add beeswax and coconut oil to a mason jar, then place it into the pot to melt.
Remove from heat, add in essential oils, and stir. Pour wax into ice cube trays. Allow to sit until solid. Burn in candle warmer.
Essential Oils to Try:
- Lavender
- Lemon
- Grapefruit
- Rosemary
- Frankincense
- Peppermint
- Orange
- Roman Chamomile
Favorite Combinations:
You can even combine essential oils to make some wonderfully fragrant combos. Here are my favorites:
- 14 drops Cassia, 10 drops Clove, 14 drops Orange
- 15 drops Orange, 12 drops Peppermint
- 20 drops Lavender and 14 drops Chamomile
- 10 drops each: Orange, Lemon, Lime and Grapefruit
- 15 drops each: Lavender, Lemon, and Rosemary
A Printable Recipe
DIY Scented Bars
Easy DIY Scented Bars to make your house smell amazing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup beeswax
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 30-40 drops essential oil
Instructions
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Add 1" of water to a small pot, and bring to a boil. Add beeswax and coconut oil to a mason jar, then place it into the pot to melt.
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Remove from heat, add in essential oils, and stir. Pour wax into ice cube trays. Allow to sit until solid. Burn in candle warmer.
Have you ever made your own candles or DIY Wax Melts? What combinations do you love?
I have an electronic wax warmer but I cannot find wax melts in stores anymore (I live in Hungary and wax warmers are not really popular here) so I decided to try this DIY. It is really easy to make, but unfortunately mine basically have no scent. I have tried twice now, with different brands of essential oils but still no scent. (At my last attempt I poured the whole bottle of essential oil into the mix to no avail.) Do you have any advice for me?
Sorry to hear they weren’t scented! How many ounces was the whole bottle of essential oil? If it’s a 10ml bottle, that’s 200 – 250 drops, which is 5x the amount I’ve used. Can you tell me what brand of EOs you used?
Have you ever used oils from a place like Fragrancebuddy.com? I love things that smell like flowers, so I use Bob’s Flower Shoppe. These oils are used to make highly scented candles.
I had a question! Do you measure the 1/3 cup of coconut oil when it’s hard or after you melt it down into liquid?! Sorry this probably is a silly question!
Hi Destinee,
Not a silly question at all! I measure it when it’s solid.
i have only found liquid coconut oil. how much of this should i use? thank you
Andrea,
So glad I found your website! I want to give it a try, and found a recipe but it’s for a diffuser blend called “Home Sweet Home”. It calls for 3 drops of ginger, 2 drops of lemon, and 2 drops of orange. Someone asked you how to make a stronger smelling was melt and you recommended 50-60 drops. How many drops of ginger, lemon, and orange would you recommend, based on the 50-60 drops? Thank you!
How many will this recipe make?
Hi Caitlin – it will depend on the size of your molds, but for the ones I used (shown in the picture) it made about a dozen.
Can i use a different oil besides coconut oil like almond and where would i get bees wax
Hi Cindy – yes, you can substitute almond oil for coconut oil. I get beeswax on amazon: https://amzn.to/2Gxal5r
Could I use something other than coconut oil? Maybe almond oil?
Recipe sounds good, everything included but where to buy the necessary oils. FYI straight men prefer balsam, fir and other pine species scents, a sadly lacking group in every list I’ve seen anywhere.
Help please!
Consider trying an all natural food store and picking up essential oils there. There are many “manly” natural essential oils out there!
at what point do you add the coconut oil?
Yikes – I totally missed that in the instructions. Thanks for your question, Paula! I have updated the instructions, but you’ll add it to the bowl with the beeswax to melt the two together.
Could you add vanilla extract?
I wouldn’t because of the alcohol content. Flames + alcohol = no bueno.
Do you think that I could use soy wax? What I need to make any other adjustments to the heat? Thank you
Hi Mia,
I haven’t ever tried to make them with soy wax, but I found this article that might be helpful: https://snapguide.com/guides/make-soy-wax-tarts/
Hi, I’m probably too late to ask but can you be more specific about the oils? Where would you buy ththeththesththeththese? I’ve seen cheapo ones but I’d likegood ones. Thankso
I pretty much exclusively use Simply Earth essential oils. They’re high quality and sell directly to consumers, so their prices are extremely affordable. They also donate 13% of their profits to charity, so I believe they’re a good company to support.
You could also purchase them from bulk apothecary, I buy them for my business and they are high quality.
I find to melt the wax in a small canning wide mouth jelly jar with a small amount of the oil. You must watch carefully and use a lower number, not on high, to melt the wax. Handle carefully and use protection when picking up the jar to avoid spilling any on yourself. This works for me using a lot of caution and keeping children away from I use this process when making lotion bars also. Small silicone molds work best for easy release.
I am attempting this for the first time and am wondering when to mix in the coconut oil? Do I add it with the wax or with the essential oil?
Hi Becky,
You’ll add it in with the wax.
where to you buy the moulds to make the candles?
Hi Joan – you can use an ice tray or any silicone mold. I think I picked up my heart mold at hobby lobby, but I know they sell similar ones on Amazon
how much oil should you be adding to the wax bars to make the scent last longer? I made some the other day they smell great but the scent does not last long once I put them in the warmer.
thank you
Hi Tammie – I will say, that is the one downside to these vs commercial products: the scent just won’t last as long. I usually add 40 drops to mine. If you find that isn’t working, I would try 60, and see if it lasts longer, without overpowering the room.
30-40 drops essential oil
Mid with coconut oil or a nourishing oil to melt easier. Like a 3:1 ratio. 3 parts oil 1 part wax
This is such a wonderful idea! The only problem I ran into was that the wax was too hard and took too long to melt when I put it in the warmer. Although I might try remelting this and adding another oil to make it melt faster when it goes in the warmer. Thanks for thinking outside the box and inspiring a new DIY for me! 🙂
Hi Triv – thanks for the feedback! Next time I make a batch, I will mix up the oils and see if I can find something that melts easier. I’ll be sure to update here once I do!
my mom used to put cloths between our pillow and pillowcase with lavender oil to make us sleep better, so I want a scentsy by my bed so I could make lavender bars for burning while I’m sleeping.
Hailey, I sleep with a diffuser next to my bed. I diffuse many different types of essential oils, depending on my needs. Works wonders 🙂
A diffuser is a wonderful way to make your house smell great, too!
I was thinking of making sented wax pots can anyone tell me what is the best wAx to use