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I don't know the technical way to do this, but from looks alone, it seems like you could simply stamp a tin/copper plate fitted to the size of the interior of your mold. I know there are official names for the stamps and mallet to do this kind of stuff with but it escapes me now, sorry. :undecided

I have to ask the question... how hot are the light bulbs in these things? It doesn't seem like they would be hot enough to melt a wickless or jar candle. But then again, I've never used any of the lamp type melters and am completely clueless about them. It just doesn't seem hot enough. And if it is, doesn't the bulb have to be very close (unsafely close) to the wax? Very curious.

Are you noiticing it in the bottle or after it is sprayed. I made my neices a body/room spray last Christmas using WH, Distilled water, and Black Rasp Vanilla FO. If you sniffed the bottle of it, it was noticeable, but once sprayed the WH will usually evaporate off and the scent shouldn't linger. Just like when using to make Bath bombs you don't end up with the WH smell because it's an alcohol that has since, usually lol, evaporated. What ratios are you using? Maybe it's too much WH. p.s. the WH i used was in a bigger bottle from WallyWorld. TN Dickensen's All Natural 14% alcohol.

Hmm... I don't know that anyone but the manufacturers can guarantee such a thing. I mean, I completely BELEIVE that they are but- having said that- that doesn't mean that they are safely ingestible even if they are. I would make sure that they aren't basing their claim entirely on the 'natural' is good for you thought process. They need to have done lab testing to make such a claim. At the very least research thier arses off and be using only those oils and only those amts that are ingestible. Even if it is ok to ingest, there are limits. But that's all neither here nor there really since people DON'T normally eat candles, lol... what I'd be worried about even if their statement is true... how good is the end product going to be? I'm not saying it will be bad, I don't know. I have never sniffed or used EO candles. Not very many chandlers use strictly EO's- but there are some that do. I have a suspision that the give and take of the EO side of it, is that you probably loose out on some throw. But I don't really know. You would want to probably post this Q on the vegetable wax part of this board where most of the EO people are. Since it all fits into the 'natural' idea of things. Good luck and let us know how it works out for you.

Pineapple or Orange/ Orange Clove are good fruit ones. Then there are the dupes of Ivory soap and Irish Spring which my DH really like both of.

Very nice! I didn't scan every word and sentence for errors or anything like that but nothing jumped out at me either. Except for the exceptionally well done photography. Yes, it's minimal but quality over quantity right?

Omg... did I miss something?? Who the heck is that on the toilet? Roflmaooo.....poor poor thing.

Only other thing I can add is that you might be trying to push the blade through too fast. The blade will then take the path of least resistence and with a chunk soap this will be especially true since there are many angles and air spaces between chunks. So as well as not cutting when it's too cold, try to just slow down the pressure and hopefully that will help some too.

I don't have any help for you but I just thought I'd let ya know you aren't alone in your HP frustrations. I also have an all in one type and it works great... so far...but if I don't have it turned on my computer freezes. It's the weirdest thing. I'm also annoyed with the heavy load of software it puts on my computer memory. I don't know what is necessary and what isn't to keep yanno? But it's not worth the frustration of digging into the issue now that I know to just turn on my printer as soon as I turn on my computer. It was the weirdest most unrelated thing you would imagine... to freeze a comp because your printer wasn't on. :rolleyes2 It went on for months before we made the connection.

With the extra info you have provided I think 'Angels Garden' would be a nice dedication name for a little girl that was once here, is no more, but loved gardening when she was. It could be floral based, floral and powder based or greenery and powder based..... Or I just thought of this...'Angel Heart'. I like the FO Angel Wings... I think I've only smelled the one from GL and it really is soooo nice, and clean and soft and pleasant. And the best thing about it, I think, for your application, is that it is not too feminine and is unisex enough for all to like it and be able to enjoy it. Good luck with those memory candles!

Not sure about sugar type stuff, but I have seen 'Diamond Dust' at Brambleberry. I THINK I recall that it's ok for candles. Also- this is just a guess- but i'm pretty sure that if you can find scrapbooking type glitter that is glass (surprisingly a lot of it is), seems to me that would not ignite. You would want to test probably by actually sprinkling some over a lit candle. Crazy mad scientists we are!

Here is a clipping from C&S: It is 10 lbs for 14.90 I beleive. Waxes & Gel > Votive/Tart Waxes > Production Pre-Blended Votive/Tart Wax - Hassle Free Description: This blend is designed for candle makers who like the convenience and quality of a pre-blended wax at the sharpest prices possible. It makes a nice solid, creamy color candle, and gives a nice smooth top on your candles after the repour. I've experimented and poured this wax at all different temperatures with all different scents and colors and found it so easy and vitually goof-proof. It burns clean and throws scent well and gives predictible results in any climate or temperature. It's great for beginners too since it's so easy! I highly recommend trying this wax! Type: Paraffin blended with additives Meltpoint: 133 degrees Primary Use: Tarts and votives Packaging: Flakes Wick Suggestion: cotton core, zinc core, and Heinz coreless Recommended Pouring Temperature: 180-190 degrees Instructions for Use: Heat wax to 200 degrees. Add scent and color and pour at 180 degrees. This wax will give you a nice smooth finish when you top off the candle with the repour.

If possible I would concentrate on confirming a MINIMUM amt of time they can expect. And from there you can explain how the multitudes of variables prevent a definitive time frame. You might then explain that though they may be used to hearing that a candle will burn for 'this' # of hrs, it's completely different with melts due to the afforementioned variables... but that it is your policy to strive for a certain minimum of time, when testing wax and fragrances. I could not at this point answer this one very well myself though. I just enjoy them until I get bored of them, (and that is no where near as long as a month!) . Nor am I a very official tester, as I am more interested in just learning what throws and having the instant gratification:rolleyes2

Ok, not sure where to put this- sorry... I have never ordered wax online before but I found some that is cheaper even WITH shipping than I can get it locally. I put it in my cart to see what the shipping would be and it was quoting ups $10. Is this going to be a flat rate box type of deal or does usps only do that? If so could I put something else in there as far as what you know to fit with a 10 lb slab of wax (if anything)? I hope this makes sense, and thank you so much for any info. Doing a search on 'flat rate' would keep me awake for a year, lol. I know I could probably just add things to the cart and see what it does to shipping but I don't always trust the estimates since I am soooo unfamiliar with how it all works. Thanks all- SO much.

There is a bit of a difference though... You see, there are three camps of people: 1) Those who don't care- as long as it looks good and smells good 2) those who try/want to be eco-conscious but only know what they hear and may or may not be willing to be educated... 3) Those who's LIFESTYLE is eco-conscious. These are the people who you can not change the minds of. We shouldn't try really. To assume that we simply need to better inform them would be insulting. It's a whole way of living life & choice for a lot of people and it's just a matter of to each his/her own. We don't want to be told why para is bad, any more than they want to be told why soy isn't soooo great. So i'm just saying to be careful about how you approach people in regards to their preferences. We can only hope to be sensitive enough to other's choices and fears that we will be able to tell if they are adamantly pro-soy or open to further discussion about the entire debate. Then and only then should we get on a soap box of our own, lol.

Lol.. Wicked1... I started to read your post with out really looking at the poster... just reading along down the line and when i got to yours stating how you live in a super eco friendly area, etc... I really connected.. I connected so much that I looked up to see where you were from... lmbooooooo... somewhere in the back of my head I must have known.... Treehugger Oregon. We are so green here that when someone says they are 'seeing green'... it's a GOOD thing. :rolleyes2 We eat, sleep and crap green. Yeah, I know. That last bit was TMI. I'm very hesitant to have any kind of future plans to sell anything wax that could be compared to soy. But I have been feeling the itches of wanting to put a wick in my tart wax, lol. So I know someday I will venture down that path, but other than for myself- why even bother? At least when it comes to what sells in 'my' area in regards to shops, fairs and shows. I totally feel your pain:awww:

I like Soapmoms suggestions. Especially liking the idea of 'Bountiful' or 'Bountiful Blessings'. Or 'Bountiful Basket'. To me Bountiful is so generic like Soapmam says... that it would not sway them to think one way or the other about it with out sniffing. I haven't smelled it myself, but if the caramel in it gives it a warmth or butteryness at all, you could call it 'Orchard Creme'. If not, if it is more sweet maybe 'Sweet Orchard' since almost everything in it grows in that type of a setting. Or 'Sweet Grove'... or.... 'Orchard Harvest' actually sounds like a good name for it as well as Creative's suggestion of 'Autumn Orchard'. I like that one. Just depends on how strong the nut and caramel is in it.

I think ANYTHING 'Angel' would be absolutely perfect in this situation... But if you have any more info at all on what she likes: favorite color, favorite fruit, favorite song, cartoon, person, pet, etc. What was her bedroom theme? A lot of people are easier summed up by their favorite rooms. For instance she may be a 6 yr old girl, but if it was MY 6 yr old it would have been tomboy type stuff and NOTHING angel, princess or diva, lol. So what other info do you have?

I guess it is more crystal like than white sugar, but small cyrstals? In my mind im trying to compare it to something much bigger... maybe i'm thinking epsom salts. Ok, I just tried to google it to get a pic and a better description for ya'll but apparently 'Azucar Moreno' which is what the bag listed as ingredients simply means 'Brown Sugar'. I kind of figured that but there is no way this is 'normal' brown sugar. Mexican brown sugar -maybe. It is sooo much lighter in color and dry like regular sugar, where as our normal brown sugar tends to be moist. But also, it is apparently a musical group, lol.:rolleyes2 Didn't feel like fishing through all that so I'll just have to go by memory, until I can pick up another bag in town. I've used normal brown sugar in a scrub before and surprisingly it's not sticky. Maybe it's the addition of an oil that cuts the sticky? I didn't really like it though because you are limited on scents- kind of have to stay in the bakery/vanilla line, and it tends to pack pretty densely. Also doesn't look to great, lol. But I like a lively light airy loose and or colorful or interesting to look at scrub. Whoa- rewind! Do you know what? It just hit me! I purchased turbinado at the same time as the Azucar Moreno. The Turbinado was from bulk and the other was in a bag. I completely forgot about having gotten two different kinds. It just smacked me in the head... the vision of a little plastic unmarked veggie bag with about a handful of a medium brown larger crystal sugar sitting left over. Not enough to do much of anything with especially since i'd decided I don't like the look of the brown in a scrub. You are absolutely right Michi. I totally was talking/thinking about two different things. I called it turbinado and was picturing the mexican sugar. So for clarification... I didn't like the turbinado because of the darker color. But I do like the larger crystals. And so I still wonder, if 'Turbinado' comes in a more refined white version and would that then be the same as the Demerrara sugar- or is Dem sugar also dk colored? Sorry for the confusion folks.

I recently was looking around the web and came across a sugar scrub ingredient list that said to use Turbinado sugar and then in parenthesis it said Demerrara... as though these two were the same thing??? That surprised me as i've been using the Turbinado bought at my local grocery store all along... wishing I could get my hands on the Dem type as i've heard good things about it. I like the turbinado very much, but I do wish it was pure white. It is actually a very lt tan. Not as dark as brown or raw sugar at all and is very close in texture to regular sugar but just slightly larger ground. My grocery store sells it as a Mexican food ingredient/ Domino type sugar alternative. Does anybody know, who has seen these both, if they are the same thing or not. Luci, I think your posts mentioned that your walmart sells both. Can you give us a physical comparison of the two?

Howdy all.... I was just browsing packaging supplies and came across this site. http://www.southpack.com/# I have no particulars or ideas of cost, etc... but it looked like a possible good thing for some one here who might want to be super customized.

Well... lets see... I have lived in the Eugene area most my life... never heard of this festival. BUT.. having said that, I've only been really interested in this stuff for the last one year. So it could be that I just haven't paid attention OR that it's just not that big of a deal around here, lol. Doesn't help ya much does it? :rolleyes2 Honestly, I didn't realize there was such a thing. I'd be interested in checking it out for sure. SOME DAY I may want to participate. If I get to check it out I will report back! There are a few others on this board who are also familiar with my area and even more familiar with the craft. Hopefully they will pop in and give their review for ya.

I'm not sure... but I remember seeing one called Cranberry Chutney. It was Cranberry and orange I beleive. I seen it on the link provided in the Co- op section for C&S I beleive. They had quite a few cranberry FO's listed as a matter of fact. Good prices it seems. Just ify if it will be around as some of it is a special purchase type deal. But i'm sure it will be worth trying a few. Good luck.

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This may be comforting to them...(an excerpt from a science Q&A site) In the 1988 study, prewashed and softened commercial deodorant soap bars were inoculated with E. coli and P. aeruginosa bacteria at levels 70 times as high as those reported on used soap bars. Then, 16 people were told to wash their hands as usual with the inoculated bars. “After washing, none of the 16 panelists had detectable levels of either test bacterium on their hands,” the researchers wrote. “These findings, along with other published reports, show that little hazard exists in routine handwashing with previously used soap bars and support the frequent use of soap and water for handwashing.” Now you just have to ask if all bar soaps are considered 'deodorant' or not and what makes them so. I'm guessing that MAY mean antibacterial. Maybe not. Not sure why they wouldn't just say that, yanno? There was also a Dateline type segment about this same thing. I couldn't find it after a quick search, but it said something like : Soap bars do have germs on them, but they do not transfer because the inherant nature of soap is to soften and dislodge to allow them to rinse away. So if it normally takes them off, it can't really ADD them. Unless of course you just go into public restrooms and pocket the soap bars and carry them around for later use, lol. In which case, shame on you, lol. p.s. I would maybe help this person find a really great soap dish that holds the soap up out of the wetness of a used bar.