a weird question about buring wax tarts
By twilight021
@twilight021 (2059)
United States
October 11, 2007 8:19pm CST
Is it just me or do wax tarts last FOREVER? It seems I get sick of the fragrence and want to try something new before it looks like the wax has even dissapeared a little bit.
This is great from an econmical standpoint, I can go through many teas lights for one tart. On average how long should a tart last? What do you do when you get tired of one scent and want to use another?
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5 responses
@draconess (650)
• Canada
12 Oct 07
Good quality tarts do seem to last forever! If I'm tired of the scent, I'll put the whole burner in the freezer for a bit, then the tart pops out easily and I can use another scent. I then save the used tart for later. While the wax never really disappears, I do find that eventually the scent weakens. When I've been burning a tart for hours and hours and it hardly has any scent left, you can still reuse the wax- add a few drops of scented oils to create your own custom scented tarts!
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
17 Oct 07
yes, I also noticed that the scent fades before the wax does. Making your own sounds really fun too!
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@tsgirl01 (900)
• United States
11 Nov 07
Well, thank you twilight021 for this info. I use candles and oils, I never knew that the tarts last forever. I will definitely start using them. I read other responses you got, I love the idea of using them to scent clothes bins or draws too! Take care and thanks for the discussion!
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@Amberina (1541)
• United States
12 Oct 07
What I do when I am just sick of that wonderful smell that smelled so good when I first lite it 7 years ago (LOL) I put the ceramic in the freezer then after about 20 min I take it out an pop the wax out of the burner and then I put the wax in my clothes drawer so my clothes smell nice usually I will put it in the bins that are hodling my seasonal clothes that are stored away. If your worried about the wax dye getting on your clothes you can get a small clean margerine tub and poke a million holes in it then put the wax in then put it in the bin or storage place. -Amber
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
12 Oct 07
Oh wow! those are great ideas. thank you so much for your response. I'm glad you joked about the 7 years...seriously, they seem to last forever!
@dvschic (1795)
• United States
10 Dec 07
not at all a weird question. i use vegetable/soy based candles now and love that the tarts last forever. Mine pop right out after they cool and i swap them around, or mix and match them up. Plus i break up the bits of wax left in the bottom of regular (parafin) candles and mix up my own custom fragrances to keep the tarts going. i can even send you off some sample candle scents if you'd like, that way you can add them to your current tarts..
yup, i sell candles who knew1
@BabyGurly1745 (302)
• United States
29 Jul 08
Wax tarts do not disappear. I know yankee candle wax tarts last approximately 8 hours. When they loose their fragrance you can put your burner in the freezer after it cooled down a little leave it in there for a couple hours and then the wax will pop right out. I love wax tarts i think they are stronger then burning a candle. They also don't last as long the large jar from yankee is about 25 dollars and i get bored of the fragrance so for me wax tarts have just enough fragrance were i can change it as often as i want. With a candle you are stuck with the whole thing.
@dbrown43059 (1)
• United States
26 Apr 13
Just a thought, rather than using the whole tart just use part of it and put the remaining in a baggie for later use. I am an ex Scentsy lover and never thought about using Yankee Candle tart's so I guess I will start. Sure beat's trying to purchase something you thought you liked only to find out they changed the scents around without notifying the customers.
