LilFirecracker

Oh I bet they have fun!! My daughter is 27 and is like a kid when I get an order in!

Give them a call and see if they can help you. I had a great phone experience with them about a month ago. No waiting usually and the lady really helped me with everything I wanted to know. If you have to leave a voicemail, they'll return your call. In fact, my questions were actually by email and she called me to answer them in person!

I bet the FO storage facility owned by @GailC would be fun to shop at!! 🤣😍

Just wanted to see how much everyone uses! I'll be coloring my wax with regular liquid dye and only adding mica for a little shimmer. For this particular application when you're not trying to actually color it with the mica, how much per pound or per 8oz do you use for a good shimmer? Just trying to figure out how much I should buy. Hoping to get away with the 1oz size since it jumps from 1oz to 4oz at Mad Micas. Plus we'll...I'm clueless on how much to use! 🤣

That experiment was just for fun. But I am a hands-on type of woman and that's the easiest way I e always been able to learn. If you don't make mistakes, you can't learn how to correct them. I guess that goes for everything - including life itself. Even though I have experience, that was 20 years ago. It's a whole new world now, and I felt like I was starting all over again when I started again a year ago. Plus I'm going from candles to melts and it was still a whirlwind for me with the wax and FO's. I don't have the patience to throw in wick testing. For now...maybe later in the game. Just focusing on making the best melts I can. It's a huge bonus that I absolutely love and enjoy it! I'm in my element when I whip out my wax and oils. It relaxes me and takes me to my happy place - "The Zen Zone." Even with all the aggravations, I'm still very focused and just chill.

Another question. Are you going to need to use attachments or have it come out of the nozzle with a certain shape, like in the pic you just posted? Or would it be just a typical drizzle? If you don't need anything but a typical drizzle, you can still use your regular wax and just have it cooled off just enough to do the drizzle. Then it would harden like what your wax usually does and you're ready for the next layer. But something's telling me that's not it. So are you looking for a wax with icing consistency that will harden even more after it's piped out with whatever you're using? I'm sorry for so many questions but I'm still trying to wrap my head around what you're trying to do. Sounds like you might be wanting a whipped wax. You can work with it just like you would icing, but unless someone else knows something more - it wouldn't harden up any more than what it is once you finish piping it. It'll still be firm enough to do your layers and whatever else though. If that's what you're looking for, we can call on someone who does whipped wax to try to help you. I don't do whipped, but lots of members on here do.

Ok so this is drizzle for a candle?

Ok...it was just a silly experiment. I'm not crazy enough to really use that much. But I see what you're saying about giving others ideas. Please delete this thread for me. I definitely don't wanna do that!

I misunderstood. I thought you said you were looking for a wax that was NOT burnable. Ok let me ask a couple of questions. Where are you located. I'm still confused on what you're trying to do. What exactly are you making? Just trying to figure out what you're making and why a typical candle wax wouldn't work. At first it sounded like you were trying to make a candle or melts with drizzle. But now I don't know. I'll be around here for a while so I'll try to answer back ASAP!

Ok so you're not looking for an everyday candle wax then.... I'm so sorry. I can't help you. Hopefully someone that knows will see this and give you some info. Good luck!! 😃

Nah TT...I know what the recommendations are lol. I was asking people what was the most they ever tried successfully. Just a curiosity thing after my lil experiment. Slow down...stop skimming...and read. 🤣😂🤣

No paraffin. I make both separately. Just straight feather palm is what I was asking about. Just a curiosity over my lil experiment 🤣

Wax that isn't burnable?? I'm lost now....

I'm fairly new here - less than a year. But after reading 15+ years of posts, it seems like I've gotten to know a lot of the members from years back that I don't see anymore. I would love to see some of those reappear! One in particular that I grew to absolutely adore just by her posts won't be able to be with us.... 😥 But since y'all are slowly coming back, maybe I'll get to finally meet a few!

Hoping someone who knows will chime in, but I imagine CS version has been reformulated by now. Some oils seem to stay the same. Others smell nothing like it's suppose to.

Bekka...that comment was from 2018. You can check their profile though and see when they were last active! 😃

What's the highest percentage of FO have you ever tried that was successful with no seepage after some time passed? Ok...I make melts in paraffin and in Palm. I know the max percentage is 5 or 6%. I made some in 6 and some in 8. Well the oils I tested didn't make the cut with longevity, but there was one that my daughter and I both LOVED. So I decided to make a small batch just for us and try 10%. Then I had one of those "Hold my beer!" moments and decided just for my own curiosity to try 15%! Well 2 months later the melts are still sitting pretty with no sign of seepage whatsoever. Idk what to say. I'm floored!

I had trouble with a wax I tried from Aztec. Ended up being "their brand of IGI" like TallTayl mentioned. 4633. Had the consistency of 4630, if not softer. Could not use it in my formula at all. I reordered from my original place, and it was a little bit different - bit doable with a couple of percentage adjustments. I hope one of the suggestions TT gave you helps you salvage that lot....

That's my next place to order from! As far as the good throwers in your melts, how long did they last?

So you want something thin like chocolate to drizzle, but then harden after you're done?

Yeah... Remember my "brains" pictures of my 4794 big bloopers? Same thing is happening with CBL 129. They're getting a heavy hand with that Vybar!!!

Wow...thanks so much for all of your input. It gives me a lot to think about. I can always change it, but I have to figure out the best way to get started to get noticed. Ugh....

Hi everyone! In the near future I'll be listing my melts on Etsy. I've hears pros and cons about how to list shipping. Some say they get more sales by including shipping in the cost and offering "free shipping." Others list the shipping costs separately. I'd like to hear your opinions! Which way do you find works best as a seller. And if you're also a buyer, which one stands out more to you? I'm the type of person that figures out total cost no matter how it's displayed, but I know a lot of people don't do that. Some do jump on free shipping. So what's your take on this subject?

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It bothers you because it looks nasty!! Imagine a Little Debbie snack cake in a store and someone smashed half of it down with their fingers and it smears all over the package. THAT is what it reminds me of!