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No problem guys. Like I said, "at least your honest" and that's what I wanted.

OUCH! At least your honest. I thought the orange/green combo was fitting for Citrus Basil. Clearly I was wrong. Thanks for the slap tho, it woke me up! I do thank you for your kind words Celicagtca!

So... is it Mottled? Is it Rustic? Frosted? What the heck is it? It's scented Peak's Cool Citrus Basil. What do you guys think?

Thanks for all the great advice everyone. Hope the next one comes out better.

I can never seem to remove a pillar candle without scratching them somehow. Especially my 9 inch one. Is there a trick to this? I saw Top's Retro Candle pics in the gallery (absolutely beautiful by the way) and saw how wonderfully smooth they are. I can never do that. What am I doing wrong? I scratch them every darn time. Any advice?

Does anyone know where I can find Pink or Purple liquid colorants that don't fade? I realize that all colorants fade to a point, but my current pink and purple fade to white. I use these a lot and most of it is used when making bulk bath salts. So I need to find colorants in bulk, not by the ounce. Any suggestions? TIA!

I got another response from Peak about the wax problem. Here's the response: "We would be happy to send you 20 lbs. of IGI 1274 Mottling wax at our expense when it comes in next week. You can just hold onto the PEAK 140 wax in case you ever need to make non-mottled candles. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience. Have a wonderful weekend." YAY! I've never used 1274 before. I hope it's good stuff. Unfortunately there won't be enough time to get my candles out before Christmas. I need to rethink my gift now. Oh well.... Are you guys happy with the 1274?

I sure hope so. I've written to them again asking the same thing. We'll see what happens. I hear ya Momma!

I got a response from Peak after my second attempt. Here's the reply: "Thank you for your inquiry and I apologize for the oversight and the delay in getting back with you. We are discontinuing the PEAK 140 wax due to inconsistencies in manufacturing with our contract manufacturer, such as inconsistent mottling with the PEAK 140 wax, as well as other manufacturing issues with our contract manufacturer. We are bringing back IGI’s waxes, which will include IGI 1343A and IGI 1274. The IGI 1274 wax will be available mid week next week, and the IGI 1343A will be available in two weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Happy Holidays!" I guess there will be no Christmas Candles this year. Not enough time to get new wax and start all over again. I finally took the candle and remelted it again, added more stearic and poured at a really low temp to turn it into a Rustic, but only the top inch of the 9 inches came out Rustic, the rest was a disaster. What the heck am I going to do with 20 lbs of this stuff?

Donita? What wax did you use for these? They are absolutely beautiful! TIA

Well.. I tried your suggestion TopofMurrayHill, but no luck. It didn't mottle at all this time and really shrunk up. I still haven't heard from Peak. I'll try them again tomorrow. I'm quite disappointed.

Thanks very much for the info. I can give it try. I do want to let you know that this isn't my first test. It's my first. Each time I've tried a new FO with a different maker. One ounce per pound. I can't wait to hear from Peaks too!

Ok guys, I tried yet ANOTHER candle using Peaks Straight Paraffin 140 MP Wax. I used 34 oz. of wax to 2 oz. of Peak Lavender FO, 3 drops of purple color and no additives, not even UV. I heated my seamless mold this time, and poured at about 180 degrees and wrapped in a towel to slow the cooling process. This was all taking place in a room that's about 74 to 75 degrees. This time the strinkage wasn't nearly as bad as previous attempts, so I was ok with that. It still had a mis shaped base, but not too bad. But look, nearly no mottling took place with the exception of some on top and a few tiny specks on the sides. This was the MOST mottling I've gotten so far. Sad! Also... since this wax is only to retain 3% to 4% of FO per pound of wax, I was expecting some color and FO seapage, but that didn't happen either. I just don't get this. When I used the 1343A wax, mottling was a piece of cake. Now I can't mottle a candle if my life depended on it! I've written Peaks and asked if it were possible that the wax was mis labeled, or if there was a bad batch that shipped out? We'll see what they have to say, cuz this wax is useless for me. I certainly don't want to pay to ship it back. Heavy Sigh....

Perhaps I just described it wrong. I thought when you asked if it were opaque, I thought you meant, is it whitish. It does have some translucency to it. I do know that I ordered the right wax, and that I got the right wax according to the label. My invoice says it's the 140 also. I'll have to take a picture of my next try just so you can see how much it caves in when cooling. It's severe.

It's opaque. According to the label it's the correct wax.

I got Peaks new straight paraffin 140 mp wax, and have had nothing but problems with it. I switched after they stopped supplying the 1343a wax, which I never had problems with. My problem is #1. It won't mottle. I use 1oz. fo per lb of wax with no additives, and I use peaks fo's too. It does nothing. I remelted and added another 1/2 oz fo, and still nothing. #2. It claims to have very little shrinkage? I've never seen wax strink this much in my life. I poke my pillar holes as usual, making sure they are open well. By the next day, my air holes have sucked down a good 4 to 5 inches in my 9 inch pillar mold, which in turn has completely ruined the base of my candle. I'm very VERY disappointed! I've always been so happy with Peak in the past, but I'm not happy with this wax. Has anyone else had this problem? Am I doing something wrong? I pour my mottled candles very hot in a room that's about 74 degrees and let them cool as slow as possible. I've just never seen a candle come out so bad in my life. Any ideas?

Thanks for all the info guys! I appreciate it! I guess I'll go ahead and try my zinc core wicks and see if I'm happy with them.

I just bought some zinc core wicks (62-52-18Z's) and wondered if all the zinc wicks contain lead??? I got these cuz I have probs with single wicking my 4 inch diameter apothacary jars. I've tried all of them with the exception of the zinc core. Are zinc core the ones that yankee uses? I know Yankees give a lot of soot and mushroom terriblely, but they DO melt the wax all the way across the top. Any info on this? TIA! ~RF~