I'm just getting started making candles. I'm using LP 402 100% Natural Soy Wax, 100% cotton wicks, 1 - 1 1/2 oz. F/O per pound wax. I've been experimenting and most of them has a good cold throw, but when I burn them, you can't hardly smell them. In fact, I put one in my small bathroom from my 1st batch and shut the door for about 20 minutes. When I opened the door, you could just smell some sort of chemical smell (maybe from the wick?!?). Anyway, with that batch, I started out heating the wax to 160, then adding dyes and oils and pouring...I had trouble with them setting up good, they were frosty looking and had oils seeping out the top...so needless to say, that didn't turn out good. So, I decided to just heat 'til it was completely melted (around 140), added dyes, then let cool to around 100 and added F/O, then when starting to get slushy, I poured into jars. They looked great (set up quick and were smooth and creamy looking)and cold throw was awesome, but still some problems with the hot throw. You could only smell it if you were standing a few feet from it. Am I using a good wax? What about the wicks? I'm very frustrated b/c I've already spent well over $200 to get started and my candles aren't what I want them to be. I am looking to make strong hot throw candles. PLEASE HELP!!!