Learn how to make creamy wax melts in a few simple steps to gently fragrance your home. With just 5 ingredients, follow our video and written tutorial to make this creamy wax melt, which you can customise however you like.
After a simple recipe for Clamshell wax melts, here is a quick and easy recipe for making creamy wax melts that will fill your home with delicious fragrances.
A customisable creation
A creamy wax melt wins people over with its soft, pliable texture: simply scoop out a little with a spoon and place it in your wax warmer. As it melts, its colours (if you choose to add any) come to life and its fragrance is released with excellent intensity. Practical, pretty and much loved, it also makes a lovely gift idea for friends and family.
Watch how to make a creamy wax melt
What ingredients do you need?
You’ll need just 5 ingredients to make these little wonders: a wax for container candles, natural coconut oil, the fragrance of your choice, a metal or aluminium tin, and mica for a touch of colour. Follow our video tutorial and the steps below to find out how to make these creamy creations. To make homemade scented wax hangers, you can also take a look at our dedicated guide, which walks you through each step.
- 50% Cargill C3 soy wax
- 40% natural coconut oil
- 10% fragrance oil of your choice
- A metal or aluminium tin
- Bronze mica
Step-by-step creamy wax melt recipe
- Start by melting around 50% C3 soy wax for container candles.
- Add roughly 40% coconut oil to your melted wax.
- Next, add at least 10% fragrance oil to the wax. For example, if you use 100 g of wax, add 10 mL of fragrance oil. Stir everything together so that the scent is evenly distributed.
- Colour your mixture by adding your mica and stir thoroughly.
- Finally, carefully pour the coloured mixtures into the containers and leave them to harden. Using a heat gun can speed up the process.
Conclusion
You now have everything you need to make your own beautiful, creamy scented wax melts! With this quick and easy recipe, you can create one-of-a-kind scented melts. Feel free to vary the fragrances and colours to personalise your creations even further.
We hope you enjoy following our tutorial and that you’ll be proud of your creations. How about one last recipe showing the steps for making a scented sand wax melt?
