Dha

8 hours ago, Trappeur said:

So what temperature(s) do you suggest to pour at?

 

Trappeur

I have been having good luck by following the flash points recently.  That and a long cure for the 464.  I tried all different types of wicks and personally have the best luck w ECO’s.    

6 hours ago, GoldieMN said:

@Dha I'm in the same boat as you with my four pine scents!  I've been busy getting ready for a sale and left the pine scents to test for last since I've always had good success with them in the past.  And just as you say, I don't want to sell something that will disappoint the customer.  I heat to 183, add approx. 7.25% oil, stir for 3 minutes, wait two weeks to cure.  I'm using Candlescience Mistletoe and Fraser Fir; Fillmore's Christmas Tree; RusticEscentual's Christmas Bliss.   I plan on trying C3 as soon as possible after my sale.

GoldieMN 

 

 

Holy cow that’s stressful!  I totally get the frustration.   I didn’t have any luck with CS mistletoe.   I even tried to do a 50/50 blend with CS Christmas Hearth and still weak.  Right now I have had minimal success with wassail, cypress and bayberry, and peppermint eucalyptus, hit or miss with lemon pound cake, no luck with blue spruce, pomegranate cider, and Christmas hearth/mistletoe and snickerdoodle/carmelized pralines.  That’s such a broad spectrum of scents that I’m feeling like it’s somethibg else. I was interested in trying joy wax as a candle making friend told me about it the other day.  

15 hours ago, GailC said:

That sure is a large percentage of FO.  I use about 8 percent, and most all the candles I've made have a good HT, especially the fall/winter spicy scents.  I have run into a few FO's through the years that are weak, but that is the exception rather than the rule.  I use GW444. 

 

I hope you figure out your problem.  Have you asked others if they can smell them?  

 

 

Yeah I have a business where people are in and out all day.  I usually take my testers there and see if people respond to the scent.  I also have a few friends that I give testers too.  Plus my husband who aside from an occasional eyeroll (he’s so over the candle talk lol) is very good for feedback.   I’ll try lowering my FO load and see if that makes a difference.  What’s the difference between 464 and 444?

Bird charm 

16 hours ago, birdcharm said:

I think it's a good thing that you raised your temperature for adding scent.  I normally add just after removing from heat, so at about 170, then I gently stir again prior to pouring the candles.  In some ways, I think soy wax is like gel wax in that scent throw isn't their best feature, but you should get some anyway.  What scents are you using?

Yeah I read a lot about candles prior to making them but there’s this one guy on YouTube saying that he puts his FO at 120 and all the commenters were saying the hotter temp strategy was burning off a lot of FO so I started doing it colder.  I think there’s a lot of misinformation online so that’s why I enjoy talking to other candle makers directly.   I mostly use candle science but I have tried some rustic escentuals and I just ordered from Flaming candle.   

Hi all!   I’m new to the group and I have begun to have issues with GB 464.  I have been making candles for about 6 months and have had great success with most of the candles I have made so far.  Great scent throw (hot and cold) clean burn etc....  now I’ve been trying to make a winter line of about 4 scents and I am going a little crazy.  My candles are burning very well but there is such a weak hot scent throw I can’t possible sell them.  I have tried FO from all different companies, I’m in the process of changing wicks from eco to cd, I have modified my process and nothing’s helping.  My procedure is to use eco or cd wicks in 8ozmasons and 4 oz tins.  I usually add 10%-12% FO at 150 and pour.   Curing time is 2 weeks although with all the duds I have bumped it a week to see if I get any scent throw at all.  I have modified my FO add temp to 185 to see if that helps but I haven’t smelled a difference.  In very small rooms like a bathroom I will get a nice scent but in normal sized rooms it’s barely noticeable.   I haven’t bought any new 464 and it seems like it performed perfectly with my previous recipes and now just sucks with all my new stuff. Any help or tips would be great.  Thank you!!!