Wax Warm Ups Reviews

This is a review of Wax Warm Ups, an alternative home fragrance product that uses a wax melt warmer but contains no wax, for a no-mess, no-cleanup experience! They can be purchased at www.waxwarmups.com.

Wax Warm Ups are hard fabric discs infused with scented oils. The oils stay inside the discs and the discs keep their shape when warming. They're a good alternative to wax melts if you're looking for something that's easier to use. No more tossing liquid wax into the trash can, soaking it up with a cotton ball or paper towel, or scraping hardened wax out with a knife. Instead, just place a disc on the warmer's warming tray and that's it! When the scent dissipates, simply remove the disc from the warmer and toss in the trash. It does leave a thin film of oil on the tray only where the disc was placed, but that easily wipes off with a tissue.

Wax Warm Ups never get hot to the touch, so they're safe to pick up. However, be sure to wash your hands (and nose!) after touching these. One of these touched my nose when I sniffed it, causing redness and slight burning afterwards. And sniffing a couple too closely burned the inside of my nostrils and nearly took my breath away, leaving me coughing and gagging. The scents I sniffed weren't overly strong, so I assume it was a chemical. Also, for safety reasons, keep these away from children and pets. I have cats and none of them had any interest, but children might be tempted to lick or bite the discs!

The majority of scents were quite nice. Some were fantastic and really stood out, some were pleasant but "generic", a few didn't smell like the scent name or notes, and a couple had a noticeable chemical note.

I tested these using the 25 watt bulb warmer that the company sent me. The website says that one Wax Warm Up will last 3 days, but can last up to 5 days when flipped over. 2 of the scents did indeed last 2 straight days, a few others lasted a day, and one did indeed last for 5 straight days (12 hours a day)! The majority, however, dissipated within a few hours, even after flipping the disc over.

With regular wax melts, putting more than one melt in the same warmer can result in poor throw as it creates a deeper wax pool that doesn't get hot enough in the middle. However, since Wax Warm Ups don't create a pool, you could theoretically get double the throw by putting more than one disc in the same warmer. I don't think that would increase the longevity of the scents though. Also, because there's no blending of oils that cancel each other out, mixing scents is an area where Wax Warm Ups definitely shine! It's as easy as putting two or more discs of different scents in the same warmer!

Each pack of 3 discs is $3.50 (on sale from $5.25) as of the date of this review. Which is quite pricey for the scents that only last a few hours. It's basically half a pack of a 6-pack wax melt that costs $2 at Walmart. The equivalent price for Wax Warm Ups at $3.50 for 3 discs works out to $7. For the scents that last 2 days, or longer if you use more than 1 disc, it's actually not a bad price.

I reviewed another wax-free product in 2019 that uses a wax warmer to disperse the scent, called Kefi Scent Discs. They use hard, chalky tablets rather than fabric soaked with scented oil, they left zero residue in the warmer, and they didn't cause irritation to my skin or nasal passages. They were pricier though, $3.74 for only 2 discs, the equivalent of $11.22 of a standard 6-cube pack of wax melts!

I also reviewed Enviroscent paper scent bursts and Better Homes and Gardens Fragranced Paper Scent Bursts in 2017. Both were hard pellets made of paper infused with scented oils, with zero cleanup and fairly strong throw. But the rice-sized pellets are not as convenient to use as discs, and both of these products have been discontinued anyway.