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Im beginning the journey of taking my longtime hobby into the business phase of things. For all of you seasoned business folks here, what do I need to do in order to get started and be legal? I know I need product liability insurance for starters. I am the only one making/selling the candles currently, so do I make my business an LLC, Inc, etc etc? I also will be launching a website to sell online, what do I need for that in regards to taxes and all that. Do I need to apply for a tax ID number from the IRS or what is it. I read through TT's sticky in the business section, but it mostly just covered insurance. Im sure there are other things I need to do in order to run a business other than insurance. Thanks for any information!

How did these perform during testing? Was this 1230 wax + 6.25% stearic? If so, was there any seapage of FO?

I tested 3% Stearic per pound of wax last night. At 5% FO the stearic eliminated the sweating 100%, but it also eliminated the mottling 100% 😂 I will try 2% stearic tonight and wrap the jar in foil, try and slow the cool more

Does stearic provide the same reduction in fragrance sweating that the vybar 343 did? I have a mottling wax I have been trying to get to work, which says it can hold 6% fo. I am down to 3% fo and it is still sweating out the fo. Im about to give up and look for another mottling wax. The current wax Im using is the 1286 from Aztec. Im really sad it cannot hold FO even at 4%, trying 3% tonight but the 4% tester was rather weak on Cold throw.

Are you still using this wax? If so, what are your thoughts? Just received a test slab and making my first tester now. Im going 70/30 6098/444 just to bump the soy content up a bit. Id like to know the actual soy content of 6098, but cannot find that info anywhere.

Ya, that is what I have been thinking all along. If Yankee, Kringle, Village sell boat loads of paraffin still then it must be ok. I just have to realize that "those people" are those people lol

Just got done with a summer music festival and did great for the weekend. However, I am noticing more and more customers just outright bashing paraffin candles with wild claims of how toxic they are. Currently my candles are soy/coconut, but when trying to defend paraffin they tend to look puzzled as to why I am not bad mouthing paraffin wax along side them. I then go on to try to explain that no matter what wax, as long as it is properly tested and wicked it will be just fine. But they do not want to hear it and have their mind set. I usually end the sale with them saying something like "Thank god your candles are soy, or else I would not be buying it" So..do any of you currently sell all paraffin candles? And if so, do you have to "convince" people that your candle is perfectly safe etc etc?

Sorry for the late reply, but I did test these at one point and found the bigger issue besides heat, was rust. I tested cans from different sources and tested with a variety of fo's. What I found was that they tend to rust very easily and I just couldnt live with knowing that. You may have better luck with whomever you sourced yours from, but I moved on and just stuck with the tin cans most suppliers sell.

Looks great! What wax are you using that you need a double wick in that container might I ask?

If you watch any of the candle reviewers on you tube, basically its them telling everyone that a FMP needs to happen ASAP. They give bad reviews if it doesnt "pool out" immediatly. There are many, many candle reviews with hundreds of thousands of watchers, who then go and tell their facebook groups and friends and so on...its REALLY unsafe to have a FMP so early on, but thats what these reviewers are telling the masses. I will continue to make a safe candle vs a quick burning one tyvm

Ty!

Thanks. I plan on testing some of the coco-apricot wax blwnds ive been reading about and will maybe get the sample pack to try

Any updates on these wicks Moon? I need a shorter/fatter wick for my blend, currently every wick I try in my blend has a straight/tall flame and it starts to throw soot at the slightest flicker

The wick is a zinc core, so the wick itself is standing upright its just the flame that is bent over itself. It does the same thing on the Kringle 2 wick with their wicks also which are not zinc core, more like Premiers. Ive tested the both candles in the middle of the house, and in a small bathroom with door closed and its the same either way, flame is just bent over and scorches the wax. Bummer

Jar: 31 ounce Libbey cylinder. 5.5" tall by 4" wide. Double wicked. The wax is about half-way down burned now, and the flame instead of standing upright, is now just bent over. Its bent over so much that it is now touching the wax pool and causing discoloration from the burnt wax. I also have a 2 wick Kringle jar in their "status" style which is almost the same dimensions as listed above. I am also at the half-way point in the burn and the flames ALSO bend over in that jar. Everything else is working fine, throw is fantastic, but the candle just turns discolored and looks like turd. I am starting to think I have a drafty house? My house is old and most definitely has drafts, but could these drafts be the cause of this issue, or is this issue because my container is too tall and this is just the natural air flow after the mid-way point of any jar this tall? Any insights would be helpful and if anyone of you folks have also experienced this what did you do differently. Thanks.