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I'm testing out several parasoy blends that I'm mixing myself. I do it in 8 oz batches to test. My question is do I use the same scent fragrance for each batch that I'm testing? I feel like I may be getting "noseblind" from testing the same scent..also after testing what do you do with all the wax you have made that you have made up? Thanks!

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If you are testing different wax formulas then yes you need to stick with 1 scent so you can really tell which has the best results.  Leftover wax can be used for firestarters, tarts, dipped items, I just wouldn't use it

for anything with a flame unless you know it's well tested.  I personally only make firestarters with leftover wax.

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You can use potpourri that has lost it's scent, small pinecones, or purchase the plain small animal cage wood chips and fill a muffin tin with it (I line with paper liner as it helps with lighting).  Then pour your scented wax over it.

I sell them in sets of 3 or 6.  I live by the beach where we have fire pits so they sell well here.  Some people use them in a fireplace but I don't like the idea of cleaning wax out of a fireplace nor do I like the liability.

You can also save all those wick ends that you throw away after you make a candle and trim the wick and stick those in for lighting.

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I use enough wax to completely utilize the 1 oz sample.    I have zero interest in keeping shelves of tiny bottles with a fraction of an ounce in them.    For samples, I put them in the old school tart molds instead of the square cubes, as it's more cost effective.     I wait a week and take it to work and put it in a melter in the kitchen and see how it does.  One warmer.     Packaging it, curing it a week, and melting it elsewhere eliminates the candle nose issue.     If it doesn't work, I'll wait another week or two and melt another to see if it was a cure time or sinus issue.    

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