Check out the Candle Science website. They recently released single-note scents for people to play with custom blending. A lot of fragrances already combine several scents and are fine on their own or you can blend them with others as well. It's all a matter of personal preference.

Candle Science also has several videos about blending fragrances.

I look at blending like cooking and decide what I want to be in the forefront and what compliments, regardless if it’s a singular note or a blend of smells to evoke a scent profile of something.

I’ve bought like 40 sample bottles before I got good at blending. The answer is practice.

I’ve found ChatGPT to be helpful in creating unique scent blend recipes.

Blend, then test.

Small manufacturers and hobbyists combine pre-blended scents from retail fragrance shops (most people here). You can also get single-scent fragrances, like the "blending elements" from Candle Science.

Larger companies that want custom scents will work directly with a fragrance/perfume house. They have perfumers that will work with a company to develop the exact scent desired and then hand that info over to the lab techs/compounders to mix the raw chemicals. It's $$ though.

Don't over complicate it. Just try stuff.

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That sounds awesome! I haven’t tried it yet but I’ve been thinking about it. Making your own scents sounds like such a fun and chill hobby.

It's simply melting wax, pouring, and dropping a wick in before it solidifies.

A double boiler is handy, but can be easily replicated with a standard pot and stainless or glass bowl that safely sits on top (mind if you go this route, the boiling water may cause the bowl to float around a bit and can release steam in unexpected places, always use insulated gloves when you handle the bowl like this).

You can buy wicks online, or make them from natural fibers if you’re so inclined. Keep a pan/pot for melting wax,( use old candles.,Crayons , etc.) because it will be messy.

The folks at r/candlemaking can probably help you ☺️ I've been rec'd that sub a few times.

My mom used to make emergency candles out of melted crisco with a birthday candle for the wick

I am a candlemaker! It is not difficult. Please use high quality materials. Do not use crayons. One of my favorite suppliers is CandleScience because on top of really top notch materials, there are a lot of educational videos and tutorials on their website.

Wicks are very very cheap, I’m talking like 0.08¢ a pop. For wax I really recommend soy or coconut apricot but coconut apricot is really easy to use.

For your own use it’s totally fine to reuse containers you have at home (make sure you measure the diameter so you’re getting the right size wick - CandleScience has a wick guide based on wax and vessel diameter) but please be careful after using a jar a for a few different candles.

Every time a jar is reused for a candle the structure can weaken a little bit and eventually shatter. It’s why you don’t see more places take jars back and refill for customers - typically our business insurance won’t allow it or highly recommends against it.

Candlemaking takes me to my happy place - have fun!!

Essential oils are not the best to use for candles. They don’t bind with wax well, and some are actually toxic when exposed to flame. There are fragrance oils instead that are meant for candle making, they are derived from essential oils, but it’s mostly synthetic. I suggest starting off with a candle making kit, check out a reputable candle supplier like Candle Science, or LoneStar. They have some pretty good kits

Candle Science’s FAQ section is where I started my discovery. There’s a science that goes in to candlemaking that I had no clue happened until I started making my own: wax to fragrance ratios, wick size and making sure you have the right one, container size paired with wick size to make sure you get a complete melt pool and then comes testing. You will test more candles than you sell/gift in the beginning because you’re trying to make sure you’re delivering a quality product. Trust me on this one. I have about 20 jars I keep cleaning out and reusing for this purpose alone.

Soy wax is a bit trickier to get to smell strong and it should cure for about 2 weeks. You may notice a difference in smell after the full cure time. I use a soy blend (50/50 soy/para) with 8% fragrance oil. Some people do not like paraffin but it has the strongest scent release and it much easier to work with. Cure time isn’t as long. It is also important to get a good quality fragrance oil. Some of the cheaper ones just do not work well. Midwest Fragrance Co. is my favorite.

Figuring out hot throw is the most annoying part of candlemaking, lol. Some suggestions:

1. Consider how long you're burning the candle, and the size of the room its in. A candle with a 1.5-inch diameter will not scent a massive room. An appropriately-sized candle often needs to be lit for 30-60 minutes before it really starts working.

2. Try curing for 2+ weeks. Most of my fragrances perform way better after a few weeks. I use full soy wax.

3. Be aware that sadly, some fragrances just don't play nice with soy. Some suppliers have "soy tested" or "soy compatible" fragrance sections to help mitigate this problem.

I just updated the post with the recipe I used

What brand FO? How long did you stir for before pouring? Also 2 days isn't a long enough cure. Minimum 2 weeks.

A child sacrifice usually improves hot throw

The type of wax determines the ideal temperature to add FO. Melt the wax down slowly, and make sure you are using the right wax type to match the fragrance type. If you are making gourmands, soy/coconut wax or just coconut wax is typically best (and cleanest). Pour in FO slowly and stir slowly for around 3-5 minutes before pouring slowly into your vessel. Lit it sit for atleast 4 weeks for maximum throw. Different wax types can handle different FO loads. For coconut wax , typically you don't want to exceed 12%. Make sure you are using a scale versus a measuring cup for accurate wax and oil weights. Also, wick types matter for increasing throw and getting clean burns. Again, type of wax makes a difference in choosing the right wicks. ChatGPT can help with all of this, but this is what I have learned in a lot of trail and error. Midwest Fragrance has Very high quality, Phthalate free FO's, I also recommend Rustic Essentials (Wholesalesuppliesplus.com). Good luck!