Holly you are priceless and such a lifesaver. I used the CB30 this year and luckily had no problems. I even threw in HTP, ECO, and CD wicks in and they all worked great. And yes, it is a fast burning wax! I like your idea of double wicking the CB3. I love barrel jars and the CB30 was getting too hot too quick. We do fundraisers every year with the candles so luckily nobody's too picky about what it looks like, but I am;) I did notice that on the 2nd burn, the CB3 melted much better. Puzzling... Have a great Holiday!
Hi Holly. Thanks for coming to my rescue. Its the tunneling around the wick that I cant master. I used a HTP105 yesterday and got the "best" result, meaning not so good. It left about 1/2" on the sides after a 5 hour burn. Im going to try the HTP1212 next. I really llike this wax and lets face it, us West Coasties can't be too picky since we're really limited to local suppliers! I am shifting back to the CB30 today. It seemed to give me minimal problems but I still have 3 cases of the CB3 to contend with! I may play around with double wicking larger jars with the CB3 since everyone seems to eventually go that route. What jar are you using? By the way, BCN has Vanilla Spice back in. I think you mentioned earlier that they were out.
I started out really digging this wax. Now my 8oz masons have holes around the wick no matter what size I use. Its seems that this wax cannot get a wick big enough for it. I single wick them. I have tried RRD's, Hemp, Eco with no luck. Should I add stearic acid? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
The Scented Bean!!! Try Sage and Citrus, Refresh Mint, Serendipity, Cinnabon, Cocoa nut, Hazelnut Cappucino, Alomond Biscotti....pretty much all of them throw very very storng. Even I can't screw it up
Thanks. It's nice to know that I am not be a complete candle making idiot. But man do I have a lot of FO's that I guess I'll have to sell or stare at wistfully.... It also sounds like I need to at my FO's at at least 185. Thanks everybody!!
This is probably a topic covered numerous times but I could not help notice, yet again, that manufacturers of FO's and Wax sometimes say to dump the FO in at low temps (140). Since my scent throw is giving me grief, I wondered if there was some truth to that. I just bought some JS Christmas Pine, Home and Hearth, and Apple Pie and I got zero throw in Soy or Vegie/Para mix. Any comments?
I hate to always ask for help on these but I can't find any reviews on scent review or grandscentral. Anyone use: Pineapple Cilantro Bamboo Spiced Green Tree Illuminations has an AWESOME Pineapple Cilantro that I would love to dupe. Thanks for your help!
You can't go wrong with Scented Bean or Candle Cocoon. I also love DayStar but you have to test what throws well and what doesnt. Folks seem to love Peaks. I haven't tested my new FO's from them yet.