Belinda

I love their Pumpkin donut shop and also their Farmhouse Christmas OOB. I haven't put that one in wax yet but it smells good just sniffing the bottle.

Do you feel like 4786 is one of the best container waxes? I live in Texas where it gets hot and 4630 and other really soft waxes just won't hold up if I ever do shows during the Spring/Summer and even late Fall months. 4786 seems hard and would hold up well. What are your thoughts on it? I've only used zinc wicks with it.

I keep saying I'm going to do that too but every time a suppliers comes out with new scents I feel like I just have to try them! Then I go right back to using what I like LOL! If you haven't tried Midwest Fragrance Co. they have some really good oils, great customer service and they're expanding all the time. They have a group on Facebook and they're so helpful too. Just sweet people. The owner's mom is on here also. It's her daughter and son in law that started the business and they're just booming!

Apparently they all could have had changes and I'm just not picking up on it or just haven't ordered an FO that has changed. TallTayl has way more experience and knowledge about all of this than I do for sure. I was going off of the changes that Candle Science has gone through over the last few years reformulating their oils to "clean" scents and people are complaining they're not the same but like she said, all suppliers are apt to have changes due to one thing or another. The peach scent you mentioned may have been old when they sent it to you but I've not noticed any changes OOB. I don't use a whole lot of Aztec oils anymore even though I have tons of them. I switched when their Fruit Loops and Monkey Farts wouldn't soak up in aroma beads and didn't have a strong scent in wax. I still order from them (mostly wax) and they still have some good oils, I've just been using other oils that I like better, if that makes sense. To be honest, like most of us on here, I just have WAY TOO MANY TO BEGIN WITH!!! LOL!

Midwest has some great oils and always adding more but they're relatively new. I don't see them changing anything though like Candle Science has. Nature's Gardens Fragrance Buddy Flaming Aztec Those have been around a while and haven't changed as far as I know.

Thank you!

I know this thread is a few months old but what do you recommend from them? I don't usually order from them.

I have tried a few of their FO's and what I've tried have been good. They're a little pricey though in my opinion.

I haven't ordered from them in a long time but I just looked and they have some new Fall fragrances darn it! now I might have to place an order. Have you ever tried aroma beads from Buy it Ship it? I was noticing the beads on C&S are really high, like $12.99 per pound. BISI are $2.99 a pound and you get free shipping. They're good beads too. I use them to make fresheners. I think you can get them cheaper from Stay Fresh With Peanut too and Plastic Pellets 4 Fun. Just thought I'd let you know.

I like cinnamon buns from Midwest Fragrance Co. NG also has a good one. I like apple pie from NG. They have one called apple dumpling that's good. Indiana has some good apple scents also. Their cinnamon buns is good too.

I don't detect a chemical smell at all.

It does to me. I love it. I've not smelled their toasted marshmallow though. I'll see if I have a sample to sniff.

Marshmallow Fluff smells a lot like VBN to my nose but it's not the exact same but along that line. They also have a toasted marshmallow but I"ve not used that one. ICS has a toasted marshmallow and I have it but have never put it in wax. LS has a good marshmallow that's different from anybody else's. I think I would go with Fb though unless you order from LS anyway and just want to get a sample.

I haven't tried the one from MS but the marshmallow fluff from FB is really good. Lone Star's marshmallow is the most unique one I've ever smelled though. I'm not saying it's the best but it's different. But I would choose the one from FB. I"ll have to sniff the one from LS again and compare it to a bag of marshmallows.

Have you tried Toasted marshmallow from RE or Marshmallow Fluff from Fb? They're both amazing!

I've never poured a smores scent but I think I have a couple of samples. I was thinking of trying to blend my own with graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallow FO. I haven't done it yet though.

I like Fragrance Buddy's pumpkin fragrances too. I love pumpkin sugared donut, pumpkin vanilla marshmallow. For spicy I like Pumpkin pie spice from Rustic or Pumpkin Harvest from Cierra. I don't think I could narrow it down to one. Pumpkin chai from Candle Wick is so good too!

If you want to use at least some soy you can get the tart wax that's 50/50 soy and paraffin from Nature's Gardens called Pillar of Bliss, Virginia Candle tart wax, Flaming's tart wax (they have one that's all paraffin and also the 50/50 soy and paraffin), Rustic Escentuals (also have all paraffin and the 50/50 blend), and I've used both and they both have a good scent throw in my opinion.

Here's the description from Bitter Creek Candle Supply. Maybe it's similar! Scent Description Our own special blend of Fresh Wintery Balsam Pine & Light Spiced Cranberry. Surprisingly pleasant and refreshing. This scent puts an exciting new twist on pine!

I usually get motivated when Fall comes around but by then it's almost too late LOL! I have a few days off coming up so I plan to straighten up my wax room and get in there and pour some things. Fall and Christmas always put me in the mood to create. I just wish I was in that mood the rest of the year! Thanks for the talk!

I haven't used that one yet but 6006 sometimes has a yellowish tint to it to me but the batch I have right now is white. It seems like it's sometimes tinted just a little bit when I get it from Aztec which has the best pricing but I color my wax so I'm ok with it.

Congratulations! Good for you! I wish you the best of luck in your new business!

It was always my intention of this being a business but I was working 12 hours a day the first 9 years and have only recently retired. Now I'm just subbing at the school instead of being in the classroom and on a bus every day. For some reason I thought I'd remember on my own which doesn't make sense beings I can't remember what I had for breakfast sometimes LOL! I just wasn't serious about it but always intended for it to be a business. I just planned on really getting serious with it after I retired and now I feel like I don't have as much drive to do it. I defiantly need to get motivated and hopefully I will one day soon.

I quit using jars and started using plastic jugs from Dollar Tree. Make sure they have a 5 on the bottom. They're much easier to me to use. They're wider in the opening and they are easy to hold on to and shake. Buy It Ship It have good beads and good prices. Another place I just ordered from is Stay Fresh With Peanut. From what I've read his beads are the small round ones too. They offer free shipping also. I have been using about 1 1/2 ounces of oil per 8 ounces of beads unless it's leather and then it's an ounce to 8 ounces of beads. You can always add a little more oil if they soak up fast. Like pcbrook said they last a long time after they soak. I have beads in my jugs that I soaked months ago and they are still strong. I might add a little more oil and let it soak up for a couple of days to freshen them up before baking but I don't think I'll have to. They still smell strong out of the jugs. Also, don't color your beads until you're ready to bake them. Pour what you need into the cutter or mold and then you'll know how much you will need to color for that particular mold. I put them in a small bag, put my dye or mica in and shake them until they're all coated and then put them in the cutter or mold. For silicone molds I bake at 300 for 18-20 minutes depending on the size of the mold. After I take them out of the oven I wet a paper towel and push the beads down into the mold to make sure the definition is on the front good. Then I remove them once they cool completely. For cutters I bake at 350 for 9 minutes.

I agree! I think it's good to always want to improve your product for sure and testing is a must. I see people launching too and I am just not that ready yet. I feel good enough about melts to sell those but candles is a whole other story. I have sold several but those were tested so I'm ok with those. Hopefully one day I'll know my product well enough to really go all out. And you are so right about taking notes. I am not a note taker and wish I had from the start. Oh I wrote down things here and there but didn't take it seriously like I should have. Now I take better notes on things but still not like I should. I admire people that take specific notes. I wish my brain worked that way!