Stretch Your Scents: How to Get the Most Out of Your Gender Neutral Candles

Let’s be real — luxury candles are one of life’s little joys. That moment when you light the wick and the scent fills the room? Instant vibe shift. But in these tight-budget times, a lot of us are rethinking how to enjoy our favourite indulgences without blowing the budget.

Here’s a hot tip (literally): get yourself an oil or wax melt burner!

Trust me — it’s a total game-changer for getting every last drop of joy from your hand-poured, gender neutral candles.

Why It Works

Once your candle’s wick burns down and it seems “done,” you might be tempted to toss it out. Don’t! There’s often still a good amount of wax left at the bottom of the tin — especially if your candle was made with clean-burning soy wax like ours.

All you need to do is scrape out the leftover wax and pop it into an oil or wax melt burner. Suddenly, that “finished” candle has new life — and you get hours (seriously, hours) of fragrance without buying anything new. I recently melted down the remnants of a 40-hour candle and got another 20 hours of scent from the leftover wax in my burner. That’s nearly double the value — with zero waste.

Sustainability Meets Self-Care

At Threefold Designs, we believe you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your rituals to save money. Our gender neutral candles are designed to be long-lasting and low-waste, with reusable tins and clean, phthalate-free scents that everyone can enjoy — no matter your gender, aesthetic, or mood.

Repurposing wax in a burner is one of the easiest ways to stretch your candle habit and reduce waste. Bonus: using a burner means no soot, no flame, and a more subtle scent throw — perfect for sensitive folks or shared spaces.

How to Do It

1. Let your candle cool completely. (Safety first!)
2. Use a spoon or butter knife to gently scoop out the leftover wax.
3. Break it into smaller chunks if needed and pop it into your wax burner.
4. Light a tealight underneath — or switch on your electric burner — and enjoy the magic all over again.

Want to go the extra mile? Save up bits from multiple candles and mix them in the burner to create your own custom scent blends. Think of it as olfactory collage-making — a scent story unique to you.

Small Luxuries, Big Impact

It’s easy to think of candles as disposable. But when you treat them as ritual objects — things to be fully used, appreciated, and reused — they become so much more than just home fragrance. They become a part of your rhythm. Your downtime. Your soft re-entry after a hard day.

And with so many of us curating more intentional wardrobes and living spaces, it only makes sense to curate our scents too. Whether you love earthy notes, smoky resin blends, or soft floral woods, gender neutral candles are the perfect anchor for your sensory space — and now you know how to make them last even longer.

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Explore our latest collection of gender neutral soy candles — hand-poured with heart, designed for creative souls and scent lovers of all kinds.

And don’t forget your burner. You’re going to want it - here is the one that I use (not sponsored ... unfortunately! 😂