lilyfield

What does it mean when you light a candle and it only stays lit for about a minute and then it goes out ? (The flame was struggling from when I lit it)

They are in celsius not farenheit

Can anyone please tell me why I am not getting much of a cold throw and nil hot throw with citrus fragrances. eg coconut lime, coconut & mandarin, lime, basil & mandarin to name a few. I have tested in 464 and cb advanced. What am I doing wrong? Do they require different temperature to be added? I have tried adding at different temperatures but none have worked. If anyone has been successful could you please give precise instructions and details to temperatures to bring wax to, add FO, and pour. Thanks

And how long do you let them cure for before testing them?

how do you cool fast? and cool to what temperature?

what wax do you use? and what temperature do you heat it to? add FO? and pour at?

And what effect does adding too much fragrance have on the candle? Does it have any effect on hot throw, cold throw , the way it burns? OR are you just wasting fragrance and money by doing so?

So what I meant was " does the fragrance evaporate after you have added it to the wax, stirred it for a few minutes and then whilst you are waiting for it to cool down to say 130 before you POUR? So the waiting time until it drops to be poured does the fragrance evaporate? As some say POUR straight after fragrance is added to the wax. Either way I am not getting a good hot throw. I've changed to the 464 now but i still need to know the answer to that question. And also why do you pour at lower temperatures to when you add the FO in? What effect is that suppose to have on the wax? Im trying to understand the science behind it so I can actually have some success with these candles. Also do you heat the wax in a double boiler and then transfer it to a plastic container , throw the FO in, stir, and pour OR do you throw the FO in the same pot as you heated the wax in? Do you throw all FO in at the same temperature? Apparently citrus FO need to be added at lower temperatures.??? A lot of questions. Please read carefully and try to answer each one. Thanks heaps very frustrated at the moment.

Hi can somebody please tell me if the fragrance is the problem or the wax if your flame is flickering and dancing around. I have tried a smaller wick but it doesn't solve the problem. And there is no need for a bigger wick as there is a perfect melt pool. So whats causing it? Thanks.

I have talked to the suppliers they just say heat to 85 deg, put fragrance at 75 deg and pour at 65 deg. But this doesnt work and Ive tried other temperatures. But I was reading that the flashpoint of a fragrance is important of a fragrance. can someone please enlighten me about this. And do you pour straight after the fragrance is mixed in?

Hi I have made about 30 candles and they are no good. (30 different ways) I've been using the cb advanced and although there is a cold throw there isnt much of a fragrance and the flame dances of flickers. Have tried changing wicks but no luck. Can someone please tell me detailed instructions of how to use this wax. I have been using 10% fragrance oil. So do you heat the wax to a certain temperature and wait for it to cool down to a certain temperature to add fragrance oil and then wait and pour at a lower temperature? or do you take the wax to say 185 and throw it in straight away and then pour? I keep reading that the fragrance evaporates if you dont pour straight away. But then I keep reading to pour at a low temperature so how does that work? Thats the complete opposite? Can someone please give me detailed instructions with temperatures I am very frustrated. I've been letting them cure for 3-4 days before burning. Oh and do you mix fragrance with metal or wooden stick or spoon? Thanks