business ideas: increase sales with unique wax melt projects create interactive experiences, fragrance samples, and more.

Wax melts are quite possibly the most versatile home fragrance format! This article highlights a few of our favorite ways to turn wax melt products into interactive experiences, make fragrance samples, and customize your wax melt lineup. If your customer base is mostly dedicated candle lovers, these unique concepts are exciting enough to get them to try something new.

Repurpose the concept

Wax melt blending trio

Blending fragrances is a unanimously-loved aspect of candle making, and the wax melt blending trio invites customers to get in on the fun! Plus, turning products into interactive experiences is one of the best ways to bring in new audiences. We made three honeycomb wax melts, and packaged them in containers w/lids and then used a Flush Packaging box for a "wax melt blending trio."

Orange, green, and purple labeled jars in a cardboard box on a white marble surface. Flowers, white wax melt squares, and matcha powder is beside the box.

A jar with an orange label and a jar with a purple label sit upright beside a jar that's on its side. White square wax melts spill out of the jar on its side. A wooden spoon with matcha powder is towards the bottom of the photo.

Three jars with orange, yellow, and purple labels are placed beside a closed cardboard box. There is a label that says "wax melt blending trio" on the closed box.

Labels were created in Canva and printed with Avery WePrint.

What we used:

IGI 6028 Paraffin/Soy Pillar Blend Wax
Medium Straight Sided Jars (Threaded)
White Plastic Threaded Lids
Hexagon Silicone Mold
Apricot Grove, Matcha and Bergamot, and Blood Orange fragrance oils

3-in-1 clamshells

3-in-1 clamshells: This concept is a low-cost and efficient way to offer three scent samples at once. Show off your fragrance range by filling each clamshell cavity with a different scent. Pack a 3-in-1 clamshell with first time orders so new customers are excited to order different scents in the future, use them to help customers pick their favorite scents, or offer themed and seasonal selections.

A wax melt clamshell with a red label rests on a wax melt clamshell with a blue label. Square white wax melts are strewn at the bottom of the photo.

Three wax clamshells with light brown, blue, and red labels on a burgandy surface.

Wax melt clamshells with red and blue labels on a burgundy surface. White square wax melts lay beside the clamshells.

Labels were created in Canva and printed with Avery WePrint.

What we used:

BW-921 Pillar Soy Wax
Wax melt clamshells
Library, English Garden, and Amber Noir fragrance oils

RPG booster

Ready to take game night to the next level? If you’re a fan of tabletop RPGs (role playing games), it might be time to add some new tools to your story-telling repertoire. Using scent to steer a particular narrative in the right direction can help fully immerse your party in the game. Imagine smelling an ancient forest as you walk through uncharted territory, the leather of your companions’ armor, or an ocean breeze blowing as you embark on a new adventure across the sea!

Green, white, blue, and black wax melts shaped like dice on a circular black dish.

Blue, green, white, and black wax melt square on a black surface.

White, green, blue, and black wax melts shaped like dice in a circular, white ceramic wax melt warmer.

We purchased silicone molds for the dice on Amazon.

What we used:

BW-921 Pillar Soy Wax
High Tide, Blue Spruce, and Fireside fragrance oils

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