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No: the link to all the abbreviations and what they stand for. Two posts above someone asked about the abbreviations first (here's a copy): "I don't know what all of the initials mean. Can y'all help me out and spell out your responses just for this short survey. Thanks."" ...And then someone else said, "Years ago when I started making candles, I had to rely on that abbreviation list a lot. Plus I learned what FO, OOB, HT and CT meant. " I could have sworn the link was with that comment yet now I see the confusion I caused. SO I just opened a 2nd window (I'm on my Mac...not phone) and tried to find the dead link....and in looking for it I stumbled upon this topic. The other link was referred to a few times in different questions and it "404'd" every time. Let's see if this link works. It's not exactly a link to a file with all the abbreviations but there's quite a bunch here. Please, please tell me this workes!! I'm new here: please right this off as they say in the south: "Bless her heart....she's a blonde but that's not politically correct!" LOL

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FYI: "A Wonderful Winter", by "better Homes & Garen's and sold at Walmart is anenigma: their wax melts in the EXACT SAME SCENTS aren't made by the same company as their candles. I'm a wax melt user only...and in all my hunders if not thousands of purchased retail wax melts, "A Wonderful Winter" *wax melts* (obviously also sold by Walmart) are THE BEST wax melts...in my collection. They were sold for a few Winter seasons, but unfortunately they weren't sold in 2019 and...so far we do not know what the BH&G Winter scents will be. BTW: They usually release more candle scents because, I'll assume, they're manufactured by a much cheaper manufacturer. Here's what killed me before I got myself educated LOL: The wax melts (BH&G) and the candles (BH&G) use the exsct same label artwork/design down to the fonts. *USU*ALL* the wax color is a spot on dupe, but I noticed that the AWW (A Wonderful Winter) wax melts are a garder, slightly yucky green color; not an icy blue...but I didn't learn about the Retail manufacturing industry until 2018, and now I don't want to sound "stuck up", or "she thinks her sh*t doesn't stink" LOL: I swear to you: I'm not a wax melt maker nor a candle maker so I'm not competition for any of you. And I tend to be on the more not-connfident side. But when it comes to many *RETAIL* wax (all forms), I know too much!!! I actually started with FO's 2 months ago because of the Retail melts i "hoard"...like "hoard on the "Hoarding" TV show LOL.....because the stores (mainly Walmart) discontinues scents. On a side notw, in March, right when COVID-19 hit, I had and still have the worst Lupus flareup. Yes: I have Lupus whihc is a very complex autoimmune disease as it attacks many organs randomly and without reason. I also have a few other Autoimmune Diseases but I'm shared enough for now...and it leads to why I started with FOs 2 months ago. This flareup has really hit my lungs badly. It's been a nightmare and next week I will know more as to how my lungs are healing. That said: since March, some of my most treasured wax melt hoards....I can barely smell. Additionally, some of the other "minor" hoards" I can't tolerate for one reason or another. I was lost, and I Couldn't ask in my two FB groups although one of them I intend to explain about FO's down the road. FEAR NOT: neither group permits vendors to sell/advertise, and they would be removed if they did. The main group is Retail Wax Melt discussion only and it's hard-enforced. You can't even discuss candles. That's why we started (finally) a second group in May, for all things scents except body products. So because I have boatloads of wax melts, I to be honest, didn't even know FO vendors existed because my head was 100% focus on Retail wax, and they're oils are not at all discussed. It's odd now that I've learned about FOs, and met all of you that no one eever brought it up but I expect group two have have a whole section on FOs...likely run by me so I can keep tabs on people who sell in our FB groups only!! We may even loosed those rules because all the members...OMG....are buying vendor melts and every day I see 10 new vendors LOL!!! SO going back to Walmart's BH&G A Wonderful Winter (AWW): Here's the scent notes as per Walmart: • A Wonderful Winter Walmart Notes: Icy peppermint shimmers through regal evergreens adorned with glimmering icicles, bright winter citrus and leafy mistletoe. Now: my Co-Admin had done wax melt reviews since the beginning of time. AND....good news for those of you who make and sell your vendor wax melts: she's offering the service to do reviews on her main website now! Yes: vendor!!! And yes: FOR FREE! The only thing she requires is that the melts are sent to her to review. So, to help decipher that AMAZING, BEST EVER "A Wonderful Winter" scent *in wax melt form, I will post her scent note reviews here as well. Maybe, together, we can come up with a recipe LOL. If you liked the candle...the melts..OMG. And yes: I'm sure the melts are not made by the candle manufacturer. So here are the notes she wrote on BH&G AWW. • This smells like a combination of apple and eucalyptus, with a hint of cinnamon. Not overly sweet. The eucalyptus is very minty, but plain mint, not spearmint, so no toothpaste note. The eucalyptus adds that very slightly sage-y note to counteract too much sweetness from the apple. When melted, I definitely smell all 3 notes: the apple, cinnamon, and eucalyptus. Close up it has a very strong sinus-clearing menthol effect, more than most other minty scents I've smelled, and I can even detect the sinus-clearing effect in the room. I like the crisp apple note in this one! ---Throw: 4.00 One of the scents I hoard *IS* back this year (again: as a wax melt ONLY....it's the "ScentSationals" brand also sold at Walmart). It's called ScentSationals Iridescent.It's ever so slightly, and I stress slightly, like BHG AWW but not the same. However: it's to die for and now my nose can barely pick up the throw. So I ventured in to FOs and I've tried a few as "additives". I melt one cube of Iridescent and I add _________ fill in the blank: I haven't hit a perfect one yet but so far JC Polar Express is best. It may need one drop of a straightup peppermint oil too. So there you go on the Walmart's "A Wonderful Winter" candle. Tosss it and see if you can find some melts to compare SOMEWHERE on the web. I have I think 2 clams of it left. I cherish it. The link to my Co-Admin's (Teri Brooks) site for reviews is https://www.waxmeltreviews.com/ She's a wonderdul person and likely the closest person to me in my life. BTW none of us know ANY of the FO's used in the retail wax melts. It's proprietary information, obviously. Same as Hobby Lobby/DD Melts, Goos Creek, Bridgewater Candle, Hanna's Candles, Shortie's, Swan Creek, AmbiEscents, Candleberry, Trapp, Village Candle, Tuscany, Mainstays (Walmart as well but those candles/wax melts ARE made by the same company and they have some great scents this Fall). I hope this helps!!! Bring on A Wonderful Winter! -Karen "wild4waxmelts"

Same!!! I've been wanting to ask! Also: what is Peak? I know it's a vendor but when another vendor sels a scent and says, "Scented Scent Example" by Peak®....what does that mean? By Peak? A dupe? I guess I need to know what/who Peak is first! And then all the other abbreviations. Thanks in advance!

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Can I ask where you get the flip tops from? How do you know what size to get? I'm new to this and I am noticing that the tops of the bottles vary . Or: Is it better to get bottles with droppers? All I see is glass in that type. Not the best for me: I'm clumsy. I have bought the one size only caps from FB and they're great and very reasonable...but I don't need more FO now and I feel funny ordering just lids. I guess I can twist my arm into buying more FO LOL. BTW I was not sure how to comment/reply to your post so forgiveme if I did it incorrectly (which I'm bettering I did since this is NOT a quote. Please advise. Thank you in advance, -Karen, wild4watmelts

Hi All, As far as bags for storing wax melts...even full clams of wax you may have purchased...the bags MUST be Polypropylene, NOT Polyethylene. Polyethylene (PE) are like Ziplock bags: a softer, cloudy plastic versus Polypropylene (PP) which is like cellophane: crispy and crunchy for lack of a better way to describe it. It's harder to work with in my opinion because there's no "give" to that cellophane PP bags and I've ripped many trying to be greedy and squeeze one more clamshell in! PP provides a protective barrier without compromising visibility. As I said: it's crystal clear; no haze whatsoever. It preserves the scent of the wax because of that protective barrier that makes it stiff, shiny, and barely flexible. Additionally, since it prevents evaporation or exposure to bacteria, it helps to preserve products. It's also the choice for food, candy, soaps, and is often seen if the old-fashion candy stores where candy is sold by weight. In a nutshell: PP is a protector of scent, freshness, taste, texture. PE is used as sleeves to protect collectible magazines, comic books, photographs. Why? The cloudy appearance blocks the sun and prevents the papergoods from fading. Here's a warning: on Amazon, you don't always get what you think you're getting. They use words like "cello" but not the word PP (Polypropylene) and in the end, 9 out of 10 times you receive PE bags. That's why it's best to go through a packaging supply company. Websites/stores/retail companies where they break out the bag categories into PE and PP. This way you're sure. Additionally, it's VERY hard to find larger sized PP bags with a "resealable zipper lock" type closure. AT best, you'll find a glue strip that's resealable but take it from me: it looks like a crinkled mess once it's opened and resealed. So if you're selling your good..."cross your t's and dot your i's;" and "measure twice; cut once" so to speak. Also: if you're a buyer of retail or vendor wax melts that come in clamshells: those are NOT PP plastic. You need to pack up those clamshells in the crinkly merciless PP bags.I'm an admitted hoarder of scents I love and spend hours filling the PP bags with the clamshells, labeling them, etc. Then, into a Walmart bin those packed bags go. The only way around that is to admit that you're a wax melt addict and admit that you have lost control! So all that said...I *did* find a reputable company that sells resealable PP bags and what I mean by resealable is.......zipper seal!!! The only gripe I have is that I'd like bigger bags. AND...I had to buy quite the quantity...but I realized I could have bought less by buying the 100 option, and buying TWO of those. But no: I selected the 500 count and so it is. I send some out to friends when we do RAOKs in our group (Random Act Of Kindness). so everyone wins! OH! The link: https://www.royalbag.com/Polypropylene-Reclosable-Bags/category/87 Good luck!!! Any remember: be careful on Amazon! -Karen, wild4waxmelts