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Yea just the fresh fruit. No cooked notes or other fun stuff. 

Oh great.  I actually just need it to smell right OOB!  I know - that's weird.  So if any of them are decent straight please let me know!

I wish it was a matter of liking - I need one that smells as much like fresh raspberries as possible.

Doesn't matter if it's skin safe - just has to be as real as possible.

Thanks, 

Cannot CP 100% stearic acid soap. Ask me how I know.

I find that milk works better than water.

Really lovely.  

I've piped gelling soap onto soap cupcakes and can tell you that stuff is HOT!!!  I was able to pipe it while it was gelling - it still came out smooth, but wouldn't wish that experience on anyone.  It was for a bridal shower and I was up against the clock so had to push through, but ouchouchouchouch!!!

I don't do candles much any longer, but with soy wax it's often recommended to pour as the wax approaches the "slushy" stage - and is somewhat thick. 

But regardless of the pour temp, I generally added my FO at about 170, if memory serves - then let it cool in the pour pot until it was the correct temp.

To make fab softener itself toss the epsom salt with bentonite clay to very lightly coat the crystals.  You can use regular salt, too.   

add the oils after, I guess.  FOs are more likely to be stable than EOs (in general)

Finally!!!

I actually had to reorder my order. I did talk to customer service and they told me that I the original order would come back to them, and once it came back, they would refund me the order amount.. - They told me to reorder and they would send it out right away, in which they did. -- So I am glad about that. It still boggles my mind - as Ubekistan is not that close to the United States on the Drop Down.- Its a few places down. --- So.. I am ok now. What a scare!!

Why would you have to wait for it to come back to them?  They need to refund it now. Seriously.

Eden Botanicals used to sell heavenly amber resin chunks until they found out they'd been synthetically fragranced - now they don't have that item any  longer...  

The amber we think of as amber isn't really a thing, per se - well not amber fragrance.  It's fantasy (made up then compounded) and then crystallized for some reason.

True amber extract does exist and it doesn't smell like that, sadly.  

What we think of as amber is typically a blend of labdanum, vanilla, patch, some carmelized notes and some other stuff.

define chemical free

I aim for the same STRENGTH of SCENT across my candle scents, so the use level of the FO can vary based on the scent and on the supplier.  It's impossible to be spot on for all, so clearly there's lots of wiggle room but that's my goal.

How much is too much?  It depends on for what you are looking and what happens in your candles and how much you are willing to spend in raw materials for your candles.

As for 6% for batches and 8% for individual candles I have only this to say - hunh?

I never washed out my red ED molds and never had any bleeding.

Wilton baking pans - the red silicone ones - now THOSE bleed!

How would you keep the glycerin mixed in?

I placed an order on Monday night for tins and 4 FOs.  They arrived yesterday from NC.  

Thank you!

I used to get them from WSP.  I'm glad there's another supplier because WSP doesn't sell them any longer.

I use them because years ago I did all my R & D with them, and I don't want to start all over again  but I'm almost out.

But drat, the ones at The Candle Makers Store are sold with different sizing.  Hmmm - Guess I need to re-evaluate anyway.

Lovely!

If you are masterbatching lye, be sure to weigh it after - you need to replace any water lost to evaporation (and since it get so hot, a significant of water can easily be lost letting it sit uncovered for any amount of time.

Ask me how I know...

I have an old bottle of it and made some candles.  Now I have huge demand for it but the company seems to be gone.  Is it still around under some other name or does someone know of a fragrance twin for it?

I have some - I haven't opened the box yet but it sounds like pellets.  Stored in the chilly basement right now.  I hope to break it out tomorrow!

Still working through my supply of LS zinc so hopefully those will work!

I've not tried Peak's Sunflower in soap but it rocks candles and lotion products!!!

I'm looking at the SKS paperboard tubes.  http://www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin8w.html