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Maybe I'll try the one from Bitter creek. 

Thanks:)

Thank you Moonstar! I did see the Avery labels but I'm looking for the thicker more textured Kraft labels. I'll check the other places you suggested:)

Hi,

Does anyone have any suggestions for where I can get Kraft labels by the sheet that are square or rectangle or fancy scrolled ones but with some texture, like a paper bag? I've seen them before but I can only find smooth labels. I need them larger than 2 inches.

thanks ?

Anyone have any good suggestions for a woodsmoke or fire scent. I usually order from RE or Aztec but I can't find anything that is simply smokey?

That is interesting. I also bought it and loved it. I thought the hot throw was amazing, it traveled through my whole house. With the scent though, it's the after smell? Not sure how to describe that, but it's the after smell that I love. Any ideas what that is?.

i just put an order in to RE during their sale and didn't order the sea kelp:(  I guess I'll have to order more??

I've been trying to figure out that scent for a while. I love it. Have you had any luck figuring it out? 

Part of crystal formation is the rate of cooling. Slow cool, big crystals. Quick cool, much smaller crystals.

When i cool my soy candles rapidly they are usually nice and shiny, morror smooth. When cooling my soy candles sloooowly, frost and unshiny tops. Same happens when making products for bath & Body, food, etc.

TallTayl, so you cool rapidly? What works for you? I might try this. I think my tops are definitely affected by the rate of cooling, now that I see all of this wonderful info. I live in So. Cal so the temperature is mild, consistent. My room is usually around 72ish. I also can't stand the bubbles in C-3

So, I researched tempering chocolate and found that the reason for doing so was so that the chocolate has "snap" and a smooth shiny appearance. (Has to do with crystallization etc. ...) I know when I buy a Hershey's bar it looks pretty with the Hershey's name imprinted nicely on the bar and it is smooth and shiny. But a few times I left it in my bag or the car on a hot day and it turned mushy, so I put it in the fridge, and when I went to eat it, it tasted exactly the same

Maybe there is not a need , it is an extra step and who wants that. But I would love shiny smooth tops consistently in a perfect world.

Thanks for the input everyone.I'm not adding coconut oil /wax. I am using coconut wax as my main ingredient. . You can find it only at a few suppliers (coconut wax) it's a choice that I'm sticking with. So, why am I using it, because I want to;) the c-3 added was only because I felt I got more consistent smooth tops with that added. I wouldn't add c-3 if I can get smooth tops with the coconut wax. Maybe I should just add some USA and forget the c-3..... Anyway

my main question was how people temper their wax, for the ones that do it. Why can't I find this. It seems there are a lot of posts about it but not how it's done .

All I need is a generalization, I will test anyway. For example : Heat wax then let sit for ? How long , til it completely sets? then reheat to around what? And pour...

Try doing a few different burns with both candles. The only way to tell is by doing multiple burns to the end of the candle. The candle will burn differently as if gets toward the bottom and any hang-up (what is left on the sides) might disappear with the cdn 8.

The reason why I ask about tempering is that I noticed that when I leave the extra wax in my pot for the second pour it always has a very smooth surface after cooling but my candles do not:( ( I do the second pour after candle has set completely)

I'm using a combo of c-3 and coconut wax that contains soy. the coconut blend is soft so I added c-3 as I seemed to get more consistency with the texture although I find that most of the time I need to do a second pour. Heat gun makes it worse. Manufactures suggest heating to 200 but I found that it was contributing to messy tops, craters. After testing for a verrryyyy long time I have found through much trial and error that heating to 175 , adding fo right away mixing for about 3 min. and then pouring gives me a decent pour 95% of the time. I find I need to do a second pour to level out tops and finish them off. But the tops are almost always dull

I am using three sizes of straight sided jars, 4,8 and 16 oz. sizes.

I have read that c-3 can be a pain in the you know what, but I like it better than 464.

I haven't tested other soy waxes, so I'm unfamiliar with their appearance.

Any input would help thanks.

I've been reading a lot about "tempering" soy wax. But I can't seem to find anything that actually describes how you do it. My goal is to get a nice smooth SHINY top.

Can someone please tell me how they do it

So Sorry, wrong one. It's cool citrus basil I use.

Peaks has good ht for me.

Thanks, I will try that. I saw that RE has a patchouli oud wood FO. I wonder if it's the same or similar.

Any suggestions for a nice wood scent that is slightly smokey? I've ordered oud wood from Aztec and love it, just wish it was a bit more powerful.