stlredbird

Ah! Great! I'm learning new stuff everyday.

Have we found out if this method works? I ask bc I'm about to do a candle with 464 and mulberry scent which happens to have a really low flash point of something like 120. If I didn't cook the wax at 120 for 20 mins and just added the scent right after the melt point and poured immediately do you think there would be a scent throw problem since it was added at such a low temp? Also does anyone think I should heat the 464 to 180 like usual and then let drop to 120 and add the scent? Or would that make a difference at all?

Ok, off topic noob question. I see a lot of abbreviations throughout the forums and half the time I don't know what they are. So can someone put up a sort of key? HT, CT, FO (well I know FO), etc... Thanks!

So I keep reading in various places to use 1oz of FO per pound of soy wax, which if my calculations are correct is 6%. I'm brand new to this and I picked up some FO from Michaels for my first batch (I have since ordered and am waiting for some stuff from CandleScience). It is a .5 oz bottle and on the back it says to use .5oz per 2lbs of wax, which is 1.5%. Can this be right? Are there scent oils that concentrated? I did a million things wrong with that first pound of wax so it would be tough to decide if the amount of scent oil is why for sure I'm getting a poor scent throw from it. I do however want to use it for my next pound of wax bc I don't want to waste it, so the question is should I just do the full 6% even though the packaging recommends a quarter of that? Thanks all

Great thread! Very helpful for newbs. Once we make a successful candle consistently I'll post up what we use.

Yep, I just read in another thread as I was searching around that I will need to let soy cure for 48 hours. Live and learn!

I'm very curious about vybar as well being extremely new to candle making. We plan to be using soy (container) and eventually palm (pillar) waxes to make our candles and hopefully one day possibly come up with a product good enough to sell. As far as what we personally want out of a candle, scent throw and retention is #1. Will vybar promote that in soy and palm? I also read that vybar can make candles more durable for hot weather shipping if we eventually do sell something. Is this true?

Great plan of action for a beginner! I will definitely try this route. Going into this I never thought there were so many different wick types and what a difference they would make! So many variables with candle making.

What's your name? Jeremy How old are you? 33 Where do you live? St. Louis How long have you been making candles/soap/whatever? Last weekend was our first attempt so 2 days! How did you get started making candles/soap/whatever? My wife and I LOVE candles. It may be girly for a guy to say but I don't care! I love them! Are you married? Any kids? Yes / Not yet If candle making isn't your primary job, what do you do? Graphic design coordinator in the real world. Anything else we should know? Just that after our first attempt at pouring we are really overwhelmed by how complex and difficult it seems to be to get the results you want. It seems like there will be a lot more experimenting than we expected. We are starting this as a hobby but hoping make it a side business sometime in the future.

So I'm brand new to the forums and to candle making. We just made our first batch this weekend with limited success. The success was that we didn't burn the house down, the not so successful was the no scent throw and wet spots. Anyway, this thread is really informative while being really scary for a newbie. While doing a little research after our first batch that had really no throw I was thinking about getting vybar. How does everyone feel about using vybar with soy or palm (the two waxes we plan to use)? Does it work well, is it worth it?