CandleScience Reviews 33

TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company charges ridiculously high shipping fees. I represent a veteran owned and operated small candle company, and I was trying place a $300.00 + order. They had advertised free shipping on orde... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Candle Science has some great fragrances and products but their prices are over the top and then there is their astronomically ridiculous shipping and handling prices. Currently the S & H is about ha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unsatisfied customer / bad batch of wax I recently ordered a #45 lb box of 464 wax. It arrived with so much moisture in the box. Upon calling, learning they will not reimburse shipping cost on ret... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been purchasing from CandleScience for about 2 years now. They not only have great products and competitive prices, but their customer service puts them head and shoulders above anyone else! We... See more

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We support candle making hobbyists and candle businesses with thoroughly tested, reasonably priced candle making supplies that work well together. We minimize our environmental footprint and maximize our benefit to society. We educate and empower pe...


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CS needs to take accountability!

My order said it shipped on Sept 15 and was expected by Sept 18. On that day I checked and it said a label was printed. Now, if you ship items you know that means just that, a label was printed. I reached out to CS and instead of taking accountability and saying that it was their error, they didn’t ship it, they said USPS missed the scan. And I know that happens but they missed it for a fews? No!! CS is not being truthful. I asked to just cancel the order and I would get it from a different company and they said they cannot cancel a shipped order. After I sent the message, the order “magically” was scanned and shipped. And yes, I am still waiting for it!

17 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

…terrible customer service

I have been buying from candle science since Dec 2024. Then suddenly I was told that my card had suspicious activity and they wouldn’t process my order. I contacted them after assuring and checking on my card that was perfectly fine but the response I received from them is they’d respond in 24-48 hours. I made a new acct. with a perfectly fine new bank card and the same thing happened. I contacted them 3-4 x to resolve this issue but only get a response of they’ll respond in 24-48 hours. It’s been days. Terrible customer service.

22 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company charges ridiculously high…

This company charges ridiculously high shipping fees. I represent a veteran owned and operated small candle company, and I was trying place a $300.00 + order. They had advertised free shipping on orders over 249.00 dollars. But instead hit me with $110.00 shipping, when contacted they said "that ended Friday". This is absurd for creating business relationships, I love many of their products but this shipping crap is what will kill future partnerships for many new businesses.

28 April 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Extemely high prices & Shipping costs

Candle Science has some great fragrances and products but their prices are over the top and then there is their astronomically ridiculous shipping and handling prices. Currently the S & H is about half the price of my order. They're going to price me right out of business. Im sure Im not the only one! I am now onto comparison shopping and finding more and more products with lower costs and shipping fees from other suppliers. They continue to lose more of my business.

22 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great experiences so far

Nothing but great experience so far. The fragrances ive tried have been great. Some have been increidble. I have approximately 4 dozen fragrances from here. Prices are fair and the products have been consistently good. I've tried fragrances, wax, jars and wicks. Customer service was great when I had a packing issue. I really like the way they explain their clean scents program so it doesn't sound like greenwashing. I also really like their YouTube channel.
The shipping is a little pricey, but it always arrives quickly for me.

19 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Novice

I just started dabbling in making my own candles. I will tell you that my first order was perfect, the instructions were incredibly easy to follow and it made my first experience worthwhile! I already placed another order!

3 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered 16 ounce of cinnamon sticks…

I ordered 16 ounce of cinnamon sticks fragrance. It definitely was not cinnamon sticks. Tried to return it and they wouldn't give me a return label. All they did was to repeatedly tell me to make a candle and then see how it smells. I did and then they just stopped answering me all together. Don't buy from this company. Their fragrances aren't what they say they are and they won't give you a refund.

12 February 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Their price of shipping is OUTRAGEOUS!

Pricing for shipping is just OUTRAGEOUS!!! I own a couple of online retail shops, and I KNOW that shipping prices are NOT that high...even with decent handling charges! Seems like they are pretty greedy if you ask me. I won't be shopping there again.

We were looking to get set up with candle jars w/lids and a few bags of wax monthly, but then the shipping price was over double what our total cost was!

No thank you...

6 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Great Choice for Supplies

I'm in the beginning phase of candle making and trying different suppliers, this will definitely be my go to! Compared to other suppliers, I was very impressed with the quality of their oils and the packaging they use to ship keeps everything safe in transit. Prices are great as well! They also have spectacular customer service, which is an absolute must for me when doing business.

31 October 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

CANDLE SCIENCE OUT DID THEMSELVES!!

We are new to the candle business however we ordered from several manufacturers to test the fragrance, soy wax, soy/coconut wax to obtain the results we were looking for in all natural candles. I also want to add we have 300 different types of wicks to include whisper wood wicks. As far as Candle Science fragrance is concerned, “HANDS DOWN ARE THE TRUEST IN REGARDS TO SCENT! THEIR SOY BLEND WAX IS AMAZING, THEIR SHIPPING, PACKAGING WAS IMPECCABLE AND WE RECEIVED OUR ORDER WITHIN 48HRS! I WILL DEFINITELY PURCHASE IN BULK NEXT TIME! THANK YOU CANDLE SCIENCE FOR MAKING OUR EXPERIENCE A GREAT ONE! The CT/HT IS LITERALLY SCENTING MY ENTIRE 2 STORY HOUSE!

14 September 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Fragrance

My normal fragrance oil supplier has been out of Leather fragrance oil for some time. Needing the oil, I gave Candle Science a try. Their description of their Leather oil sounded really good. I would have read more reviews! I received the fragrance oil and it had no leather smell at all. It smelled like cooking oil. I received two other fragrances that at least resembled the odor of what I requested, but the Leather was terrible. ACB. Order #R758054192. Send me a return location, and I’ll send it back on my dime so you can see, or smell rather, what you sent me.

20 March 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Smells are great

Smells are great! But my big bottles aren’t even filled all the way and I feel like with the amount of money I spent the product should be all the way full. Might as well be a bag of chips mostly filled with air

3 December 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have found the fragrance Black Current Absinthe to not be dependable

I have ordered the same fragrance many times and decided to order the larger 5 lb size. After I made a few batches I burned one of the candles and it has almost no throw and does not smell like the Black Current Absinthe I had been using for years. Now I have 24 candles that are really no good. This was supposedly the same formulation I had been buying but it was not.

31 October 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I recently ordered a #50 lb box of 464…

Unsatisfied customer / bad batch of wax
I recently ordered a #45 lb box of 464 wax. It arrived with so much moisture in the box. Upon calling, learning they will not reimburse shipping cost on returns. I can return as unwanted wax.
I ask why this was not corrected by quality control who did not stop the wax from shipping out with this type of moisture? Order at your own risk, but I will never order wax from them again. I have been a long-standing customer of there's for 8 years. :(

13 September 2022
Unprompted review

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