Aimee81

Hansel & Gretel's House FO from Candlescience has flashpoint of 210 degrees. I have an electric warmer that the melted wax has gotten to 175-180 degrees. Can I use just straight FO (not mixed with my soy wax) in my electric melter to freshen up the house? The reason I ask...I don't have time to make actual soy melts anymore and I was wondering if this would work until I get a chance to make soy melts to freshen up my house. Thanks so much!

Not too impressed at 6% load. Will have to try making more at 7.

close enough LOL

16 oz + 1oz FO. I use to do the other method but it is easier for me to just pour 16 oz wax and just add the 8% FO instead of subracting lol. So I guess my FO load may not be exactly 8% doing it this way, but I wont be advertising when I sell my % used.

My Test Results at 6% FO load in EL 100% Soy Wax Melts: Ocean: 3.5 Fresh Baked Pie Crust: 1 Warm Apple Pie: 1 Sweet Pumpkin Spice: 1 Cappuccino Hazelnut: 1 Cranberry Apple Marmalade: 5 Winter Wonderland: 1 Country Berry Hotcakes: 1 Sugar Cookie: 1 I am going to try these FO's again but this time with 7% FO load....really hope I get a strong throw because I really like these scents..just didn't hardly throw at all in my wax with 6% (I usually use 8% but wanted to start at 6% with Peaks since I heard such great reviews about the strength of the oil's and needing less FO)

At 6% FO load I could barely smell Cappuccino Hazelnut. Will have to make some more melts at 7% and 8%.

My ratings on Just Scent BB Oils in my 100% soy wax melts: Morning Buzz: 1 Sweet Country Muffin: 1 Wipe Out: 1 Blonde Moment: 5 (great HT but smells like grape bubble gum and wont be a seller for me) Jolly Rancher Apple: 1 White Cranberry: 1 Cappuccino Hazelnut: 2 Sand n Shorts: 3 Buttercream Crunch: 3.5 I was REALLY hoping the BB line would ROCK in my wax but unfortnately they didn't. I had better luck with the NON BB oil's in my wax...strange. I am not sure I will be ordering from her again since alot of her oil's didn't give me the results I was looking for. Am trying Peaks for first time and hope I get better success with them.....if not will just stick with Candlescience and Nature's Garden and save my money Atleast I can say I tried LOL

Pulled out a VBC melt that was about 2-3 weeks cured from JS and it only lasted 5 hours in my electric melter Am really wondering if JS fragrance oil's don't stay in my wax melts long enough and evaporate or just lose the scent. I tested a VBC after a 6 day cure a while back and it was SO strong and awesome. It was really weak and didn't even smell that good at 2-3 week cure.....strange. I stored it in a poly plastic bag that doesn't suck the scent out of the wax. I am testing some other wax melts I have of her's that did awesome after a 6 day cure (Clean Sheets to name one) and I hope it gives me great throw like it did at a 6 day cure...if not I probably won't be purchasing from JS again cause I don't have this problem with any of my other Natures Garden and Candlescience melts...they can sit in my poly bag for months and still throw an amazing scent....just strange.

Thanks for the suggestions but I ended up not going with any of these scents. Blonde Moment smells like Grape Bubble Gum and Morning Buzz actually has a stinky smell walking into the room like something burnt mixed with a stale smell. You have to put your nose to the melter to actually smell any cinnamon. Won't be using either of these scents...if anyone wants the 1 lb bottles I ordered you can have them lol

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The only one I have tried from them and it is DELICIOUS is Apple Clove Butter!

Rasberry white chocolate Pumpkin Spice Hazelnut Irish Cream Vanilla Cinnamon Chi Egg Nog Peppermint (My fav) ....just a list of some lattes I have seen at a coffee shop that smell really good

The Country Berry Hotcakes lasted 10 hours in my basement living room before I shut it off for night and I think that is very good for a 2 day cure! It wasn't overpowerfully strong like I prefer with melts but it is also only a 2 day cure so I am sure after a week it will be amazing! Nice berry smell for sure...just not sure I can sell it labeled anything hotcakes unless some butter/syrup notes come thru after curing. Very impressed over all though for a 2 day cure at 6%. I am sure it will still throw tomorrow after I plug the melter in for day 2 testing

Here is the descrption of Country Berry Hotcakes: Just like mouth watering, buttery hotcakes made perfectly with just the right amount of country berries and drizzled with syrup. IMO the description is very misleading because there is no butter or syrup smell at all for me.....just smell's like berries. Hope after a week cure the syrup and butter notes come out lol

I know it is still too early but I went ahead and tested Country Berry Hotcakes after a 2 day cure in a wax melt and it is filling up my basement living room very nicely (usually don't get a good ht after 2 day's with other FO's). However, I am not smelling any type of baking scent like pancakes or Hotcakes in it. This smells very very similar to Candlescience FO called White Tea & Berries. I am still liking it but I get more of a berry smell than anything hotcakes....maybe needs some more maple syrup FO or something lol