NewOrleansLady

Creamy vanilla has been good seller for years & vanilla cotton is new fav of mine!!!

last year I started using JS's votive was (pellets). I mix a pound of wax with an ounce of fo and put in 1oz. bags (Uline). I sold a good bit more than the previous year with the same school.

I developed tennis & golfer's elbow in both elbows from candlemaking. Physical therapy did nothing other than pay for my PT to put her kid thru collage. My orthopedic surgeon gave me flexing exercises & it got cleared up in under 2 weeks. Bending hands down and up...building up the muscles from fingertips to elbow. You have to realize your nerves & tendon & muscles are all involved. Just remembered I found this stuff that really helped b4 I went to the Dr. Go to www.ctcream.com this stuff is amazing. It would stop my pain so I could sleep. It's a little pricey but you don't need much. A jar would last me probably 2 months. good luck.

check out Just Scent...she has tons of spa fragrances & her Just for Me line is great. Chamomile & lavender is a best seller for me!!!!

JS's Chestnuts & brown sugar is awesome and a good seller for me for years.

tropical sugar or hawaiian vanilla kinda depends on what scent is a top note.

Shaharazade Arabian Nights Dance of 7 Veils I love patch scents...if this one has a middle eastern sexy type of muskiness you could use any of these. If not....nevermind!!!!! lol how 'bout pole dancing? lmao:laugh2:

How original! You could make a fortune making fleur de lis ones down here!!! Gold pillars with black fleur de lis...sure money maker!!!!

I don't use either of these...I think you may have too much oil to your salt ratio.

I knew it was something like that or it wouldn't be that expensive for us to buy. That's why I wanted a small distiller since I won't be making huge amounts. May always be just a pipe dream or maybe I'll have DH make me a copper one and I can make mash at the same time!!!!!!!

I also have had this thought in the back of my mind but only decent looking steam distiller is $400 and I don't want to invest that much before I truly figure out what I'm getting into. I have the above referened Worwood book & a 1 page explanation of making your own essential oils & making a do it yourself still. I can't see me doing the still in the kitchen & then using a pipette to suck off the floating essential oil. I have "Hydrosols the next aromatherapy" by Suzanne Catty and it has quite a bit more info the the subject so I will read this and then report back since I'm not the onlyone interested. I got into this idea cause I grow a lot of herbs and felt they could go to so much more use....especially when I see what they get for the finished product.

I just read on lonestar's site they don't recommend them in pure paraffin but didn't say anything about parasoy. I think I might give it a go with a 12 pack.

Depending on how much you need Wal Mart sells one that is 100% aloe vera gel and I think it was banana boat. They also sell aloe vera juice which I use in my soaps 1/2 replacement of the water.

I got some from NG and OOB it's absolutely awesome. These will be hard to sell cause I think I'm gonna keep all the ones I make.

I use ground coffee at my shop and it's in a grated cheese jar with slotted lid I got at Wal Mart. I've also seen red pepper flakes in them at Italian restaurants. When I used them at shows I would just put a piece of plastic wrap over the opening and then screw the lid on when transporting it.