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Apparently after reading this post I will have to order some Ecosoya Pure and play around. So many things to do but the supplies keep calling out to me, beckoning me to make a "good" candle. I feel like a mad scientist. LoL I'm not even sure what frosting is, which might be a good thing since I don't seem to mind it.

Wow, Im so grateful for all the input. I have so many tips and great advice just from this one post. Thanks everyone for the input. I Feel like running out and getting more apothecary jars after reading the responses. Im very excited to keep making and learning. What a great community. Steve

Thanks for the replies. I guess I need to get some sort of scale to do my weighing with, so I can begin to do my measuring by weight. I am unsure whether or not the FO's are considered strong since I have only bought from 2 different places at this point but the FO's from peaks seem to be stronger than the ones I bought from another supplier. Although I am still so new that I might not be a good judge yet. I poured a couple of Macintosh apple with the Ecosoya CB-135 tonight, they came out great and the cold scent throw seems good. On average how long should you let soy candles cure for? And does it make that much of a difference? Anyways thank you for the replies, I look forward to becoming a member of the community. Everyone seems so nice on this board. Stephen G Dailey

Hey everyone. Im new to the forums. I was reading them heavily and signed up for a new account literally minutes before the crash. Then I couldn't sign in, so I signed up again and I think the second registration did the PC in. So I would like to say hello to everyone and I have some questions I would like to ask. Im new to candle making. I ordered some cargill C-3 Soy wax (10lbs) and a few 4 oz. FO's. I am very unhappy with the hot throw of the candles I made. The cold throw seems ok. Then I read somewhere that curing might be the issue, So I let them cure for over a week and still the same result. I can barely even tell that the candles are scented. One tip I picked up from the forums was to pour at a lower temp which seemed to help reduce wet spots and made for smooth tops. I guess one of my biggest questions is whether I should be mixing FO's by volume or weight. I put an unmeasured amount of wax in the wax melter (presto pot with spigot) I measure out 1 fluid ounce of FO in a seperate container and then when the wax is melted to approximately 175 degrees I pour 16 fluid ounces of melted wax into a pouring pot and mix the 1 fluid ounce of FO, stirring for a few minutes. Then I let the mixture cool to about 100 to 110 degrees, give it some stirring then pour into an apothecary jar with a tabbed wick already glued to the jar. After looking into a few candle supply places I realize that they sell FO by weight and not fluid ounces. So I'm wondering if maybe I should be doing the mixing by weight and not by fluid ounces. Based on the praises of Peak candle supplies on this board I ordered and received today some Ecosoya CB-135 and 3 different FO's and a sample FO which was very cool. I am going to give it another go tonight. Also I ordered tabbed HTP 104 wicks. The apothecary jars I am using are 4 inches in diameter, So based on Ecosoya's recommendation I will use 2 wicks in each jar. I chose HTP 104 from the list of wicks if using 2 wicks in a jar of that diameter. Previously I used ECO-114 pre-tabbed wicks. Any tips that you could give me would be appreciated. Stephen G Dailey