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Disclaimer: This is just my opinions on the various scented wax cubes that I have tried. I am not in any way being paid to do this, nor am I being provided with the products that I am posting about.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Garden Rain (Mainstays)

Garden Rain from Mainstays (Walmart) is not a bad scent at all.  It is floral, which is exactly what you would expect, but it's a very light scent and could be used all year round, though it will probably be especially refreshing in the summer months.  It doesn't smell like an air freshener, which is nice.  It's strong but also subtle enough that it doesn't hit you as soon as you walk into the room where the wax warmer is.

Now for the unfortunate down side.  The wax is soft.  Very, very soft.  I would blame it on weather or being a one-off but a) I bought these in February when it was raining and 45°F outside and b) I've  had this issue with almost every Mainstays wax cubes that I've used.  Maybe it's an issue with temperatures in the trailer while they are being transported or in the stock room at the store. I put all my wax cubes immediately into my refrigerator when I got home and despite having been in the refrigerator for more than 24 hours by the time I opened the package, the wax was still soft.

These also didn't last very long.  One cube (and it was impossible to break into even 'cubes') is too small of an amount.  I don't think I have an exceptionally large warmer as one cube of any other brand I've used is more than enough.  In my opinion, it they wanted to make the product half the size that it was (yes, Mainstays was once 2.5 oz. just like the others) then only make it three cubes, not the standard six.  With only one cube the wax melted and started smoking after ten minutes.  Perhaps my own fault since again, this package is half the size of all the others.  As I said at the beginning of this post, the scent was strong but I ended up putting the entire package into my wax warmer to get that.  The entire package. My hands smelled like the wax cubes for over an hour despite washing them three times.

Overall, I would recommend these because the fragrance is nice, light and pretty natural. Just don't expect to get a lot of use out of it, and maybe wear some plastic gloves when handling the product.

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