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  1. Thanks for all the info. I have another question.... you mention about some waxes that you can pour when it is still hot... but do these waxes give you very strong hot throw? Because in my experimenting, it takes longer to cool a 8 oz tin that you pour right after mixing in the fragrance (pour at temp 165-170), then when you first let it slush in the pitcher. Of course the pitcher has more surface allowing it to cool faster, and then when I finally poured, it cooled right up and looked great. When I did the test burn comparing the one that I poured right away to the one that I let slush, the slush won hands down. So I guess my concern is... would this be the same even if I used other waxes? thanks, Karen
  2. Hi, My name is Karen. I have done many tests and I agree that you have to let the wax slush before pouring. The texture of the wax is really pretty and I also achieved a hight hot throw. That worked when I was making one candle at a time while I was doing my experiments, but when I realized it worked, I decided to fill up a jug that would make 10 candles, and let it slush. The time to let wax for one candle alone slush is about 30 min, while the time to let a jug full of wax for ten candles slush, is 3 hours. I tried burning the candle that I made in that jug with 10 candles, and guess what? It did not have hot throw. So my conclusion is that the cooling time for the wax to get slushy has to be around 30 min regardless if you make 1 candle or 10 at the time. I don't have a solution for cooling the wax that fest when I make a whole jug. I have tried putting it in the freezer... in the fridge and it just does not have the same throw. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Karen
  3. Hi there... I bought a wax melter from Wanesco and it was a disaster. I would set the temperature at 150 and the thing would heat my wax to 230 degrees. I returned it two times and the third I just returned for a full refund. I am afraid to buy another one now since I don't know which one will not overhear the wax. Do you have any recomendations? Thanks, Karen
  4. I am using Eco soya 135 from Candle Science. But the thing that gets me is that the candle actually smelled really good in a few samples I made before starting to make them in larger quantities.
  5. I have been told so many different things regarding the temperature at which you are supposed to add the fragrance, and after testing all of them the temp that worked for me was 170. I have been told that you can pour right away into the container, or that you should wait until it is 125, or that it is slushy... and after trying them all... slushy is the one that gave me the right result. I do let the candle cure for 3 days before lighting it to test. The fragrances I use have worked in the past when I made one candle sample test at a time, but just does not work with making a batch.
  6. I don't know if anyone can help me out. I had finally after 3 months of testing thought I figured out how to make a soy candle that actually smelled when burnt. So I decided to make instead of one at a time, like I was making when I was doing the tests, to make one full pitcher (which would be 11 candles at a time). I did exactly the same thing I did with one candle to the pitcher with 11 candles. I melted the wax, added the fragrance that corresponded to 11 candles, mixed it for about 2 minutes and let it sit there until it was cloudy and almost slushy. I poured into the containers at that time. The thing is that when I make one candle vs. making 11, the time that the wax sits there waiting to cool is 10 as much for the pitcher with 11 candles vs. the one candle. I lit the candles that were made in the batch of 11, and they do not have any throw. The one I make one at a time has throw. The thing is that I cannot make one candle at a time and I need to be able to make one pitcher at a time. Is it the fragrance that evaporated because of it sitting there for 3 hours waiting to cool? How do I handle this problem? I have also tried pouring right after mixing into the containers, and the candle also had not throw. The only way I have achieved a candle with a throw is by doing one at a time and leting it sit there to slush and then pour. Can anyone help me?????????? Please??????? Karen
  7. I am working with eco soya 135 container blend from Candle Science. I am using the exact same fragrance as before, same wick, same everything, the only difference is the time that I am letting the candle sit there to slush.....
  8. I have been trying to make soy wax candles. I made test candles one at a time or even three at a time. I finally got it to work, but when I made a whole jug and followed the exact same techique I used to make smaller quantites, the candles don't smell like the small batches. When I made smaller batches, after adding the fragrance and mixing well, I let it sit there until it was slushy, then I poured the candle. The time for a small batch to get slushy is much shorter than the time for a larger batch to get slushy... could this be the reason for the difference? I cannot make 3 candles at a time... does anyone have anything they can tell me about this situation? Please help me.... Karen
  9. Hi, I just wonder what is it that makes a candle, once lit, start throwing after a few minutes, while others take so long? Is there a trick to this or is it strickly the fragrance? Karen:undecided
  10. Thank you Holly for the links for the different soy waxes. I will order some from those and test them. I will let you know how the experiment goes. Thanks, Karen
  11. Dear Rae Ann, Thank for the tip. I will try getting different soy waxes to compare. Thanks, Karen
  12. Hi, I use the container blend from Candle Science, it is the Eco Soya blend. The suggest to add fragrance at 150 and pour at 125. I even bought their Lavender fragrance which they said has good throw. I followed their guidelines exactly and still week throw. This is what I do... I heat up the wax inside a pot that is inside another one with boiling water. When the wax melts to just over 150, I took it out and and waited until it was exactly 150 to add the fragrance. I put 11% fragrance. Mix for 2 min and then poured into tin containers. I have tested the wicks and choose ones that melt the wax enough to create a good pool, but not too deep. So what kills me, is that I follow instuctions that Candle Science gives me exactly, and the hot throw is not there. I bought quality fragrances. Do you have a supplier of soy wax that seems to work better over all? Should I do tests with different soy waxes?
  13. I buy my soy was for containers from CandleScience. They say that to add the fragrance at 150, but I compared to adding at 180, and even the cold throw was not good at 150. I have tested these candles after 3 curing for 3 days, and even though there is a little scent, it does not fill the room. I have tried mixing the fragrance for 2 min after adding it to see if it would make a difference, but nothing. I was reading about vybar 260, would you recomend adding that? Karen
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