Lori berlin

Hello, 
I have made some melts with 10% Christmas scents, which unfortunately seem way too overpowering, so I don't want to offer them like that. Now I'm thinking about melting down the melts again to stretch them with some pure wax. I would imagine that is possible, but am unsure. Before I get into it, my question: would much fragrance be lost when melting down the melts? If so, is it necessary to add pure wax at all? Has anyone done this before? 
Best regards 

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Thank you for the quick and detailed reply. 
It is not the wick flap, which sits bombproof to the end at the bottom of the glass. Also the wick thread is always fixed firmly and straight on the wick holder. 
But what you have explained regarding the stability of the wicks, makes sense to me.  I have never looked at the differences between the wicks in this way. Thanks for this valuable info.
 Since I need to use up the existing wax first, I will try other wicks (although I love the LX wicks) and see if changing the wick solves the problem. 
One more question: How can you tell if a wax is hard or soft if there is nothing in the description about it?

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The following problem occurs now and then and nerfs me enormously:

While the candle is burning, the wick wanders outward after a while, so I often have to correct it with a chopstick. This usually happens when the candle has burned down about 1 cm. 

In doing so, I basically do nothing wrong. I adjust the wick exactly in the center of the glass and then fix it with a wick holder, just as it should be. Even after I pour in the wax, the wick sits straight and yet this happens. Can someone please explain to me what this could be? 

I am currently using CS 1 wax (paraffin mixture similar to Sasol container wax), 7% fragrance, Lx 12 wick.

Best regards 

Simone

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Besides candle-shack there are the following candle stores where it is really worth to buy materials:

randallscandles.co.uk
suppliesforcandles.co.uk
craftovator.co.uk
craftastik.co.uk
nicandlesupplies.co.uk (Ireland)
scentssoapsandcandles.co.uk ......

UK has many other candle making stores though. With the right search you will surely find some other stores. 
 

On 6.1.2022 at 18:28, bramhopecandles said:

Hallo, vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, meinen langen Beitrag zu lesen und zu beantworten!

Habe noch ein paar gut gemischte Kerzen gegossen und ich finde, sie sehen etwas glatter aus.

Ich denke, ich werde das 464-Wachs und vielleicht einige andere Öle ausprobieren. Kann jemand einen guten (UK!) Duftöllieferanten empfehlen?

I have tried pretty much all the candle stores I could find in Europe. Although I am based in Germany and therefore don't like to pay customs fees, the 
UK stores listed below turned out to be the best stores as far as materials like scents, wick and wax are concerned. Despite the customs fees, the prices are still cheaper than if I were to buy from an EU store. 
It depends on what kind of candles with what scents you want to make. 
Nicandlesupplies.co.uk, for example, has no perfume scents, but other very high quality scent compositions that you can't get anywhere else. On their site you'll also find a really great and quite accurate fragrance load calculator that you should definitely try out.

Suppliesforcandles.co.uk again has very, very good and high quality perfume scents.

My experience with this is based on the fact that I have purchased the same fragrances from different stores time and time again, 

https://suppliesforcandles.co.uk
https://www.craftastik.co.uk
https://scentssoapsandcandles.co.uk
https://candle-shack.co.uk
https://www.randallscandles.co.uk
https://www.craftovator.co.uk
https://www.nicandlesupplies.co.uk

Basically, you can find really good materials in all these stores. 
I hope I could help. 
Best regards and a healthy new year.

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Thank you very much for your answers. 
I probably expressed myself a bit awkwardly.  I actually mean candles where the two different scents are poured in layers. I used the English Pear & Fresia x Lime Basil & Mandarin scents, which were also used in the original Jo Malone candles. So I didn't have to worry about matching the scents in a hurry. But of course I would like to experiment with other fragrance oils. True, if the scents meet in the middle, it should be important that they go well together.  
So your answers have been helpful to me.  
Thank you and best regards 

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Has anyone ever made a candle with two different scents?

Jo Malone offers two candles in which two different scents are poured per candle. I found the idea so great that I tried it out today. However, the candle still has to cure for a few days before I can test it. Has anyone done this before? If so, is there anything in particular I should be aware of? 
Love greetings 
 

On 8.10.2021 at 19:13, TallTayl said:

Normalerweise können Sie ein Muster erkennen, wenn Sie sich die Crimpung auf der Dochtlasche ansehen.
 

Die Laschenkräuselmaschine führt eine Dochtgarnspule in eine Richtung zu. Schauen Sie auf die Lasche, um zu sehen, welche Seite das Grübchen der Crimpmaschine hat. Das „V“ oder das umgekehrte „V“ befindet sich normalerweise auf der einen oder der anderen Seite des Crimps. Sobald Sie das Muster auf Ihren Dochten sehen, sollte es einfacher sein, als die Wachsgrundierung abzukratzen. Richten Sie die Laschen aus, zeigen Sie dann die Crimps in entgegengesetzte Richtungen und Sie sollten eingestellt sein. 

Great tip !!! Many, many thanks. 🤗
 

Thank you very much for your answer. You seem to be a very experienced mentor in candle making with much to learn from. Thank you for sharing your experience. 
I immediately applied your tip to test candles and it worked beautifully. Although it is a bit of a hassle with wicks that are completely encased in wax ( like the LX wicks I used), fortunately the wicks are long enough.
I lightly scraped off the wax at the top about 1 cm until the "V" -side and the "BERG" side was visible In the meantime, I have prepared all the wicks I need for my 2-wick candles and marked the BERG side on the metal holder so that inserting the wicks is quicker. 

Best wishes and have a nice weekend...
Simone 

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Hello, I have a question again.
The wicks of my 2-wick candles (so far only for my own consumption) do not always tilt in the optimal direction after the first lighting. The distances of the wicks are well centered, but if both wicks tilt in the same direction, it happens that one side of the glass is a little hotter and the wax melts faster there. In larger containers, this is not quite as troublesome. But I would like to use containers with an oval diameter and there I already see a problem. So far, I have sometimes plumbed the wicks in my round containers during the burning process, but that's just a solution for me, it wouldn't be so good for selling the candles, I think. Or am I being too picky?
Is there a way to tell the direction of a wick's tilt before it is inserted, or to influence the direction of the tilt?
For my wax mixture I use small LX wicks.

Kind regards 
Simone 

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1 hour ago, TallTayl said:

Eine Wickektomie wird Ihre Kerzen retten. 
 

 

Hello Tall Tayl,
You just made me so happy with your great tip. Until just now I was in a really bad mood because of this misery. But now I have hope and energy again to tackle the matter anew. 
Many, many thanks for your quick answer. So I can act immediately and get this appfelentkerner. 

Kind regards 
Simone 

I am so frustrated. 
A few days ago I poured 20 candles with different scents (Nivea, Lily of the Valley) with much joy and enthusiasm. When all the candles were done, I was horrified to discover while cleaning up that I had accidentally used wicks that were way, way too small. The bag of wicks was so poorly labeled that I didn't even realize it was the wrong wick size. A test fire revealed that nothing was salvageable. The flame is too small.
What can I do now?  As a small retailer, I rely on every jar of candles.
I have considered remelting the wax (Kerax 4105/Rape mix with 7% fragrance). However, I am not sure at what temperature I can melt the already scented wax. And I also wonder if the candles will have the same scent afterwards as before and if I can still sell the candles then. If the fragrance should no longer be in intensity, can I add some fragrance? Or would there then be too much oil in the wax?  Of course, I do not want to cause fire damage.
Please help me.

With kind regards 
Simone 

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Hello!
So far I have always made my candles the same way. 
I heated the wax ( GB 464 and Kerax 4105) to 85 degrees, added the fragrance at 7% at about 84 - 80 degrees and poured the wax between 56 - 63 degrees. 
The candles have always turned out well. 

Now I've read on the net that some candle manufacturers don't add the fragrance oil to the wax until near the flash point so the fragrance doesn't evaporate. This would mean that a fragrance with a flash point of 60 degrees can also only be added to the wax at 60 degrees. I am confused. 
So I did some more research. In doing so, I came across a post that says that the flash point doesn't matter when adding fragrance oil because the heat at 85 degrees is not great enough to vaporize the fragrance.
Which is correct?  How do you guys do it?

I've only been making candles since November 2020, and so far I've only sold them to friends and colleagues or used them as gifts. I taught myself how to make candles with the help of the internet and this forum.Unfortunately, I do not know any chandlers here in Germany with whom I can exchange and learn together Therefore, I am, like many other beginners in candle making, dependent on the tips and insights of chandlers from this forum and very grateful for any advice. 
Unfortunately, I do not know any chandlers here in Germany with whom I can exchange and learn together Therefore, like many other beginners in candle making, I am dependent on the tips and experiences of chandlers from this forum and very grateful for any advice. 

Best regards 
Simone 

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Thanks for your answer. 
As I understood your question, releasing from the mold can be a problem when using container wax for melts.
 
I tried that right away and poured the container wax (Kerax 4105) into a clamshell mold and into a silicone mold to test it out. Lo and behold, it looks smooth and shiny, has an unbelievably great scent throw, but: .... it takes a lot of effort and mess to get it out of the plastic mold! The wax pops out of the silicone mold more easily.
So using my favorite wax in pure form is not an option for clamshell molds. I assume the candle makers who use container wax for melts pour the wax ( without any other additives) only in silicone molds and not in clamshell molds. 

Best regards 
Simone 

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Hello dear candle friends,

I need some advice and hope the Google translator translated my text reasonably readable. 

I have used/tried Golden Brands 494, Sasol Sasol 6243 and Kerax 4600 for my wax melts so far. I pour the wax into wax trays. 
With GB 494, I don't like the frosting that forms after a while. Sasol 6243 only tolerates up to 8% fragrance oil, which is too little for me, and Kerax 4600 creates unsightly dents on the top layer when curing if you only do one pour.  That's why I sometimes mixed the waxes with natural wax, but I'm not really satisfied with the effort either. 
I keep reading that some candle makers only use container wax for their melts. 
Since I am very happy with my Kerax 4105 container wax, I am wondering if I can use it for my melts as well. I would also appreciate a brief explanation of what the difference is between container wax and wax for melts.

I always heat the wax to 85 degrees, add fragrance at 80 degrees and pour at about 60 degrees, depending on the wax type. I do not use any dyes.

Stay all healthy!
Greetings from Berlin 
Simone

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Hallo Lizzy,

ich danke dir für die Übersetzung. 🤗

Da mir hier alle englisch geschriebenen Beiträg in English angezeigt Werden, dachte ich automatisch immer, bei allen anderen Mitgliedern ist das in ihrer Sprache auch so. Mir war leider gar nicht bewusst, dass meine Antworten in deutscher Sprache angezeigt werden.  

Leider ist mein Englisch nicht sehr gut, aber ich werde diesen Post nochmal von Google übersetzen zu lassen und hoffe, das es besser funktioniert.

Liebe Grüße 

Simone 

Hello Lizzy, 
thank you for the translation. 🤗 Since all English written Beiträg are automatically displayed to me here in German, I always thought, with all other members is the same in their language. I was unfortunately not even aware that my responses are displayed only in German.    Unfortunately my English is not very good, but I will try to translate this post again by Google and hope that it works better .  Kind regards Simone 

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Hallo,

ich nutze für meine Kerzen und Melts den Duftlastrechner von NiCandles ( ein Kerzenhersteller aus Irland). Ich finde, der Rechner ist ein Segen für alle Kerzenhersteller und so einfach anzuwenden. Hier der Link:

 https://www.nicandlesupplies.co.uk/blogs/how-to-guides/how-to-calculate-fragrance-scent-load

Du brauchst in der Tabelle nur eintragen wie viel Wachs deine Kerze haben soll und wie viel Prozent Duft du nehmen willst. Alles andere berechnet der Rechner selbst. Ich hoffe, ich kann dir und auch alle anderen Kerzenmacher, die sich mit diesem Thema herumschlagen, mit diesem Link helfen.

Liebe Grüße

Simone

Hello Hugo,
there are many candle makers who offer candle making kits for 
beginners. These sets contain everything you need to make your 
first candles. Since I'm from Germany, I don't know which 
candle manufacturers from your country or your area offer such 
sets. You have to see for yourself.

I hope you can read my lines well.
Greetings from Berlin
Simone

Hallo liebe Kerzenfreunde,

ich habe mehrere Keramikgläser mit einem Innendurchmesser von 9 cm und einer Höhe von 8 cm und möchte damit gern 2-Docht-Kerzen herstellen.

Das habe ich aber noch nie gemacht. Leider habe ich bisher noch keine Anleitungen dazu gefunden. Gibt es dafür überhaupt eine Formel?

Kann mir bitte jemand schreiben, wie ich dafür die Dochtgröße berechnen muss.

Ich verwende Golden Brands 464 und im allgemeinen dafür TCR Dochte. Zur Verfügung habe ich aber auch noch Eco -und LX- Dochte.

Als FO möchte ich Lily of the Valley verwenden.

Für ein paar Tipps wäre ich sehr dankbar.

Liebe Grüße 

Simone 

Hallo,

mir ist noch etwas eingefallen.

Ich habe einen sehr guten Kerzenshop in Nord-Irland gefunden, der auch Sasol- Wax anbietet. Wichtig für Sie und sicherlich auch für alle anderen Kerzenmachern aus einem EU- Land ist, dass KEINE Zollgebühren anfallen und auch die Versandkosten okay sind. Ich habe dort in der letzten Zeit  bestellt und bekam innerhalb von 7 Tagen meine Ware. 

Shop: NIcandlesupplis.co.uk

Ich hoffe, das sind gute Nachrichten.

Liebe Grüße 

Simone 

Am 1.3.2021 um 07:33 sagte ScentGalore:

Hey Leute, ich gehe es geht euch allen gut und ihr hattet ein schönes Wochenende! 
 

Siehe mir bitte jemand helfen, Wachshersteller aus Europa zu finden? 
 

Sasol und Cargill haben europäische Lagerhäuser, aber ich habe nicht viel gefunden. 
Das Wachs, das ich gehört, ist eine Trennung aus Kokosnuss und Raps und ideal. 

Ich muss sie finden finden, da ich gehört bei CandleShack kaufe, aber die Brexit-Rechte sind verloren. Das ist auch wichtig nicht machbar. 

 

Wenn jemand Informationen über Hersteller oder sogar Wiederverkäufer hat, wurde ich auf ewig gegeben. 
 

Danke!

.

Am 1.3.2021 um 07:33 sagte ScentGalore:

Hey Leute, ich gehe es geht euch allen gut und ihr hattet ein schönes Wochenende! 
 

Siehe mir bitte jemand helfen, Wachshersteller aus Europa zu finden? 
 

Sasol und Cargill haben europäische Lagerhäuser, aber ich habe nicht viel gefunden. 
Das Wachs, das ich gehört, ist eine Trennung aus Kokosnuss und Raps und ideal. 

Ich muss sie finden, da ich sie bei CandleShack kaufe, aber die Brexit-Rechte sind verloren. Das ist auch wichtig nicht machbar. 

 

Wenn jemand Informationen über Hersteller oder sogar Wiederverkäufer hat, wurde ich auf ewig gegeben. 
 

Danke!

Hallo,

ich muss, ich kann helfen.

In Hamburg gibt es den Kauf Sasol. 

Sasol Wax GmbH Hamburg

E-Mail: www.sasolgermany.de

Tel. 049 (0) 40781150

Es gibt in Hamburg auch einen Hersteller, der Raps-Kokosmischungen:

DistrEbution.com

E-Mail: info@distrebution.com

Tel. 049 (0) 40609238760

Liebe Grüße aus Berlin

Simone 

Kerzenherstellungsanfängerin seit 4 Monaten  😉

Am 1.3.2021 um 07:33 sagte ScentGalore:

Hey Leute, ich gehe es geht euch allen gut und ihr hattet ein schönes Wochenende! 
 

Siehe mir bitte jemand helfen, Wachshersteller aus Europa zu finden? 
 

Sasol und Cargill haben europäische Lagerhäuser, aber ich habe nicht viel gefunden. 
Das Wachs, das ich gehört, ist eine Trennung aus Kokosnuss und Raps und ideal. 

Ich muss sie finden, da ich sie bei CandleShack kaufe, aber die Brexit-Rechte sind verloren. Das ist auch wichtig nicht machbar. 

 

Wenn jemand Informationen über Hersteller oder sogar Wiederverkäufer hat, wurde ich auf ewig gegeben. 
 

Danke!

Hallo,

ich hoffe, ich kann helfen.

In Hamburg gibt es den Hersteller Sasol. 

Sasol Wax GmbH Hamburg

E-Mail: www.sasolgermany.de

Tel. 049 (0)40781150

Es gibt in Hamburg auch einen Hersteller, der Raps-Kokosmischungen (2 Varianten) anbietet:

DistrEbution.com

E-Mail: info@distrebution.com

Tel. 049(0)40609238760

Liebe Grüße aus Berlin

Simone 

Kerzenherstellungsanfängerin seit 4 Monaten  😉