How Scentsy Bars Are Made

When I visited Scentsy Home Office, visitors were limited in what we could photograph in manufacturing — but I came away with so much appreciation for the scale, care and people behind every little Wax Bar.

Lauren arriving at Scentsy Home Office in Idaho on the first day of her visit — Arriving at Scentsy Home Office in Idaho on day one of the visit.

Lauren at the Scentsy Distribution Center in Meridian Idaho before going inside — Before entering the Scentsy Distribution Center in Meridian, Idaho.

Lauren visiting the shipping container on the small sheep farm where Scentsy began in 2004 — Inside the original shipping container where Scentsy began.

From humble beginnings

Where the Scentsy story started

On my visit, I also got to step inside the shipping container on the small sheep farm where Scentsy began in 2004 as a party-plan business. Seeing that tiny starting point made the scale of the company today feel even more extraordinary.

Then & now

From a simple square block to an iconic clamshell

The first versions of a Scentsy Bar were simple square blocks of wax. Today, the familiar clamshell shape is instantly recognisable — but one much-loved fragrance has stayed close to Scentsy’s heart: Banana Nut Bread, a firm favourite of co-owner Heidi Thompson.

An original square Banana Nut Bread Scentsy Bar alongside a simple square block of wax — Then: an early Banana Nut Bread Scentsy Bar alongside the original square block.

A modern Banana Nut Bread Scentsy Bar in the iconic clamshell shape — Now: Banana Nut Bread in the iconic Scentsy clamshell.

250,000gallons carried by one tanker

6 weekstravelling by rail to Boise

300,000Wax Bars made each day

4 machineseach able to pour two fragrances at once

1. The journey begins in Toronto

The unscented wax for Scentsy Wax Bars begins its journey in Toronto. It is melted and loaded into a huge rail tanker before travelling to Scentsy Home Office in Idaho, USA.

The rail tanker that carries melted unscented wax on its journey to Scentsy Home Office in Idaho — The huge tanker that carries the melted, unscented wax on its journey to Idaho.

A seriously big journey: the tanker holds an incredible 250,000 gallons of wax.

2. Six weeks on the tracks

The trip along the tracks to Boise takes around six weeks. By the time the tanker reaches Idaho, the wax has set again inside it.

3. Warming the wax back up

Once the tanker arrives, it is connected to a large pump. Hot air is passed around the shell of the tanker to gently re-melt the wax, which is then pumped into huge tanks inside the building.

4. From tanks to Wax Bars

From there, the wax is fragranced and poured into the Scentsy Bars we know and love. Around 300,000 Bars are made each day.

Alice

Fred

Alfred

Waximus

There are four pouring machines — Alice, Fred, Alfred and Waximus — and each one can pour two fragrances at a time.

5. And the bricks?

Scentsy Bricks are hand poured — a lovely detail that makes them feel even more special.

A Scentsy team member hand pouring wax into Scentsy Brick moulds at the Intermountain Blending and Filling building — Wax Bricks being hand poured.

Scentsy team members packing hand-poured Wax Bricks at the Intermountain Blending and Filling building — Hand-poured Bricks being prepared and packed.

6. A very special Brick

When I visited Scentsy Home Office in July 2026, I was gifted a beautiful 43° North Wax Brick — a lovely reminder of the visit and of the people behind every fragrance.

A 43 degree North Scentsy Wax Brick gifted during a July 2026 visit to Scentsy Home Office — My 43° North Wax Brick, gifted during our July 2026 Home Office visit.

A colourful Scentsy Wax Brick beside standard Scentsy Wax Bars, showing the size difference — A Wax Brick beside standard Scentsy Wax Bars — quite the size difference!

A Disney Scentsy Wax Brick held beside a standard Scentsy Wax Bar for comparison — Another close-up comparison of a Brick and a standard Wax Bar.

A highlight from my visit

Intermountain Blending & Filling

Touring the Intermountain Blending & Filling building at Scentsy Home Office — where all of the magic happens — was one of the highlights of my trip. After watching Scentsy Pods being made from start to finish, we were gifted a pack of an upcoming fragrance: Dark Veiled Lilac.

A Dark Veiled Lilac Scentsy Pods pack held outside the Intermountain Blending and Filling building — A special Dark Veiled Lilac Pods gift after seeing the production process.

Lauren standing in front of the Scentsy Home Office achievements display in Idaho — Seeing ten years of my Scentsy journey displayed at Home Office.

A proud moment

Ten years of achievements

One of the most heartwarming moments of my visit was seeing my achievements displayed on the huge Home Office lobby screen — ten years of incentive achievements, personal promotions and earned trips, all in one place. It was a moment I will never forget.

Lauren’s takeaway: Every time I break a cube from a Wax Bar, I now think of the incredible journey it has taken before it reaches our homes.

Manufacturing information shared here is based on Lauren’s visit to Scentsy Home Office in Idaho. Processes and production volumes can change over time.

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