As I mentioned in my last post, I recently won a Scentsy warmer from a Facebook party after a friend of mine became a consultant. But when my warmer arrived on Wednesday, I had nothing to warm in it. As a dedicated scented candle enthusiast, I’m not sure how I’ve missed this whole “wax warmer” trend the last several years. Scentsy is the OG direct sales kinda thing, but Walmart (and some other stores) now carry a few knockoffs. I ordered a few bars from Scentsy that haven’t arrived yet and honestly, I guess $5 for a wax “bar” from Scentsy isn’t a huge deal if I can a lot of hours of use from it. But that $8 shipping, Scentsy. Unless I’m buying stuff other than a few wax bars, that’s a deal killer. On my limited budget, a $2 knockoff from Walmart is definitely enticing. But why buy when you can DIY? And it’s seriously easy.
I managed to drip some oil in the pan. Oops.
A wax bar only needs two things: wax (or some other meltable oil) and scent. As a handmade soap maker, I already had those two things on hand. I decided to use plain old coconut oil and beeswax to make my bars, but I did read some recommendations to use soy wax for a better scent throw. If you have soy wax laying around, you could definitely try using that too.
That bump on the back of the bottom cube was from my trying to salvage the last few drops after it had started cooling. Waste not, want not!
I used a 2:1 ratio, beeswax to coconut oil. I added 4 tablespoons beeswax pellets (you can easily purchase these on Amazon) and 2 tablespoons coconut oil (any kind you wish) to a glass measuring cup and placed it in about an inch and a half of water in a pot on my stove. This makes a quick, cheap, and convenient double boiler that I’ve used on many occasions. After turning my heat to medium, it took about 10 minutes for my wax and oil to melt down to liquid. I added about 30 drops of peach fragrance oil that I had kicking around my craft room (you can also use essential oils if that’s your jam), then carefully poured the wax into a silicone mold and let it cool on the counter. After about 30 minutes on the counter, I popped it into the fridge for a few minutes to make sure it was solid because I was impatient.
Look at that cute owl!
It worked! I turned on my warmer around 9 am and got a full day of peach scent in my living and dining rooms. Since I live in a century-old farm house that’s basically the opposite of open concept, it’s tough for any scent to make it around the whole house. I could smell it faintly in the kitchen and upstairs, but I really had to search for it. Overall, I was pleased with my results. I’ll definitely give my actual Scentsy bars a comparison when they arrive (I ordered a few bars and a second warmer during the “flash sale” last week) but I’d be surprised if I get drastically different results. I’ll update further when I receive them, but until then this flexible, super easy DIY has my vote!
