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You can get plastic ones from Midwest bottle

I purchased some when I was in Gatlinburg last year. Here are the pros: you can peal the wax out of the container (2) very easy clean up if you allow it to burn all the way. Now for the cons (1) not.a very good scent throw. (2) you have to have a warmer more than 25watt as it doesn't melt all the way other wise so so I think some experimenting is required.

I went to the site to see if I could order samples. I added all 8 samples to the cart and shipping was $117 to Ohio...Have you ever ordered from them?

I melt my wax in a presto pot. I fill to brim twice which is about 8 lbs of wax. I melt starting at 250 degrees once I see liquid I lower that to 200 (this is about 185) I then allow the remaining wax I add to melt in. I ladle out of the pot take an infrared temp and usually it is just the right temp for adding fragrance. I add, Stir and let it sit for a min while I move onto the next scent and add more wax. I work with three types of pouring pots. Metal which keep the wax hot longer, Rubbermaid Plastic which cools to pouring the fastest & Pyrex glass which allows for a slow cool. I have not had an issue yet using this method and it works for me. I am a small assembly line and alone I can knock out 100 in about 1 hour. But then I pour 1 fragrance a dozen at a time.

@Moonstar i did this. I purchased a bag of Water Softening pellets from Home Depot. Walmart was a bit cheaper. I think weighed out 1lb in a glass container. I had a small scoop of GEL FOOD Coloring to one & Liquid Candle Coloring to the another jar. The fragrance is still VERY STRONG so i will have to pull back on the .25oz. for 1lb. but i did sell them anyway this weekend in smelly jelly jars. OMG they are awesome!!

@mzphee I have seen this happen. I have a customer who formally purchased my French Lavender. I use the same fragrance each time i make the candle. I use 444 & Fragrance from Natures Garden. She came to me several months ago and said that she and her husband have had a reaction to the candle. She immediate said that she refused to buy anymore. I informed her that it is possible that she has developed an allergy either to the Soy wax or to the fragrance. I advised her to try another brand to see if she has the same reaction. Just a week ago she asked about purchasing from me again in a different scent. I write this to say it is possible to grow an allergy to the fragrance or the wax.

My Wax Chunks are 2x2 and i changed waxes to make it easier for my customers to cut them up. You are so right @justajesuschick there is a following of people and they purchase cutters, boards and have videos on how to soften to cut and more. At first i didn't understand the concept of the Pies and loafs. But i make cupcakes with the sole purpose of people being able to cut them and place in burners. You can't sell cutable products to an ordinary wax person, they have to have experience

Found the site for that other manufacture. I have never ordered from them. They however have a look similar to lonestar. Here is my guess, there is something particular about woodwick technologies that requires this legal stuff. Not sure what to tell you on this one. http://www.unitywoodenwicks.com/original_wicks.html

Well i would have to say that what lonestar is offering on their website isn't the same as woodcandlewick.com. It's obvious by the Sustainer Clips. My Clips are totally different. I have seen the clips on Lonestar on the packaging with Country Lane. I order from Woodcandlewick I have been very happy with the wicks. There is another manufacture out of Virigina, i am still searching through my notes for that website. I will post once i get a hold of it.

@jack be nimble Here is the email i received Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for your recent wooden wick purchase through Wood Wick Technologies, Inc.! For your convenience, please find a link to the "Click-Wrap Non-Exclusive Licensing Agreement" you agreed to with your wooden wick purchase. As part of our ongoing support as your licensor, we wanted to remind you to please mark all product packaging with the following patent information: Wooden wick technology licensed by Lumetique, Inc. Pat. www.lumetique.com/patents Feel free to reach out to us with any questions or comments - our customer service is happy to help! Thank you. Kindly, Customer Service

I use The CandleMakers Store Vanilla Bean Noel in 444 and it's wonderful. I have yet to try the others so i am unable to provide a comparison.

funny you post this because i recently purchased 6006 (a parasol blend)for wax tart testing. I have got say i like 444 much much better for my candles. For me the scent load is much better and i use a solid 10% FO. My supplier suggested i use 6006 for my wax tarts, since i asked for advice on how to make it more sliceable. My observations so far are that @10% The 6006 can't handle the FO. I get sweating, leaking etc on the bottom of my melts. So my next test batch will be @ 8%. In addition i made a small set of candles with 6006 and wood wicks. I get a lot of Black smoke, and my guess is it's the FO and the Paraffin in the wax. For me...I will stick to 444 and 464 for my candles ( i use 444 in the Spring, summer, Fall and 464 in the winter only) but if i can get the FO right i think the 6006 will be perfect for my wax melts.

I recently came upon a great process for my labels. Previously i used Avery online or the Avery app on my tablet or Mac computer. I would print them as i needed them for my product. But now my local library has access to a vinyl printer and they have clear and white adhesive. I can print 70 labels in full color for $2.00. So now i take my labels created in avery import them to Adobe Illustrator set them up for Printing and then print in volume. I printed 8feet work of labels for $20.00. It takes about 1 hour to print everything I put three labels on each jar so this has saved a considerable amount of time.

This is a great topic. I only use dyes in my tarts and usually only use dye chips. I recently purchased two liquid dyes. I have to say there is a fragrance in the liquid that i don't like. It stinks and i am worried the the fragrance will bleed into my oil. But one thing i will say is that the color was MUCH stronger than my dye blocks i use from Lone Star.

@daisymay66 for my overpours i do themes. I currently have three: Fruity ( Usually a berry), Bakery (Right now that is zucchini) and Floral , In addition i write down all of my receipeies on a 3x5 index card so that have a reference. A lot of my mixes are trial and error, inspired by nature or just wha smells good to my nose.