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I'm guessing someone added mica to the wax when it was hot.  Be aware that although mica doesn't burn (according to the web), it can clog the wick.

I have not seen a sparkly wax for candlemakers.

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Your opinions on using Moscow Mule mugs for candles.  Have you tried them?  Good or bad suggestions welcomed.

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Has anyone smelled this fragrance from this company?   And if so, is there a candle fragrance company with a similar fragrance?

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Thanks, @Belinda

Here we go again.  I have someone asking for a mahogany scent.  Has anyone tried Fillmore's Mahogany Teakwood?  Or is there another company you would recommend?  I mention Fillmore because I have to order from them anyway.  I hate men's cologne fragrances so have steered away from mahogany.  I use C1 soy wax although this customer wants aroma bead ornies made up with the fragrance.

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@coffeebean In C1, I got an unbelievable throw with Midwest Fragrance's French Toast.  I may have to blend with something as I'm not sure others would like it.  Also good throw with their Cocoa Butter Cashmere, Cranberry & Clove, Strawbery Pound Cake, and Cotton Candy Dreams.  The Cotton Candy was for a special order and now customer doesn't want it.  If you want it, I will send it to you free.  You just pay shipping.  I have quiet a few samples I haven't put in wax yet.

I did not like the smell of Sweater Weather and many others that were too much like a man's cologne.  What have you found has a good hot throw?

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I use C-1 soy but use to use 464.  Nice hot throw from their Vanilla Bean Noel, Coconut Lime Verbena, Freezia. Love the Jelly Donut but could never get a hot throw from it.  Expensive so won't order unless there is a sale.  Are you looking at any fragrances in particular?

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Oh, thanks so much @KeepShining!  I will revisit CandleScience Mistletoe.

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We are kind of in the middle of a discussion about having Candlescience's Mistletoe duplicated.  Some of you said you were trying Candle Cocoon's Winter Woodlands Whisper to see if it was the same fragrance as the Mistletoe.  Please reply with your experience.  Is it the same?

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I wrap in tissue in place in the small Kraft bags as @TallTayl mentioned.  The bags I use can easily fit two candles in the bottom of the bag.  Have a business card hanging from bag handle as well.

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15 hours ago, TallTayl said:

Does anyone have an ounce or two of the original? We can send it out and have it made. 

I actually found an ounce bottle of it!  Does it make a difference how old it is?  I also have a little left in the big bottle but not an ounce.

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Over a year ago, there was a discussion with two or three alternative Mistletoe fragrances to replace the CS reformulated fragrance.  How did the testing go for those ordering from these different suppliers?  I ordered one from Midwest Fragrance Company a month ago and got very little hot throw.

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Hope this is ok for sharing a website and info on a business like this. 

I've started testing fragrances from Midwest Fragrance (https://midwestfragranceco.com/collections/frontpage) last year.  Have found a number of oils that work with my C-1 soy in wide-mouth pints.  Trying to stay with my Premier wicks so maybe their other fragrances that I passed on would work with another wick.  But I'm also starting to test double wicking with Premier 725 wicks which may be the answer.  It is run by a young couple who have their own candle company as well.  Now they are slowly expanding into a few more items for chandlers.  I like the fact that they have 2 oz. bottles for approximately $2/ounce.  Free shipping on orders over $149.  Once in awhile they have a free shipping deal as well.

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11 hours ago, Lizzy said:

Yes, this happened. NG sold (out) to WSP. Plan accordingly especially with processing and shipping times. Prices went up again and people are being charged insane amounts for shipping...in some cases being charged twice! 

Wholesale Supplies Plus has priced itself out of my market.  Besides, I have ordered from them multiple times in the past but my account says "no orders".  Had problems logging into another fragrance website after they took that company over.  Just venting a bit here. . .

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I was told I could remelt and repour by someone who was an experienced Chandler on this list.  I've done this a few times with no noticeable change in the candles.  I was using a soy wax.

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So I bit the bullet and ordered a bottle.  For those of you using this in candles, have you blended it with other fragrances?  

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On 9/4/2022 at 9:17 AM, GoldieMN said:

@TallTayl Would you use 40/42 for soy candles as well?  I've never used an essential oil for candlemaking.

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Nevermind, I just read your previous post that you DO use it in candles.

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@TallTayl Would you use 40/42 for soy candles as well?  I've never used an essential oil for candlemaking.

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2 hours ago, TallTayl said:

 

Finickiness (has to be stirred to 105.2 * whilst stirring counterclockwise while reciting a poem to the candle deities?)

and much more. 

 

HAHAHA😊  For me it is about the hot throw and soot.

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I bought a number of one ounce bottles of fragrance from a company I've used often in the past and was disappointed to find a couple of bottles didn't have enough oil to make one candle.  

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When soy wax started to become quite inconsistent in performance (about 5 yrs ago), I started testing each batch.  I test each fragrance.

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For ME, I cure for two weeks without a wick.  I have narrowed most of my scents to three sizes of wicks.  So after two weeks, I poke a hole with a scewer to the bottom of my jars, and start with my middle-size wick.  I note hot throw and temperature of jar throughout the day eventually switching out wick if too hot or not hot enough.  If not much of a hot throw, I give up on the fragrance unless it is something I need for a special order.  Now there are probably plenty of reasons I don't get a hot throw, but I only pour one test jar per fragrance unless it is, again, a special order.  OR if I really love the scent and want to add it to my line.  With waiting two weeks to cure, then pouring candles to sell, waiting another two weeks, I just don't have the desire to monkey with fragrances that don't work the first time around.  Also, I test every order of wax that I get.  If I waited more than 6 months to burn, I probably wouldn't be able to get the same wax lot.

There is another way to switch out wicks using an apple corer which allows you to use a wick sticker.  It is in a post by @TallTayl.

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@TallTayl Decided to try some of this additive to my C-1 since I have a bag of it to increase hot throw with some fragrances.  Up to how much can I add to a pound of wax?  I'm reading 1/2 tablespoon.  Is this what you suggest?  Is there a "you added too much" limit?

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I'm in an antique/craft mall with a vendor selling pint soy candles for $10.  Then the owner of the mall has a line she buys and has one lit all the time which is RIGHT THERE when entering and checking out.  I do a little more to my jars to attract customers and hope the fragrance hooks them.   Not the only place my candles are for sale just happy to sell some to get repeat customers.

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Where did you find those bottom bags?  Oops, found them on Amazon.

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