10 Easy Fall Wax Melt Recipes
Make these simple Fall wax melt recipes to make your home smell like Autumn with pumpkin spice, apple cider, spiced pear, butterbeer, and more!
Basic Soy Wax Melts Recipe
We’ll start with the basic recipe for soy wax melts, and then I’ll provide specific instructions for each individual recipe below. You can find the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post, as well as a conversion chart in case you want to make a larger or smaller batch. If you need more detailed instructions or troubleshooting help, check out this post: How to Make Soy Wax Melts
Tools
B. fork
E. silicone wax mold (here’s a list of my favorite inexpensive ones from Amazon)
Directions
1. Measure the wax.
Measure the soy wax flakes into a large glass measuring cup or other microwave-safe container. You can expect the flakes to melt down to about half their original volume.
2. Melt the wax in the microwave.
3. Add wax dye.
4. Add candle fragrance oil.
5. Pour wax into molds.
6. Let them cool.
7. Remove melts from molds.
8. Let them cure.
Pumpkin Spice Soy Wax Melts
Materials
Special Instructions
Follow the basic recipe. You can also find a separate tutorial for these pumpkin spice wax melts here.
Spiced Pear Soy Wax Melts
Materials
Special Instructions
Heat the wax and add the fragrance oil according to the basic wax melts recipe. Fill each compartment of the mold 3/4 of the way and let it harden. Re-heat the remaining wax if necessary and fill the compartments almost to the top. Then add a star anise seed pod or a few cloves to the top of each one. Let them cool completely.
Butterbeer Wax Melts
My kids and I were so excited when we found this Harry Potter themed fragrance that we just HAD to try it! And it didn’t disappoint!
Materials
Special Instructions
Follow the recipe to the end, then use a paintbrush to dust the finished melts with mica glitter.
Beeswax Melts
Materials
Special Instructions
Beeswax has a higher melting point than most other waxes, and is therefore bit more challenging to work with. You can see my beeswax wax melts tutorial here.
Halloween Wax Melts
Materials
Special Instructions
Cranberry Citrus Wax Melts
Materials
- soy wax
- dried orange peel
- cloves
- Cranberry & Citrus Peel fragrance oil
- round wax mold
Special Instructions
Follow the recipe to melt the wax and add fragrance. Use an eye dropper to fill each compartment of the mold 3/4 full and let it cool completely. Then re-heat the remaining wax in the microwave. Use an eye dropper to fill the compartments to the top, being careful not to over-fill them. Arrange the cloves and bits of dried orange peel on top and let them cool. I’ve found it works best to only do 2-3 compartments at a time.
Spiced Cider Wax Melts
Materials
Special Instructions
Follow the basic recipe above, but separate the soy wax into three one-third-cup portions before melting it in the microwave. Then add red to one, orange to another, and yellow to the third bowl.
Add one third of the fragrance oil to each bowl of colored wax. Use an eye dropper to fill parts of each leaf mold, and then fill the other parts with the other colors so that they blend from one color to another.
Caramel Apple Wax Bark
I just made this one and my studio smell soooo good right now! Wax bark is exactly the same as the other wax melts, but in a slightly different form. If you want to give it as a gift you can either wrap each bar individually, or break the bark into pieces.
Materials
- soy wax
- wax dye kit (red, yellow, green)
- Buttery Caramel & Spiced Cider fragrance oil
- candy bar mold
Special Instructions
Divide the wax into 3 glass bowls and melt the wax in the microwave. Add red and a pinch of brown to one bowl, yellow to the second, and green wax dye to the third and stir well. Divide the fragrance oil evenly among the 3 bowls and stir. Use an eye dropper to add the wax to the candy bar mold, blending and swirling the colors however you like.
Fragrance Oil Calculator
Here’s a handy conversion chart you can use to calculate the amount of fragrance oil you need for your wax melts. It’s important to stick to the correct ratio. If you add more fragrance oil than the wax can hold, it will seep out and form oily droplets on the surface of your wax melts.
Soy Wax Melts
Materials
Instructions
- Measure 2 cups of soy wax flakes.
- Melt the wax in the microwave in 1 minute intervals.
- Add wax dye and stir (optional).
- Let wax cool to between 175-185 degrees. Add fragrance oil & stir.
- Pour wax into molds.
- Let it cool completely.
- Pop the melts out of the molds.
- Store in an airtight container or plastic bag.
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