Scented Wax Tablet 香薰蠟片 (Mosquito Repellent 驅蚊磚)

Video on making scented wax tablets/sachets - to place/hang in your drawers, wardrobes and anywhere you like!

Wax tablets are scented wax that you can hang around your house, leaving aroma around your house just like candles but without the fire hazards.

Recipe used in the video:
Beeswax : Stearic acid (1:1)
2-5% Fragrance/Essential oils

Remember when making these tablets, you need to account for the different density between wax and water. Basically 0.8 is the magic number you multiply your mould cavity volume by to get the weight of the wax you need. Also, let the melted wax cool down a bit before adding in the essential oils or you will denature them and the scent will be lost!

Time links in the video
0:28 Recipe explanation
0:55 Calculation explanation
1:31 Addition of botanicals
1:57 Addition of essential oils
2:13 Pouring of the wax
2:45 Unmoulding of the wax tablets
3:07 Hanging of the wax tablets

You can make these just using beeswax or substitute with soy wax as well! The use of stearic acid makes the tablets harder and longer lasting and I prefer them with the humid area in Hong Kong. The addition of botanicals is optional but it will definitely add interest to the wax tablets.

I am a soap hobbist so I don't buy my materials in large batches. I love shopping at iherb for my oils and essential oils. You may get a 5% discount through my link below:
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Or applying the discount code at the shopping cart: AKV0278

Direct links to the products:
Beeswax: https://hk.iherb.com/pr/Frontier-Natu...

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My name is Janice and I am a pharmacist working in Hong Kong. The Scraftworks is the short form for "Soap Craftworks" and that this channel is dedicated to show my creations and other home crafts. Soap making for me is a combination of art and science - I love it!

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