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Fallon

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  1. Hi everyone! What would you say is your favorite leather oil and bead for making sachets. I’ve been using oil and beads from Lone Star, but I’m not getting enough scent throw. Your input is greatly appreciated!
  2. I just checked Lonestar’s website, and this is what they said: “Important Note: Be sure to allow the aroma beads about 8-10 days to cure before baking them. Baking them too early can make the scent throw very weak.” Perhaps baking them would be a bad idea then? Or even setting them in the sun? I guess this would explain why my first batch didn’t work, but I certainly don’t know why this batch isn’t working either. Maybe their beads aren’t that great. Orrrr maybe it’s me? Lol!
  3. Thanks so much! I’ve actually dried my beads out in the sun, but they didn’t throw off enough scent either. It did help the beads soak up the leather oil a lot quicker, but I didn’t know if that’s why they didn’t smell strong enough. This batch, I did one cup of beads and tablespoon of oil and shook ‘em up for two weeks before they soaked up all the oil. I added another tablespoon and it took another two weeks to soak up that oil. I’m thinking of trying an additional tablespoon and throwing a jar in the oven to see how that works. You’re right..leather is VERY popular! I just wish I could get this figured out, because I have people wanting to buy but I’m waiting until I know they’re going to get a product they are 100% satisfied with.
  4. I hadn’t thought about that. I’m sorry to bother, but may I ask what your ratio of leather oil to aroma beads is?
  5. Thank you. So Lone Star’s beads are a problem, as well? I scanned through all 10 pages (lol) of that post but couldn’t find info on the beads from there. I’ll need to try out the pellets everyone recommends. Hoping that solves my problem!
  6. Hi everyone! This is my second time trying to make aroma beads for sachets that I’m making, and I’m still having problems. I purchased my beads and leather oil from Lone Star, and I started with 1 cup of beads with 1 tbsp of oil. After shaking for two weeks, the oil was finally soaked up completely. I added an additional tbsp to the beads, and it seemed to mostly soak up after another 2 weeks. The problem that I’m having is that they still don’t seem strong enough. Am I doing something wrong? I’ve previously purchased the same style sachets with leather aroma beads that smelled STRONG and lasted a loooonnngggg time. I’m testing a sachet in my vehicle, and I was only able to slightly smell it the first day. 😕 I’m feeling pretty discouraged, so I was really hoping some pros (aka y’all) could give me some advice.
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