Candle studios that have tested melissa tend to arrive at the same conclusion: it can carry a genuinely distinctive scent load, but only with a batch-by-batch trial to find the right dose. This page is part of our Guide to Buying Melissa Essential Oil in Bulk.
Order a trial size before scaling to a full production batch.
A Candle Studio's Melissa Oil Trial is the clearest evidence for this: a working studio ran melissa across several batches and found a workable scent load rather than assuming one from the outset, which is the right approach for an oil this potent and this priced.
Because melissa sits well outside the price range of typical fragrance oils, Melissa Oil Price Guide is worth reading before quoting a retail candle price, so the cost of the raw material is reflected honestly in what the finished candle sells for.
Candle makers typically test scent load in small trial batches before locking in a wax formula, since melissa's aroma behaves differently in hot and cold throw than many oils candle studios are used to working with.
Budget for a genuine trial run rather than scaling straight to production quantity; melissa's cost makes a failed full batch expensive to redo.
A trial run typically starts small; a studio moving to standing production usually settles into the pound tier.
Talk to our team about pound-tier pricing once your scent load trial is set.