Jul

thanks for that list. I'll try a few of them. I recently started making candles and I have been using Candle Science. One that I have tried which I like a lot is Blood Orange. great scent and very strong. jmh

wish I had seen this sooner. Blood Orange. very strong and great scent, imo. I ordered cranberry marmalade and their apple harvest. I can get back with you on that. thanks for sharing your three. I'll try them next time. jmh

"I too love the Blood Orange from Candle Science . Many of the oils from that company are very nice + are very good quality. What type of scents to you gravitate to so that can help us make better suggestions . May I ask what wicks you've had good success with your 464 soy wax." the wicks I am using are Eco 14 pre tabbed 6". they seem to work real well. the scents i like are more masculine. I like patchouli, cedar wood, etc. So I don't know how Orange got in there, but I do like it. I would like to try maybe a good cranberry something or even apple, to see if I like it. I like to try things related to Harvest or Autumn so I ordered a few of those scents from a place called Bitter Creek. thanks for getting back.

I'm real new to candle making. I like making them, but it's just for me. I'm a school teacher who needed a hobby. after a few tries my candles are turning out very nice. I use 464 Soy wax. So that leaves me to figure out fragrances. I would love to hear what people are saying are good or strong fragrances. I just just ordered a dozen or so samples and I must say I am somewhat underwhelmed. Maybe they'll impress me after I put them into my candle. If anyone out there maybe mention a few and where they come from...I don't know a lot of the abbreviations or acronyms used for some of these businesses. One fragrance I found, which I thought was super strong came from a company called Candle Science. It was the 'Blood Orange'. I definitely will be ordering that again. So if anyone out there has a list or just a few fragrances they would recommend that would be great. thanks jmh

Same here. Although I am fairly new to making candles... I use 464 and pour between 145 and 150. My tops look very nice so far.

thanks to people for getting back with me on this. If anyone is interested Here's a link to an article, I thought is very informative. http://www.stephen-herman.com/Perf_Flav.pdf As it turns out my topic question wasn't a very smart one. Jul

Hi, I recently joined this forum and I'm glad for all the information. There is one thing though despite looking around a good bit I have not been able to find. There is so much talk on the internet about what goes into Fragrance Oils. I am using Soy wax 464 and I would like to find something in terms of fragrances that's not harmful. I ordered the Floral sample pack from Aztec and all it gives me is the name of what I ordered, but not much else. I decided to make candles for myself and maybe, if they turn out give some to my friends for Xmas. I don't want to make anything that could possibly be harmful. I am sure there are many other Candle makers out there who are thinking about this. How are you all dealing with this? thanks Jul

Hi my name is Jul and I am just getting started making my own candles. I live in the Carolinas and I am a school teacher looking for a new hobby. I've been wanting to make my own candles for a while now. I have lots of questions and am glad I found this site.