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i always have hang up with this jar. IMO it is kind of an awkward diameter to wick - too small to double wick but too wide for a single. wicking up usually just causes tunneling for me without a wider melt pool.

the glass is thicker than most candle containers i've used.

yes i've used these and also the cobalt ones and have had no problems with them.

well it sounds like you guys have some unique problems to consider that some of us don't. Lots of people make candles for themselves and don't plan on selling. It seems like the main reason to stick with small jars are bc customers want them. But i've never been a fan of the small jars because they don't give me as much throw. Maybe you guys could find something wrong with my recipe but when i use small jars they only scent up my bathroom. There is just no doubt in my mind that larger jars give better throw. Experimenting with a wax recipe is much more cumbersome than pouring in a larger container and i personally don't want to go through a bunch of testing to get a candle to throw.

it's just one more thing to consider in the pursuit of HT, but no one ever considers it.

well thats kinds of my point... there are so many posts on here about people not being able to achieve the hot throw they desire and they are using tiny 9 oz jelly jars or 8 oz tins . I don't ever see anyone mention that they can get a better throw by "containering up." I understand that the jar is the starting point for many scented container candles, but some scents don't throw well in certain jars just as some scents don't throw well in certain waxes. the container you use is just as important of a variable as FO (brand and %), wax type, wick method, mixing temp, and additives. It's like the container absolutely CANNOT change! But it can very easily change and can help in many situations.

sorry im typing on my phone and got cut off.. anyways, the bigger your container is, the more hot throw you will get. if you have a container with a bigger diameter (3.5 - 4 in) you will get an even better hot throw bc there will be more space for your scent to evaporate into the air. for an example, i recently experimented with soy wax candles in some beautiful cobalt stained glass jars (9 oz) but was getting no hot throw. i was willing to accept that i just couldnt get the HT that i wanted from soy wax (gw 464), but i loved the jars so i filled them with some igi 4627 instead (great for scent throw) and even burning 4 of them at a time, i couldnt get a noticeable throw like i do from a 22 oz libbey cylinder jar. it was obvious to me at that point that it wasnt the wax that was causing my problem, but the container! lesson learned is that if you want a better hot throw then you also need to take into account the container size of your candle. bigger containers that allow more surface area for your melt pool will give you a better throw. smaller container have left me dissapointed and so if scent is my goal then i will opt for a larger container with a larger diameter to acheive this.

ive been making my own candles for personal use for several years now, however just discovered this forum within the past month. i love all the input from everyone and would like to add some of my own. with regards to hot throw, i think one factor is sorely missing from the dialog... the size of your container! yes, it is true that certain waxes throw better than others and that FO% and wick type also play a role. but what I haven't seen mentioned so far is the size of the candle container. the size of your container is just as important! think about how how you get a throw. obviously by heating up the wax. so then it should follow that the bigger your melt pool, the larger the throw! if you make scented candles and are concerned with hot throw, then you absolutely MUST take into account the container size. this is just as important as wax type, FO, and wick. the amount of hot throw you get from your scented candles is dependent on the size of the melt pool (depth and surface area).