{"id":5996,"date":"2022-03-04T19:14:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T03:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/?p=5996"},"modified":"2023-01-22T18:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T02:00:44","slug":"do-candles-need-to-cure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/do-candles-need-to-cure\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Candles Need to Cure? (Explained for Beginners)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There are a lot of different phases to candle making and curing is an important last step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Broadly speaking, allowing a candle to cure helps in two ways. First, it lends time to fragrance oils that need to fully settle into wax molecules, which impacts your candle\u2019s hot throw. If using softer waxes, like soy or coconut, the curing period also hardens the wax, which influences burn time performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Curing time varies by wax type and additional factors. If you stick around, I\u2019ll share everything I understand about why candles need to be cured. Hint: to make quality candles, patience plays a huge role.<\/p>\n\n\n