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Hello, Does anyone know if the Yaley Candlemaking Thermometer is mercury or alcohol based? The outer shell on mine just broke, although the inner glass piece is still intact. I just want to make sure I properly dispose of the thermometer. Also, is the metal ball at the end of the thermometer benign, or should I be worried about it containing heavy metals as well? Thank you

This is amazing advice, everyone, thank you! I am a novice at candle making and don't intend to sell my products any time soon, but I will use this advice as I navigate my way through becoming serious at this craft.

Thank you all for your advice! I am very new to this and am sort of trying things as I go. I checked out naturesgardencandles.com and their fragrance selection looks awesome and is so affordable too!

Hello everyone! I just joined this forum after recently picking up candle-making as a hobby. I am striving for using natural scents in my candles and have been relying on essential oils to achieve this. However, I have already begun to notice that the scent of the EO does not carry as well as I had expected when I am burning one of my candles. So far, I have used 30 drops of EO to 8oz of soy wax. Should I be using more EO? Does the carrier oil in the EO affect how well it burns in a candle? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thank you