nikkidan

Whats the difference between Cargills C-1 and C-3?

Just curious where you buy your Cargill Soy Wax? I'm just trying to find a supplier that works best for me. Is there a way to buy direct from Cargill? And how much do you pay per pound? From what I've found...it seems to be more expensive that the other soy waxes out there.

Ok..so we've made a couple soy candles from a kit from MC..and were very pleased. We want to buy more than a kit now, and start some testing. We're looking to buy our wax, FO, dye from MC. Would like to buy the wicks from there too. We have 8 oz jelly jars (about 2" wide jar), and some Kerr jars (about 10 oz, approx. 3 inches wide). Any reccommendations on what wicks we should get? What do the numbers mean (Example: HTP 104 or HTP 105)...what does the 104 and 105 mean? or in 51-32-18C..what does the 51-32-18C mean? Thanks......

What all is involved in testing? I want to make sure that we do this right. What all do you track? Melt pool, throw, burn time...as well as appearance, etc. Thanks!

Does the amount of FO you use vary, depending on brand/manufacturer/supplier? Or do you use the same amount of FO per pound no matter what?

Oh my goodness, no...we are not trying to jump in now and be ready with product by Christmas. Maybe NEXT Christmas. And yes, I do have another post out there asking about required label information, and have been searching posts related to insurance too. So, yes, we are looking at the whole picture, which is why I am here asking questions . Though I do have to say, I think you've all discouraged me more than enlightened me....haha...but i'm not giving up, I want to do this!! Keep the info coming!!!!!!

I'm looking to play around with making some product labels for our lotion...what is REQUIRED to be on the product labels?

As I said before, we are NOT looking to get rich quick. Just thinking ahead before we get in too deep. We did have fun making the candles, and can't wait to try some more. We do not intend on selling any in the near future...we understand the risks, and definitely want to research into that more. We also had a good time making the lotion...and trying it out on friends. Thanks for the replies and info...keep it coming! Oh...and we do have a definite "interest in the craft", as our husbands are soybean farmers. So our main interest is in soy, specifically.

We're not looking to get rich quick...that was never our intention. But we don't want to go broke either. Seems like you can make more on the lotion...so maybe we could do that and put that profit back in to candle supplies and testing.... What are some wholesale suppliers we could check into?

We want to start making soy candles and B&B... So I sat down tonight, and tried to figure out how much we will need to spend to get started, and then how much we can sell that finished product for. We MIGHT make $50 TOTAL on 50 pounds of candles, and about $200 on 4 gallons of soy lotion, if we sell every ounce that we buy and make....how is this worth the time you have to put into it? Hoping someone can enlighten me...we made our first candles today (from a kit that we bought, just to try it out)...and we had a BLAST doing it, and the candles even turned out good. I'd really like to do this, even as a hobby, but don't want to go broke doing it.......

My sil and I are just considering getting started making soy candles. Our husbands farm together and they grow soybeans, so we figure soy candles (and b& would be very appropriate for us. We have ordered a kit, and now just need to find a day to try to make the candles. Anyone have any good book reccommendations for soy candles and b & b for a beginner? Thanks!

Does anyone know of any Candle or Bath & Body suppliers in MN? My SIL and I are considering starting to make candles, but shipping costs are just so outrageous these days. We'd like to find somewhere that we could go pick the stuff up instead of having it shipped. Thanks