Yes! Please give us a call, we are happy to take your order over the phone.

The votive discount will apply to your cart when you reach 12+ units of the same votive product. If you have 8 votives from the Standard Votive – Top 40 collection and 4 votives from the Standard Votive – Winter Fragrance Collection the discount will not apply since those are two separate products.

Votive products are based on a fragrance theme. Customers can explore a curated list of 20–40 scents under a theme, rather than scrolling through and overwhelming list of 150+ options. Our e-commerce system doesn’t allow discounts to combine across separate products. We hope it will be possible in the future!

A downside to being a business in a university town means many of our customers eventually move away, and we want to be able to remain part of their lives wherever they go. That makes having a website that supports e-commerce essential. Operating a full-service site is a significant investment that comes with ongoing monthly and annual costs, which add to the already substantial expenses of running our physical location. We truly understand how challenging rising costs have become for everyone. Material and operating expenses — both in-store and online — continue to climb, but we work hard to absorb as much of that increase as we can before adjusting prices. The continued support of customers like you has kept Waxman going strong for over 55 years, and we’re deeply grateful for that.

Yes! Keep an eye on our Events page for sale details –

• Ceramic Sale occurs in February
• Mid-Summer Night on Mass (formerly the Sidewalk Sale) occurs in June
• Annual Decorator Sale occurs in November

Kinda…

• Every Tuesday use your Waxman re-usable votive bag and get 20% off as many standard votives as you can fit in the bag!
• When purchasing fragrance oil bottles make sure to get a stamp card. Buy 10 get the 11^th free!

Yes! Please give us a call to schedule a free tour for your large group. Tours last approximately 25-45 minutes and each participant dips a free kiddie candle.

Yes! View all the details on our Candle Classes page.

We do not but please check out Muddy Waters Studio, The Lawrence Art Center and Sunfire Ceramics!

Although we no longer offer wholesale service please don’t hesitate to reach out and start a conversation about a special project request.

We know ‘the coolest’ is a subjective claim, but we truly believe there is nowhere else like Waxman Candles. On the surface, we are a full-service candle shop offering quality handmade candles and ceramics in a variety of unique styles. But look closer, and you’ll find a business that continues to embrace change, encourages creativity and strives for exceptional customer focus that creates a one-of-a-kind experience. It’s this love for the craft that makes us, arguably, the coolest candle shop on earth. Don’t take our word for it—dive into Our Story or, better yet, visit us and decide for yourself!

Yes! We use lead-free braided cotton and lead-free paper core wicks.

We use premium candle fragrance oils, which are a carefully crafted blend of synthetic and essential oils. While essential oils are wonderful for many applications, they are not ideal for candle making. On their own, they tend to produce very little scent when heated and can also degrade or change fragrance at higher temperatures. Using blended fragrance oils allows us to create candles with a stronger, more consistent scent experience.

It refers to the amount of fragrance oil we use per one pound of wax…

• Single = 10mL fragrance per 1lb of wax
• Double = 20mL fragrance per 1lb of wax
• Triple = 30mL fragrance per 1lb of wax

No. Any candle with a larger wax pool will naturally produce a stronger scent throw than one with a smaller melt pool. While soy wax doesn’t inherently throw more fragrance, it does have a lower melting point than paraffin or beeswax, allowing it to form a wax pool more quickly.

Scent is unique to everyone. A scent that is attractive to one individual may offend another. The same applies to scent strength. Big-box store candles have big powerful scents that will throw themselves around even while not actively burning. Waxman candles have more subtle scents that will smell their strongest while the candle is actively burning.

Yes! Check out the Custom Fill sections of our Services page for details.

Yes! Check out the Waxman Candle Re-fills and Waxman Ceramic Re-fills sections of our Services page for details.

Yes! Check out the Custom Pour chart section of our Services page for details.

The short answer is the melting point of the wax. A container candle requires wax with a low melting point that will allow the entire top layer of the candle to liquify quickly. A column candle requires a higher melting point wax that allows the candle to hold its shape as it burns.

A smokeless and dripless taper requires the appropriate wick size to taper diameter. The wick must consume the appropriate amount of fuel as it burns. A wick that is too large for its wax pool will smoke. A wick that is too small for its wax pool will drip.

Allowing a candle to burn the appropriate length of time is key!

• A container candle needs to burn long enough so that the entire top layer liquifies, reaching the edges, before blowing out.
• A column candle needs to burn a minimum of 1 hour per inch in diameter. Example: Allow a 3″ x 3″ column to burn for a minimum of 3 hours each time it is lit.

Guttering can happen when a column candle is burned inside of a container that doesn’t allow for proper air circulation.

• A two inch or larger gap around the candle in a hurricane style holder is recommended.
• Keep the wick centered and trimmed to ¼”.

If you’ve kept the wick centered, trimmed to ¼” and rotated your candle and it’s still burning unevenly the next step is to check for those sneaky drafts. High-traffic areas, fans, air vents and windows can all be culprits.

YES! The metal wick tab must be removed before burning another votive in the same container. Burning a new votive on top of an old wick tab can cause an uneven burn potentially resulting in major damage to the container or worse.

To easily remove leftover wax, place the cooled container in the freezer. The cold causes the wax to shrink, allowing it to pop out along with the metal wick tab. Use a dull butter knife to gently remove any remaining residue.