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Or should I consider this better in this case since the second half of the candles life still remains a safe burn ? What are thoughts on this I’m very curious !

I’m noticing that on my candles (using freedom wax with an opening diameter of 3” and using premier cotton wicks), the very first lights are amazing. Melt pools all the way to the ends clean in 3-4 hours. But then all consecutive lights even at 5 hours, they aren’t burning to the ends. What could be the reason for this?? I’ve tried keeping the wick at different lengths but it doesn’t seem to matter. Not until the candle is halfway down and the edges of the jar get hotter with the lights does the hang up start to melt off. It really drives me beyond crazy I can’t understand why/how it changes so drastically from the first light. any insight is a huge help thank you!

Revisiting this here - does different flicker have different meaning? If it’s more of like a pulse rather than “dancing” does that point to something different? I’m noticing some candles do this on some burns while other burns are ok. I have a 16oz freedom soy wax candle with 8.5% fragrance load and the first 2 burns were ok , flickering between 2-3 hours and now on the 3rd burn is flickering in under 1 with way less moments of a steady flame. Would a lower fragrance load maybe help for a more steady flame? I’ve made some that are curing because figured it wouldn’t hurt but there is no soot or mushrooming really even at the 3 hour mark so really don’t know if it’s something I’m being too particular on.

Yeah very true. I get caught up in the 5 scents I have now working the same way and then wondering why other scents don’t. But trying a few scents now with HTP series to see. happy new year !!

I have a lavender scent that I love and it has a great hot and cold throw in my freedom wax. The melt pool on this scent in particular always gets bigger and deeper quicker than my other scents. It does stop at about 1/2” deep but gets there in under 2 hours in an 8oz straight sided jar with diameter of 2 3/8”. It doesn’t smoke, mushroom , or get any black soot around the top of the jar from the flame - would you consider this ok to sell? Is it usual that some pools are significantly deeper by fragrance? thanks in advance!

I will definitely try this ! What size diameter do you generally start double wicking? My 16oz is 3” wide but sometimes wax gets hung up and my wicks mushroom - some scents more than others on both of those.

That’s helpful to hear. My biggest problem is being so discouraged when one fragrance at the same % doesn’t work and thinking “why did it work so great for others and not this one”. Should probably save time and just move on. I have it in my head that some fragrances work for everyone but I just can’t figure them out! Especially to read reviews on oils where people say they are so strong and meanwhile everywhere from 6-10% doesn’t work for me as I’d like

Why do you drop down for multi wick jars? I’m thinking about testing my 16oz with multi wicks instead of single so curious if FO makes a difference with amount of wicks?

I’m curious how the veteran chandlers test new scents! I recently launched my candle company and have a basic recipe for the scents I’m currently selling. I’m testing new scents and feel like since the ones I already have work great, (amazing hot and cold throw, melt pools, etc) I figured that the fragrance load amount in these scents would be a good place to start for tests ! How do you experienced candle makers test new scents?? How many would you make and in what difference in fragrance load per test? Working with freedom soy, premier cotton wicks in 2 sizes- so also need them to be optimal in both jars (2 3/8” and 3” diameters). Finding also that some scents are ok in one jar and not in the other. Any advice would be a huge help!

Hahaha mine too but I’m committed! I know the swirls you mean but would rather those than this crazy tunnel. It’s a constant work in progress. Im finding that soy candles are all about picking your battles honestly.

I’ve been pouring for about a year. I spoke with the ladies where I get my supplies from and they also said likely a cavity. Apparently freedom wax is known for this but I’ve never had it happen! I have seen craters open up near the wick if I heat gun the tops so this does make sense. Another solution was to keep moving the wicks as the wax is settling to get any air bubbles around it broken up. Freedoms instructions are to add the fragrance at 160 and pour so my pour temps are always around 150. Will be heat gunning everything until I figure this out!

So weird that it happened to all 3 I lit yesterday but others my friends have same size were okay. How would I avoid this in the future? Do you think it would be worth it to heat gun the tops just to make sure there are no cavities at the top?

I lit one of them again today and it’s not happening. It was just on the first light. I’m curious now if the left over on the ledge will burn down since the pool is already wider and more spread out on this light

2 were Lavender 1 was a blend of honey and vanilla. But I have made these same candles before same, fragrance, wick, and wax and this hasn’t happened. This is so strange to me