08/28/2026
I've gotten in so many arguments over IFRA standards and why they are important, this is one thing I wish all candle people (even the hobbyists ) would take more seriously.
I saw a maker in a group the other day say she was using an oil at 10% in a candle that is only meant to be used at 4% or less ππ
Some oils synthetic or essential should only be used at certain percentages depending on the kind of product you're making. Not all oils can be used at a 10% load safely even if your wax will hold a 10% fragrance oil load. Nor does more oil always mean more smell π just like you can't use oils with high camphor oil concentrations on homemade skin products like body butters and lotions, because it can cause a chemical burn in large amounts.
Some bottles may have the pictographs on the bottle but majority (in my experience so far 6 years and counting) you would have to pull up the SDS to see this information. All oils synthetic or natural will have hazardous materials listed on the SDS but they are for the individual components that make up the fragrance as a whole.
Some components when alone in high concentration can be hazardous ( cause allergic reactions, breathing hazards, carcinogens, phthalates, etc) but are ok if used in smaller concentrations or when combined with carrier ingredients as long as they are used at the recommended levels for the type of products they are added to βΊοΈ
