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Talltayl, I'd like 3 lbs if possible. Denise

I would love to buy some as well!!!

Children's Room from Rustic Essentials is an exact dupe for Love's Baby Soft. I use it in soap and fans of that scent agree.

I've used it and it is gorgeous!!! Now, I had never used TSW's version so I can't compare but others who participated in the testing indicated that it was a great dupe.

JBrooks: I haven't tried wooden wicks but at some point I will. What do you use them for?

I'm really liking the tins!!! I thought tins would be a good place to start after all the reading that I did on this forum. Honestly, everything I read about frosting, wet spots and rough tops had me a little bit scared. I figured that since no one can see thru the sides of a tin, I won't have to worry about the frosting and wet spots. I'm testing 2 oz, 4 oz and 8 oz tins. I travel a lot with my job and take those types of candles with me so it made sense. I'm a CP soaper and also make all kinds of lotions, shampoos, etc so I have a ton of fragrance oils. Originally, I started with a candle making set from Peak. It included 8 oz tins, the CB 135, wicks, etc. I found that the wicks they included don't work to my satisfaction with that wax or the fragrances. So then I found my way over here and started reading. Due to your posts, Old Glory, I picked up a big sample pack of Premier wicks (as well as others) and then ordered a bunch of wax samples from Peak. I like the CB 135 but I saw that you also use 464 and 6006 so I'm trying those too. So far, with the CB 135, I'm liking the Eco wicks. I"ve gone thru 10 lbs of the 135 and will be ordering more. I thought soap was addicting---this is ridiculous!!! (but I love it!) If I can figure this out, I may give a few candles as gifts to family members (only the ones that are good with candle safety). I'm actually pretty close to getting the wicking right for CB 135 and these tins. I think I'm just 1 test away (they're curing now) for the couple of FOs I've been testing (all holiday scents).

Thanks Old Glory!! Im having a lot of fun and every day has been a learning adventure. In my wick testing, I have had some wicks that had trouble staying lit but not the smoking part (so thanks). This forum has been really great and you ladies and gentlemen inspired me to give it a try!

I'm learning to make candles and love it! Right now, I'm focusing on 1 wax (Ecosoya CB 135) and 3 travel tins and testing the heck out of wicks and fragrances. It's been challenging and eye opening, to say the least. For a couple of months,, I've had a container candle on my desk from a famous high end department store that is known for these candles (not sure if I can say which one on this board). Two days ago, I thought I'd light it and see how the "professionals" do when making a candle. This is supposedly a soy blend candle. It uses vanilla bean fragrance. I trimmed the wick to 1/4" using a wick trimmer and while I get a great HT and strong flame, it flickers like crazy, smokes and the wick has "frayed" during the first 2 burns (right now it's mushrooming like crazy). Doesn't seem like anything I do can stop it from smoking. My questions are: 1. What causes the smoking? I know it's probably a wick issue but is it too small? Too large? 2. I may be overly picky about this now since I'm testing the heck out of my candles, but do the large manufacturers not test wicks and fragrances before selling candles? What gives? Thanks! Denise