What is a Scentsy Scent Bar (Part 1 of 2)

What is A Scentsy Scent Bar

.....exactly?

(Part 1 of 2)

Scentsy Scent Bars

What is a Scentsy Scent Bar?

A Scentsy Scent Bar is a block of fragrant wax in eight break-apart sections.

Where are Scentsy Scent Bars made?

Scentsy manufactures all wax products at its headquarters in Meridian, Idaho, USA.

What kind of fragrance oils are used in Scentsy Scent Bars?

Scentsy uses both synthetic and naturally-derived fragrances oils to achieve the highest quality and longest-lasting bar. Synthetic oils are used for several reasons, including:

• When using natural oils results in unrestrained use of limited or endangered natural resources.
• When it isn't possible to derive the natural oils from nature. For example, synthetic oil is necessary to reproduce lily of the valley because fragrance cannot be extracted from this flower through typical extraction methods.
• When it is cost prohibitive to acquire natural oils and would preclude Scentsy from offering particular fragrances without increasing the price for customers.

What kind of wax is used when making Scentsy Scent Bars?

We use a custom, high-quality paraffin wax blend, designed to give you long-lasting fragrance, and selected for its scent loading ability, melting point, and firmness.

Why doesn't Scentsy use a soy- or vegetable-based wax?

Soy- or vegetable-based waxes can produce a quality wicked candle, but not a quality wickless candle.

How many cubes of wax do I place in my warmer?
One or two cubes should be plenty. Once the scent runs out, replace the wax with fresh cubes.

Are Scentsy Scent Bars safe?
Scentsy Scent Bars are safer than wicked candles because no flame is required for the wax to melt and release fragrance. Since the wax is warmed and not burned as with traditional candles, no harmful chemicals or pollutants are released into the air. With Scentsy Scent Bars, there is no flame, smoke, soot, or lead.

Do Scentsy Scent Bars contain harmful phthalates?

Scentsy Scent Bars do not contain or release harmful phthalates. A small percentage of Scentsy Scent Bar fragrances contain extremely low levels of non-harmful diethyl phthalate (DEP), commonly used in fragrances to help blend ingredients and to make fragrances last longer. DEP is thoroughly tested and is consistently regarded as safe for use in fragrance by several government bodies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the European Union Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP). Scentsy follows all safety standards regulating the use of DEP set by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA).

Coming up next: How to store your Scentsy Scent Bars, Safety that Scentsy places in making the Scent Bar and How your nose can become immune to the same fragrance all the time!

Reference: 

European Union Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (2013). Diethyl Phthalate (DEP). Retrieved 
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (2013). Diethyl Phthalate (DEP), Retrieved         
     from: http://nlquery.epa.gov/epasearch/epasearch?    
 querytext=diethyl+phthalate+%28DEP%29&fld=&areaname=&typeofsearch=epa&areacontacts=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fepahome%2Fcomments.htm&areasearchurl=&result_template=epafiles_default.xsl&filter=sample4filt.hts

International Fragrance Association (2013). Responsibility and Consumer Satisfaction. Retrieved 
     from: http://www.ifraorg.org/