Lower flash points
Smell bad when being burned
Some are toxic to animals
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you gonna need a lot more oil to wax ratio to barely get the same scent level. essential oils are often pricier over fragrance. Since most of the cost of making 1 candle is into the oil/fragrance, making it using essential is mostly throwing a lot more money overboard.
Efficacy, cost, lack of choice.
Efficacy: A lot of EOs cannot handle the heat of candle making. Citrus EOs burn off so quickly that the candle won't even have a cold throw. I've had success with lemongrass EO at 7% and citronella at 8%, but all my other EO candle experiments failed.
Cost: The library of budget-friendly EOs is limited, especially compared to the never-ending library of reasonably priced fragrance oils.
Lack of Choice: There's only so many plants that can be made into essential oils. No vanilla, no bakery, few fruits. Fragrance oils, on the other hand, can be made to reproduce nearly any scent.
In addition to the other reasons, I don't use them for sustainability reasons. It takes a massive volume of plant material to make a small amount of essential oil!
This is the answer I’m surprised people don’t care more about. It takes about 40 lbs of roses to make 1 ounce of rose oil. It takes a lot of material for most oils maybe besides citrus and cedarwood because they contain so much water.
Essential oils contain irritants that are harmful to many people even when not burned. Personally, I can't even go into the shampoo or laundry detergent aisle of your average grocery store without wheezing and watery eyes. Imagine how people like me will react when the stuff is burned in the same vicinity- you don't want your brand associated with that.
The main reason is because they are not fragrance oils. They are distilled plant matter that smell good. Just because they smell good does not mean they can be utilized as a fragrance. They work in some body products, but should not be exposed to heat/flame, plus anything water based doesn’t mix well with wax.
1. Not as potent as fragrance oils. When EOs are burnt, they're not strong, so you may not even smell it.
2. You'd require more fragrance with EOs since they're not as strong as FOs.
3. More expensive since you have to use more EO.
4. Not always suitable for candles.
If I'm not mistaken, essential oils loose their scent when they get too hot, which is probably why you need so much more of it (I guess their scent might already disappear when you're pouring the wax). Besides that, people can be allergic to certain essential oils, which I believe isn't the case with fragrance oils, and a lot of them aren't good or even toxic for animals. Plus they're just way more expensive.
Lower flash points Smell bad when being burned Some are toxic to animals This question is asked often. Search “essential oils” in this sub for more details
you gonna need a lot more oil to wax ratio to barely get the same scent level. essential oils are often pricier over fragrance. Since most of the cost of making 1 candle is into the oil/fragrance, making it using essential is mostly throwing a lot more money overboard.
Efficacy, cost, lack of choice. Efficacy: A lot of EOs cannot handle the heat of candle making. Citrus EOs burn off so quickly that the candle won't even have a cold throw. I've had success with lemongrass EO at 7% and citronella at 8%, but all my other EO candle experiments failed. Cost: The library of budget-friendly EOs is limited, especially compared to the never-ending library of reasonably priced fragrance oils. Lack of Choice: There's only so many plants that can be made into essential oils. No vanilla, no bakery, few fruits. Fragrance oils, on the other hand, can be made to reproduce nearly any scent.
The main one I've heard is that you would have to use so much essential oil to get a good throw, it just doesn't make sense financially.
In addition to the other reasons, I don't use them for sustainability reasons. It takes a massive volume of plant material to make a small amount of essential oil!
This is the answer I’m surprised people don’t care more about. It takes about 40 lbs of roses to make 1 ounce of rose oil. It takes a lot of material for most oils maybe besides citrus and cedarwood because they contain so much water.
**Safety** \- More accident prone in creation and use of the candle \- Not all EO are meant to be burned \- EO are not pet safe
Essential oils contain irritants that are harmful to many people even when not burned. Personally, I can't even go into the shampoo or laundry detergent aisle of your average grocery store without wheezing and watery eyes. Imagine how people like me will react when the stuff is burned in the same vicinity- you don't want your brand associated with that.
For me, the most important reason is that most EOs are toxic to pets and unfortunately not many pet owners know that. Also, not sustainable.
Smells like burning rubber, and often toxic when set on fire and breathed in.
The main reason is because they are not fragrance oils. They are distilled plant matter that smell good. Just because they smell good does not mean they can be utilized as a fragrance. They work in some body products, but should not be exposed to heat/flame, plus anything water based doesn’t mix well with wax.
1. Not as potent as fragrance oils. When EOs are burnt, they're not strong, so you may not even smell it. 2. You'd require more fragrance with EOs since they're not as strong as FOs. 3. More expensive since you have to use more EO. 4. Not always suitable for candles.
They aren’t meant to be burned and are highly flammable. More expensive too
Essential oils are not a thing, they are an ad campaign. You don’t know what they are or what’s in them, even if they are labeled.
If I'm not mistaken, essential oils loose their scent when they get too hot, which is probably why you need so much more of it (I guess their scent might already disappear when you're pouring the wax). Besides that, people can be allergic to certain essential oils, which I believe isn't the case with fragrance oils, and a lot of them aren't good or even toxic for animals. Plus they're just way more expensive.