Kassandra

They are probably just saying that because of liablility. They don't want to get sued if someone burns their fingers. The tins do get hotter, it seems. However, it's not as if the glass is cool either. I don't THINK there is anything more dangerous about the tins vs. glass. I mean, we're talking about hot, melted wax here! lol

Try Sam's! They have several oz. sizes available. Also, Ace Mart might have them.

Shot glass! Just press the tare button.

Okay, check out this fascinating link: http://www.ngiwax.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12 It also gives you ANTOHER link on THAT page that is quite interesting about what happens to soy wax as it becomes a solid. I don't know if it will answer any questions, but it very interesting.

9 %! I have the best luck with Peaks oils, however, with a lot of oils I get a good strong initial throw and they peter out in 3-4 hours. Really bums me out. What oils do you have the best luck with and at what percent?

Thanks, all, useful information! Actually burning the FO with a wick is sometimes the only way to get good throw sometimes...? Because the FO is being consumed as the wax burns off, so I guess those are two different things going on. It's always more complicated than it first appears, lol. And to think I started at this to save money. Now THAT is funny!

http://www.specialtybottle.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=33 YIKES, I gave you the wrong site, above is the site I use and it is much easier to navigate. Sorry!

After being dissappointed in the throw in a lot of my tarts, I've decided to to go wickless to see if there is a difference in throw. I am thinking there will be, as there is a larger pool of melted max and also more volume of wax. Does anyone do both tarts and wickless, and do you find the throw of wickless to be much better? Does the strength (watts) of the wamer matter quite a lot? TIA, Kass

That is very interesting question. I'm not sure, but I think that's part of the reason soy has to cure? It's still crystallizing and bonding long after the candle has set up...

Best selection I can find, esp. the wide mouth tins for wickless (better throw) http://www.containerandpackaging.com/itemlist.asp?itemtype=Tins&gad=metal_tins

I've heard people say that soy tarts and wickless candles emit fragrance longer than parrafin and blends. Does anybody have any experience with this?

Service is excellent, fast shipping. It's the only place I know of that sells the 416 tart wax.

Wild Moutain Honey smells just like Aspen Flower from Pier 1 and it is MEGA SUPER strong. I couldn't get the smell out of the house for days after I poured that guy. Whew!

I haven't tried my hand at mixing (yet) but I do know of some really interesting oils. Greenleaf sells a FO called Maduro which is quite nice and different. Their desciption: "Sultry scent reminiscent of after dinner rooms reserved for first class on the Titanic. Earthy, rich teak wood, cognac and a faint hint of tobacco hanging in the air. Archipelago Botanicals Havana® type". Just by Nature also has this FO, but it is not called Maduro, it is another name and I can't recall it. Also, you might check out Candle Cocoon's site. Their oils are exquiste. I am always looking for interesting oils, I get tired of the same old thing all the time. Good luck!

I like all most of Peaks scents, but the stongest one I have ever had from them has got to be Downy Fresh. I had to cut back on that one because it was goiving me a headache. Black Rasberry Vanilla was also very, very strong for me. Brown Sugar and Fig is just like the one from BBW and has a good throw. I seem to have good luck with Peaks. Those are just the ones that I remember being very strong.

I think stone-washed cotton is a combo of clean cotton and downy. Very nice.

Home Depot seems to have every kind of lightbulb you can imagine if you don't want to shop online.

I use the tart wax from Soy candle (the 416 soy) It's very firm. I add a bit of pillar wax to reduce frosting and this works very well for me. It takes as much oil as I give it. Sharon, did you say you use 103 pounds of wax at a time? That's a lot of tarts! I was thinking about trying your formula, but how would I reduce that for a small batch?

I was in Pier 1 today and wild mountain honey smells EXACTLY like their Aspen Flower. I'm surprised I didn't figure it out sooner!

I use up to 12 percent for super strong tarts. You just need the right wax. A firm soy wax seems to work well.

416 soy tart wax from Golden Brands (I get mine from Soy Candle) is firm and can hold a very high percentage of fragrance oil. I mix it with some pillar or votive wax sometimes to get a better throw with oils that don't do well in soy, but for the most part I like the throw for this wax. It does frost, of course, but if I mix it with the parrafin, that problem is gone. I do clamshells ad tarts and this wax works well in both applcations. 416 can be a little hard to get out of the molds, but they come right out after going in the freezer for a couple of minutes.

I have found this formula to be very very helpful, posted by Donna some time back: Here is a useful formula to determine the amount of wax you need for your available FO. [(amount of fragrance by weight) divided by (fo percentage load you use)] Example: you have .7 ounces of FO and you usually add 9%FO ppwax. (.7/.09)=7.78 ounces of wax.

Tropical tuberose and wild moutain honey are SUPER strong in tarts. The brown sugar and fig was lovely, and lasted a very long time. Those are the only ones I knew from your list.

This wax can handle a LOT of frgrance oil. I can add up to 12 percent, although I don't usually. It's also great to blend with other waxes (some parrafins) that don't take as much FO, without making the blend too soft-- 416 is a little bit of a firmer wax. I really like it.

"Wickless" sounds like a neat idea. And Sharon, I have a hard time with tarts sometimes, the scent changing. I also hate it when the scent starts off strong and fades quickly. I am actually curious about the ingriedients in the FO that cause this... I think there is a lot of science to it. I am very selective with the oils I will end up keeping for tarts. Yes, it's fun expereimeting, but it's time consuming testing tarts while trying not to get used to the smell... Lots of leaving the house and coming back, lol.