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Oh that’s ok, thank you for your input anyway! I let them cure for a week. I do have others at home that i made recently where I used a full ounce of falling leaf for three tins and I think it’ll definitely have an amazing throw (the CT is crazy strong) and they are the prettiest candles I’ve made so far! Nice and smooth... I was SO proud. But sadly I can’t stand the scent! So I may not be able to even burn them, haha! Ive thought a lot about using C3, and I’m still in the process of choosing my rightwax right now... so if I go that route you can bet I’ll be asking some questions!

Oh also @Trappeur I’d used winter woodland and strawberry and rhubarb for these tins, sorry I forgot to say in my first response. The throw is actually a little noticeable but I think I just used too little.

Thank you, Trappeur. Im glad to hear I’ve done things well. Ive heard a lot of good things about cd wicks and htp too, so I’m definitely thinking about grabbing some. Do you think they’d work well in CB-130? I’d heard of ECO working well in millennium and that which is why is grabbed them first, but I’d love more input. Any idea where would you start size wise with either of those wicks for an 8 ounce tin with a 3” diameter...?

These are so pretty! and I love theme.

That’s what I was thinking, but I just wanted to make sure! Of course!

Reading over this, I honestly think I wasn’t very good at explaining what I’d done in my original post :/ As I said- I’d used that .05 oz. of FO for a little over a pound of wax to fill three 8 oz. tins with three different wicks... Not just the one tin (that would be a lot of FO for one ) this is one of them. So I think that’s where some of the confusion came from. I’m sorry! Hahah. Thank you again for all your help! And Ive noticed already that the learning never stops.. but being something I genuinely enjoy, I’m glad. It’ll keep me interested and make me strive to be better at it. It helps having boards like this as well to help you along the way!

So not to repeat myself but to make sure, I’m right in thinking as far as good ventilation (I plan to open windows and turn on the exhaust fan over my stove) that others that maybe around are safe with it being in the air? I figured I’d make them when I’m alone at home as much as I can and then air out the apartment before anyone else maybe around. Is that good enough....? Any extra precautions I need to consider? You don’t know how much your help so far has helped calm my paranoia! Haha.

Awesome! I’m sure that’ll be the one I’m going to grab or this other one for paint fumes. I just wasn’t sure what it should say it blocks out since nothing says “fragrance oils”, obviously and thats at a good tip! Luckily I’m only pouring so much right now to start but I’m sure for more that’ll get more hard to keep them separated!

That was my original plan but as I said, they were more concentrated (candle cocoon fo) and I’d read a bunch of posts where most people said they’d used half with their lb of wax since it’s so strong. When testing I’ve also been letting it burn for 3 hours and putting it out each time since I’ve read you should let it burn an hour for the diameter of the container. But then I’ve also read some people say to burn it longer. Just so many opinions and specifications..... I really hope I can get the hang of this at some point soon!

I’ll definitely be adding it to my list! I wasn’t sure if they’d be ok to wear while stirring and everything or not.

Just regular latex gloves? I take it you only wear them when adding the FO with candles?

I guess from the way you explained it, it was more 0.5 oz. as it took maybe a tiny bit less than half of the 1 oz. bottle I used. How much do you normally use in a lb of wax (a little over a pound fills 3 8 oz. tins)? I’ve always read that 1 oz. was the norm per 1 lb wax, so I figured if I tried about half I’d be in a good starting place as it was a very concentrated oil. Is that not true for tins....?

Well, Id used 0.05 ounces.....? My apologies if I’m explaining things incorrectly. I’m still trying to get this measuring thing down. didn’t even use the full ounce, so I didn’t believe I’d added too much. I also have been trimming the wick each time... but maybe I’d trimmed to much or something. Thank you for your input though. I believe I’m going to just look at these as my “getting used to doing the basics” such as pouring and so on...!and really test once I change waxes, as I believe I’ll be switching for numerous reasons. We shall see.

Also, I've read a lot lately about people wearing gloves while working... is this more just in case of splashing wax? What kind of gloves..? Questions! Questions!

So, I’ve been doing some test burns with my first ever pour of candles (they’re the most cured :)) I made three with an eco 10, 12, and 14 wick. These photos show the one with an eco 12 wick almost down to the bottom in millennium wax with very little FO (.5 oz) in an 8 oz tin after the fifth burn of 3 hours. I’m just curious since I know I’ve read a few times that you want to leave some hang up on the tins (so they don’t get too hot to handle) if this is still too much left over wax? The eco 10 has left just a little more than this on the sides and I haven’t burned the 14 just yet. I maybe switching waxes completely to a parasoy if I wind up liking the one I recently ordered so I know that might totally switch up my wick game... but basically I’m just posting these to get an idea of just how much hang up IS too much on an 8 oz tin no matter what kind of wax...?

Thank you everyone for all of the responses! It's been really helpful. I'm thinking this one maybe good... I'll be going to grab it sometime this week! You think it'd be a good choice @Sebleo @Candybee? It's a 3M model and has good reviews... https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Medium-House-Hold-Multi-Purpose-Respirator-65021HA1-C/202080143

I’m definitely going to look into it! Thank you! Do you remember what brand it is? And do you worry about other people that maybe in the same room as you breathing it in while you’re making it? I’m making mine in my kitchen and obviously they aren’t exactly “over it” like we are... but as I told Jcandleattic, I’m just covering all my bases and looking for as much info as possible, haha.

Well that’s awesome to know. It’s great getting input from someone that’s been making candles as long as you have, so I really do appreciate it. What kind of resperator are you using? Do you think if someone’s in the area while making them that they’re at risk at all? My fiancée is obviously around sometimes as I make them in our kitchen... and I’m just trying to cover all my bases, haha.

So first, my apologies for posting so much! haha. I know I’ve been doing so a lot since I’ve joined here... but I’ve also been reading so, SO much lately about how to do so many things, what’s best for what, different choices I have in every piece of everything....and I truly appreciate the input you get on this board and opinions any of you may have in the world of candle making. (Getting to the point... :)) With all the things you can read on the internet these days, and being new at making candles myself... I felt the need to ask. Do any of you feel concern for your own health while making candles? I was standing over some melted wax the other day, just stirring and thinking to myself... (I’m sure this has been discussed before in the past... :/ so sorry for re-asking, but you may have different opinions now anyway or learned something different yourself about the subject... so why not?) I know that I really want to one day a little further down the road once I’ve done enough testing on everything and feel I have come to a good place- to make this a business... and I may just be paranoid... but honestly, do you feel you might wind up with health problems caused by melting all the FOs or all the waxes in the long run? Or those who maybe around you while you’re doing it could too? I’m a firm believer in doing what you love to do, and I have no plans of giving up or being “scared off” I just would feel terrible to put anyone’s health in jeopardy and I just wanted to see what anyone else had to say about it. Thank you!

I’ll definitely have to look into that! Thank you! Do you feel that you get the best hot throw from it? What wicks do you use?

What scents are you using? And what wicks?

Or if anyone has an opinion on 6006 that would be helpful as well.

My apologies as I’m not sure if this should go here or a different section, does anyone still use joy wax? I’m contemplating trying it or 6006 for some better hot throw.

Thanks, TallTayl, Im actually test burning with an Eco 10 right now as we speak and I’m honestly liking how it’s burning so I guess it could be a good choice too, this is just my first ever test burn and I didn’t use enough FO (as it was candle cocoon and I was concerned about it being too strong.) I just finished the second round of burning just now and it’s doing alright... still not full meltpool (which I know is ok) I just wasn’t sure if maybe I might be better of with something besides Eco in the long run. If i can still with them though, that’s ok too!

At the moment I am using ECO wicks and they're fine.. however, I'm curious if they just don't burn hot enough or if I'd be better off with a different kind of wick for my Enchanted Lites Millenium wax candles. I'm making them in 8 ounce tins from candle science with about 1 ounce of FO (could possibly go a little more), no dye. Does anyone have an preference between the HTPs, CDs, or premiere wicks? Or have any idea which of each would be close to an ECO 12, 14 or 16? I wish I could find a good chart. Every wick chart I look at seems to say something totally different. :/