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Hi TallTayl, A thin section of wax is sticking to the mould and peeling away from the candle when I remove the candle from the mould - never had this happen before (usually cracking around the wick is my biggest problem) and suddenly it's happening to every candle. I use metal moulds and I don't use a mould release of any sort (have never needed it and want to keep the candles as pure as possible). I've tried a few different things to fix the problem like cleaning the moulds, wiping a thin layer of vegetable oil on the inside of the mould before pouring etc but nothing has worked so far, still keep having the same problem.

I've recently moved into a new area (with a slightly different climate to where I was previously) and the first batch of beeswax pillars I made here worked really well - I was so excited, never had such a successful batch, thought I'd moved into candle making heaven. A couple of weeks later and I am trying to make a second batch and have had a 100% fail rate, it's very frustrating! The only thing I can think of that is significantly different between this failed batch and the successful one is the humidity (ambient temp is similar, pouring temp is the same, same batch of beeswax, same moulds being used etc.) First time the humidity was very low, around 10-20% and this time it's up around 80-90% because we've had storms all week. Have other people had problems pouring beeswax candles in high humidity? Is there any way around it or should I just wait until the humidity drops before making more?

Hey everyone, I've been looking at this forum for a while but this is my first post. I dabble in beeswax candles and B&B (no expert though). I thought I could try making beeswax tarts with some of my leftover wax. I tried one with essential oils and spices, and I put a dash of coconut oil in to lower the melting temp (although I have seen a lot of people selling pure beeswax ones so guess they must work ok). It worked alright I think but I have some questions to maybe help improve them. Is it safe to put in things like herbs, spices, petals, dried leaves etc? Guessing it is ok because there's no naked flame and the warmer doesn't get that hot? I have a little candle mold, a bear and skep one (it's pretty generic, most people have probably seen it) bout 2 inches high and an inch in diameter at the base. Any reason I shouldn't be making tarts in this shape? I don't like the way the candle burns so don't want to use it for candles anymore but would like to keep using it for something. I have an electric essential oil burner, can that be used as a tart warmer or are they different things? (I don't know that much about tarts/melts - are they even the same thing?) Would be really grateful for some advice from those in the know! Thanks!