Tigerwife

Thank you so much for any help! I'm still pretty new at this and trying to figure things out. My candles smell good, but I want them to be pretty as well. GB464 ECO10 wick 10% FO load The first photo with the whitest wax was after the initial 2 hour burn. You will see the cauliflower wick and wax that was left up on the sides of the tin. I trimmed the wick and started a 3 hour burn. The last three are during and after that subsequent 3 hour burn I did last night when someone suggested pictures. Of course I didn't end up with a cauliflower wick, so maybe that corrected itself with time. What's driving me crazy is the wax around the edges. It seems to burning a deep pool, not an even shallow pool. My wick may not be perfectly centered, but this happened with my last batch as well where the wick was perfectly in the middle. I'm not getting frosting or tunneling, just that darn messy wax ring. If ECO isn't a good choice for 6 oz tin, are there suggestions for another type? I don't mind buying others to test, but would like to stick with one provider that offers multiple types due to shipping costs. Are 8 oz tins easier to work with?

For this round of testing, I used Eco10 wicks in 6 oz tins. I'm getting a cauliflower wick and a ring of wax left around the top after my initial 2 hour and 3 hour burn. Should I try I higher number wick (12 or 14) or smaller number (8) in my next round of testing?

Is there a reason you don't use(test) the ECO series from CS? That's what I've always used in 464 in tins and now I'm thinking I need to try something else.

I order from CandleScience as well. A roll of 1000 2-inch comes out to 2 cents each.

I just received my first FO order from Flaming Candle. I've only used CS scents up to now. I only know OOB and cold throw since they haven't had time to cure-but I love all of them! My favorites were Honolulu Sun, Beach Wood and Mahogany Coconut. They smell less fake than other FOs I've used. They sent me a free sample of Southern Iced Tea. OOB it smells right on. It doesn't go with my line, but I'm going to pour it tomorrow for gifts and see how it does.