The throw
Cold throw, hot throw, and a real room
Cold throw is the jar on the table. Hot throw is the room after the melt. We write both down. We do not sell an oil that lies in the kitchen and disappears in the hall.
Scent throw is how far a fragrance travels. Cold throw is what you smell when the lid is off and the wax is still. Hot throw is what you smell when the pool is open. They are not the same. Some oils are loud in the box and quiet in the air. Some do the reverse.
Vessel width, wick, room size, and drafts all change throw. A basin in a studio apartment is not a tumbler in a loft. We test in our kitchen — a real room, not a booth — and we still cannot promise your ceiling height.
If a candle “has no smell”
- Give it a proper first burn. A tiny pool throws a tiny scent.
- Move it off a draft. The flame should stand up.
- Try a smaller room, or a second jar at the other end of a long space.
- Some oils are a near-skin scent on purpose. Soft ozone is not bakery vanilla.
Questions
- What is cold throw?
- The scent of the unlit candle. Useful in a shop. Not the whole story.
- What is hot throw?
- The scent while the candle is burning and the melt pool is open. That is the room.