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Thanks! I will try it this week!!

So I've decided that I want to try to making wickless jar candles at the request of a couple of people to see if its worth it. I bought a sample of 4627 from Peak and the jars I have are the 8oz square mason jars. Since I want to put about 7 oz in each jar, I would need 21 oz total per batch (3 jars). If I only use the 4627 that would only give me roughly 18oz (between the wax and FO) so I thought I could add 3 oz to the overall mix of 6006 since I have a bunch of that laying around. The mix would end up being 85%/15%. Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!!

Welcome!! Hope you continue to have a blast!

I ordered mine from Vista and had a great experience. They were competitively priced and packaged well and shipping was fast. Each warmer came in its own box ready for resale. Attached is a pic of the warmers in their boxes on my wax rack HTH!

Thank you!!

Sorry for hijacking this....I just want to make sure I'm clear on this, so even if I have a FO with a FP of 150*, if I add it to my wax at say 175* it's safe? All my other FO's have much higher FP so I want to make sure I don't blow my kitchen up, lol! Thanks in advance!

Oh it's not Scentsy's wax--- the FO is from Cajun Candles that I put in my wax, my warmers in my house are Scentsy's. I just don't think Scentsy wax is very good anymore IMHO. The scent was really strong for about 17 hours (two days intermittently burning) then got much more subtle. It didn't smell throughout the whole house after those two days anymore, just the main foyer area for about two more days (adding up the hours it was 41). I wish it was strong for the whole 40 hours! That would be amazing!!

Yes you are correct! Oops!! 4786. Sorry about that!

Hi, just thought I'd add my $.02... I have only Scentsy warmers in all three sizes scattered throughout my house (used to be a rep so I have a lot of inventory left over, but that's a story for another day, lol). I use 4630 and 4386 wax 50%/50% for my melts and I've never had an issue with melting since I chose waxes with specifically lower melt points to try and mimic Scentsy's base. My scent throw is mostly pretty awesome- I have a few duds here and there but I guess that's why we test before a potential customer gets it! As far as the wax, I've found that my blend pops out just as easy as theirs if not better so clean up is a breeze. Some of the stiffer waxes not only have a harder time melting but it's a super pain in the butt to get it out unless it's liquid! Hope that helps

This is interesting...I wonder if you could melt the wax then add FO and color like for normal tarts, then smash it up and package as scoopable in a jar. The throw would be better since the FO would be bonded instead of coated. Hmm...

Daisymay66- it is Ocean Mist. I am surprised it lasted so long, but hey some are stronger! Lol

Thank you all for the informative info! I have been making tarts for a little over a year and testing testing testing them with lots of family and friends. It started as just a hobby with the dream of one day selling but I am thinking I am almost ready now to sell. I will check what cellophane I'm using- I think it is the polypropylene type but I will double check. I had no idea that would make a difference. I found out the baggies didn't work pretty early on, it was almost as if the wax was eating the bag!! And I totally had a belly laugh about the loan, because it is almost true! Haha! I was just lucky enough to save a little $ here and there since I started this venture so it seems I am ok in that regard, for awhile thank you again! I stumbled upon this site by accident and I'm glad I decided to join up, everyone seems very knowledgable

Hi everyone, I am just starting my own candle business selling tarts that I'm making at a weekly outdoor event and also some warmers I'm buying wholesale. I haven't actually started selling just yet as I'm trying to up my inventory a little. The reason I got into this was because I used to sell Scentsy (I know, eek!!) and I really loved the idea because they're safer than regular candles around pets and stuff. But Scentsy (in my honest opinion) got too big for their britches and I believe that they changed their scent formulation because it doesn't last as long as it used to despite what they say. Long story short I got mad and thought I could make a better tart! I've been using IGI 4786 and IGI 4630, 1:1 ratio using 1 oz of FO per pound. I seem to like how the wax performs but my scent throw is all over the place. I like that the wax releases from the molds easily and keeps its shape and also comes out of the warmers easily. Some scents last 40+ hours and others don't seem to throw or last for very long at all. Am I missing something? I am buying my oils, wax and other supplies from both Lonestar Candle Company and Cajun Candle Company. I've been seeing that most people use 1.5 oz per lb of wax but their websites (Lonestar & Cajun) say that only 1 oz will do. Is there any general formula that seems to be consistent? I'm using tart molds for my 1oz tarts and using a shrink cellophane to wrap them and the packaging looks nice, and I'm using candy molds for my 0.5oz tarts and putting 3 of them in a little baggie. It all looks professional enough but what difference does that make if I can't guarantee a scent will last? Also I just bought UV inhibitor to add to the wax since I'm in sunny Florida. What kind of variety would you start with (like how many scents) to sell. Any advice from anyone with experience please? I'm sorry this was a little long but I want to start out right! Thank you in advance for any helpful tips or ideas.