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Thank you for the post!! It's nice to know that others are doing the same thing I am!! Need to trust my research more!! lol

Are you guys still wanting to do a swap? Or would you be interested in doing another??

All my 6006 turns out like that, it usually happens when I don't stir, stir, stir that cooling wax. It doesn't effect the throw at all. I'm getting ready to test my 6006/4625 combo in tarts today, I'll post my thoughts if I can find the thread again! The only difference I have noticed is that it cuts the HT and CT down a little, but I like my candles and tarts super strong. My husband says they are a little less strong than the straight blend, the jury is still out on the addition of burn time at this point for me, I don't think it's worth the mix.

I supplier I get some of my incense from packages them in a really nice pressure tin! They are so nice and no mess at all! I'm even willing to pay more for the tin packed sticks! I've seem them at allstatecan.com and papermart at one time. Good luck in your search.

Another quick question about the curing time... What do you guys recommend? As I said before I have tried longer cure times and short ones, but I'm not able to discern a noticeable difference with the longer times. What are your thoughts?

Thanks for the reply Steve and mzphee! My thought process behind adding the 4625 was to increase my burn time a little, rather than add something like vybar or stearic and risk locking my fragrance. Adding it did do that, but also decreased my HT, still better than some I've tried, but not as good as the straight 6006. I have to agree, it wasn't really broken. I currently use the CD wicks and they work great, just not impressed with the behavior of this wick, with the scents I like. I really like the LX as it's not a mushroomer for me. I'm not using a high fragrance load(1:1) so I'm at a loss as to what the mushrooming is coming from, a CD 60 in a 2 1/2 diameter tin, should be perfectly fine. I also wanted to come up with something that would pop out of a warmer easily, as you know 6006 isn't coming out without a fight! lol No one complains, because the throw is worth it, but I'd like my customers to not have to "work" at changing scents in the warmer. I guess I need to change over to a straight paraffin for my tarts or head back to the drawing board. Unless either of you have suggestions for me to test out? Thank you so much for all the insight you give in this forum! It's great to have a source of knowledge to draw from on this journey!

What type of wax are you using if you don't mind my asking. I'm never able to get that long of a burn time, maybe it's time to re think my formula. Did I see that your using palm feather wax?

Hi Karinz40, What did you come up with on the 4625 and 6006 blend? I am testing it now and I'm not sure how i feel about it. It still seems very soft to me and I'm not getting the extended burn I would have expected with the added 4625. Just curious what your opinion was/is.

I have been using 6006 for over a year now and I love this wax. I have had great set ups with the cd wicks I've been using. I however would like to switch to the LX variety as i like their burn characteristics better and I would like to get my burn times extended some. I'm testing 80% 6006 with 20% 4625, 1.2 oz of FO, 4 drops of liquid dye, I have LX 20, 21 and 22. I only let the tins cure about 24 hours before testing. 1. How much cure time should I allow for with the 6006 wax? I have not been able to find anything that is definitive on what is recommended. It's my understanding that it should need some cure time due to the soy portion but what would be a good guide to follow? I have seen and tried everything from 24 hours to two weeks, which IMO didn't make much if any difference. I go with at least 48 hours at this time, unless anyone can give me some more info. 2. I am also not noticing the HT as much with this combination. That's not to say that I don't have a good case of candle nose going on. I know this scent throws awesome in straight 6006, would the 20% of 4625 be enough to kill my HT? They still smell great cold. At this point in my first light, on my burn test, I'm liking the LX 20 so far. I'll attach pictures as soon as I can get them sized down.

I find that when I wrap my jars with a dish towel as they cool, they don't get the sink holes. Probably works the same as the card board box would!

I get my tins from www.allstatecan.com. They have the gold tins available, but you have to buy large quantities, the only draw back! Great products and customer service otherwise.