Definition
Fragrance load
The weight of fragrance oil in a candle expressed as a percentage of the WAX weight, not of the finished candle. A 6 percent load in 100 grams of wax means 6 grams of fragrance oil.
Common working ranges are roughly 6 to 10 percent for soy and soy blends, 3 to 10 percent for paraffin, and 3 to 6 percent for beeswax. The fragrance supplier publishes a maximum usage rate for each oil, and that figure always governs over a general range.
Tools that use this term
Fragrance Oil Calculator
Turn a wax weight into the right amount of fragrance oil in ounces, grams and millilitres, with the usual load range for your wax.
Candle Wax Calculator
Work out the wax and fragrance oil for a batch of container candles from the container volume, the fill level, the wax type and the fragrance load.
Candle Batch Calculator
Scale a candle recipe up or down to the number of candles you want to pour, with wax, fragrance and an allowance for the whole batch.