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The way I do the percent to ounces is say you are making 16 ozs. and you want to use 10 percent then you would take 16 x .10= 1.60 ozs. I hope this is what you are talking about...lol

I'm with Jenn. We do a lot of business making candles and all we use is a presto pot because ideally gel is to be used in a double boiler. Heating the gel too hot will cause a fire and it does heat up quicker than the soy we use. The presto is not a bad investment. Much cheaper than the regular candle wax/gel melters.

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I use a release wax and my votives don't stick at all. I tried the wick pins and I just don't like them. It took me a long time to find a soy wax that my scents throw great in both hot and cold. When I used the wick pins they too stuck. So I did away with the wick pins and my votives don't stick. The only other time the votives stuck is when I, having a blonde moment, hot glued the wicks down in the votive molds. What an idiot I was that day. If you find out why they stick let me know and I might try the wick pins again.

Hey there. I think you must have some awesome products from your huge response to your "selling" issue. I undersatnd that kids and life takes a toll on businesses. I agree with that. But if this is your passion you should stick with it. We have 7 children 16.15,14,8,6, and 21 months old. We have 2 businesses and both hubby and I work outside the home as well. If we can do it I think anyone can. Stay with it and when the kids get bigger they can have fun helping like ours do. Make it a family affair!

I am not a diabetic but a hypoglycemic, which means I follow a diabetic diet. I use the sugar scrubs all the time. If they don't eat it they'll be okay.

Hmmmm. I assume you are not heating the gel to hot. I'm not sure because I have never had my fos do that. Let me know if you find out.

How many do you need? We sell them for $.50 each and we are located in Indiana.

I tried to add some regular soy to my pb blend and I mine cracked. I'm guessing they were too soft. I just use the EcoSoy PB soy wax and I get great burn time form normal size floaters. They have to be wicked in the middle or it won't work well. Just a thought.

I used to have the same release problem but I started using a little release wax and it seems to work great!

try www.thejarstore.com. Their wax is designed with their jars in mind. I called them and they sent me 4 of their jars (any type and size), 10 lbs their wax and I think I paid like 19.00 with shipping and i am in Indiana.

Hello jack. I'm with you in your frustrations. I used to have the same problems. We handcraft strictly soy candle in small batches. It took me a long time to find what works best for me. I use only the eco wicks, a soy wax that leaves no wet spots on my candle glass, and I manufacture my own scents. I have tried other fos and they just didn't work out. I have great flame height, no black smoke, great melt pool, and I trim my wicks to about 1/4 inch foe testing. I just depends. The eco wicks are made to be self trimming so I just do it on a candle-by-candle basis. It sounds from the black smoke that if you have the wick right it just might be the quality of fo you use. I bought some candles from someone wholesale to just add another line of candles to my line and the fo had a terrible burn quality. I like extremely scented candles but the chemicals really came out in these and made my whole family sick about everytime I would burn them. You'll get it...it took me a year to find what was right for me. Good luck in your endeavours!

Those are very pretty soaps. Someday I will try my hand at them.

I make my own ultra concentrated scents and I think that White Ginger & Amber stincks as well! Good luck!

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Looks awesome!!! I just might try something like that...hehehehe

Pm'd you stacien...

Those pics are awesome!

I just let them drip until the wax is done dripping from them. Then I lay them out.

I've never used this salt you picture but I do have a question. Is it in crystal form or is it really soft?

Hey there. I'm with you about the craft stores and things. When I first started out I used craft store scents and let me tell you, when I found the supplier I have, I thought I had died and gone to heaven literally! OMG what a big difference. I never went back to the craft stores! If I run out of something and I need it desperitely I would rather make my customer wait a few extra days for the highest quality scents I offer than to sell them crap and lose them all together! I am hoping to open a bath and body supply store in my city within the next few years!

Hey there. I have an awesome site where I get all of my bases. Email me at sales@scentsntreasures.com and I will gove you the link! They have tons and tons of things for bath and body!

Awesome jars. I love the colors too. I am working on a spring line including soft colors. I bet those would be a hit!

Happy 4th Birthday Kristine. This is only our second year but we hope to get bigger and bigger!

Hey there. Vicky is right about the amount of scent you would need however I use 7 % in my CHP gel and have awesome results.