How To Use Essential Oils In Wax Warmer

Essential oils are flammable.

How to use essential oils in wax warmer. Other models involve sitting a ceramic bowl on top of a heating element sometimes referred to as a candle warmer or wax warmer. All essential oils are flammable to varying degrees and the flashpoint the temperature at which ignition occurs of each oil is different. Using fragrance oils can be more environmentally sustainable than using essential oils. There s really nothing to clean up or worry about if you want to move the wax warmer to put it away. Pour the melted wax into each cavity of the silicone mold.

Each oil has its merits. Using either a medicine dropper or the applicator dispenser that came with your oil add 10 drops of your oil to the water. Oil warmers use essential oils diluted in either a carrier oil or water. Clean the oil warmer after each use. You must dilute with some sort of oil.

Essential oils are volatile. Just make sure to let it sit in ice water to get cold before pouring the hot wax in. For larger warmers try 8 10 drops. Wax warmers can also be used to diffuse essential oils. Lavender has a flashpoint of 65 centigrade 149 fahrenheit while ylang ylang has a much higher flash point of 90.

Add enough oil to fill your candle warmer as normal and let the oil heat up or melt. Whether you decide to use essential oils or fragrance oils depends on your purpose. To increase the shelf life of the oils and to prevent evaporation tightly secure the cap and store the oil in a cupboard. Some essential oils can cause negative reactions with skin contact. Burn an unscented tealight candle in your oil warmer to keep the oil s scent pure.

Once you turn off the wax warmer the wax will harden and become solid again. If you want to use fragrance oils to scent your home there are better and safer ways than using them in your wax warmer. Tart warmers are not designed to warm up oils especially not fragrance oils as they can vary so vastly in their chemical composition. I love to use the coconut oil because it most resembles wax to me. Experiment with different scented oils to create new scents.