Hello everyone! I've been browsing this board for a couple weeks now, thought it was time to drop a line and introduce myself. My name is Erica and I live in Chandler, AZ. I have a full time job at a mechanical contracting company as a buyer, I'm married and do not have any children. Unless you count the three dogs, two cats and the bird. I've been making cold process soap for about four years. I started a small business before I moved here, well it was enough to pay for the addiction. Before my transfer to the Phoenix area I realized I would be working later and longer hours and would not be able to make soap on the same scale. So, I sold most of everything and kept enough supplies to make soap for personal use and gifts. I just started to dabble in candle making a few weeks ago and ran accross this board. So far I've had most if not all of my questions answered from the archives and current discussions. I've managed to pour two candles so far, one turned out pretty good and the other not so good. They are pillars and I purchased two waxes to play with, the IGI 4625 and the Naturwax P-1 with some CD-10 wicks. I started with the P-1 and couldn't get the dern candle out of the mold, my husband took it to work and put the air hose to the wick hole and shot the candle accross his shop! The wax was very ashy looking, I didn't wick it, just chaulked it up as a learning experience and will have to figure out later how to make this wax cooperate. However, I used lilac fragrance oil at 6% and the cold throw was very nice and strong. The IGI 4625 candle turned out great and is burning in my kitchen right now, same fragrance and %, cold throw is good, hot throw is okay. My melt pool seems to be doing okay, though is a little off center. Well, I suppose I'll stop yapping. I will post more as my candle making experiences get better. :wave: