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I use 4625 & 4786 half & half in my melts.  Works good.

I also liked the Peach Nectar from CS but also like the Ginger Peach from CandleCocoon also.

I also glue my wick tabs.  Always been afraid of them moving around.

Ocean I use cd wicks in my containers and flat braid in my pillars.  Use 4786 & 4625

I don't use soy  use paraffin for everything.  With my melts I always add more to them though.  I just like my melts stronger. hth

Just got an email saying Paula had sold her business.  This is the about page on the website - http://www.communitycandlesupply.com/about.php

How are the Oregon Trails fragrance oils in candles?

I tie a piece of old panty hose over the pour spout and it catches anything in the wax.

Old Glory think it is Candle Science because I have Beach Linen and it's a great scent, throws great in my paraffin and I love it.  It is different than any linen scent I have ever smelled.  You may need to wick up on it though.

When you are making tilted layers I use dried beans in a square plastic container.  That helps to keep the mold steady, worked better for me than trying to prop it on something.  Always afraid it would turn over!

To me Wilkas the picture you are showing looks like what will be the bottom of your pillar.  I use a small knife to trim the bottom when needed and you can also put it on a hot griddle or similar spin it around and help finish off the bottom.  If you are using pillar molds like we have then when you are pouring your pillar the open end of the mold you pour into will be the bottom of your finished pillar.  It looks like the way you are holding the pillar that what you are showing is actually the bottom of the actual pillar.   It would help to show us the complete pillar to see what the other end looks like.  Hope this makes sense!

Think they crashed!  I got mine in before everyone started.

This is the page where they say that, didn't even notice it before - 

http://www.candlesetcetera.com/purete.htm

But remember girls, they have their own oils special made with soy oil!  They also have a 7 step pouring process that they do thus making their candles hold more & stronger scent.

 

 

So we have fragrances developed specifically for our Unique Soy Wax Formulation in a carrier of soy bean oil.

CandlesEtcetera did a great job.  Would love to use her whole page info.  Don't think I have seen better.

Just looking at a review on Candlefind and they were reviewing this company - Pure Integrity Candles - Their oils are made just for them in soy bean oil. This is their link - http://www.pureintegrity.com/soot-free-candles.html

I pour mine into tart shells and then just heat them up for my repours.

Love this old house and also vanilla bean noel 

Several candle groups I am in on Facebook also are bad about bashing paraffin.  It seems most of them are soy candle makers and I really want to say something also but I just keep shut!  I did once post about the link that was here about waxes but it didn't seem to do any good.  Also seems like a lot of them are new and really don't seem to test.  You see various containers being used and you know they haven't tested them cause they seem to always say look what I found at a garage sale or similar!  Anyway I sometimes think that is why online sales are not what they used to be, people buy some of these candles and they are bad so that puts a bad taste in their mouth for ordering online. Also see a lot of jewelry in candles and some even put money.  I think what in the world, people are so gullible!  Hope no one here is doing that and if you are don't mean to hurt no feelings just don't understand it.  Guess anything to sell!

I use 4625 & pour about 180.  If that is a pillar you should be poking relief holes in your pillar.  Once you top off the pillar that should take care of "sink" holes.  What kind of paraffin pillar wax and why the vybar

I have done that also!

That is true Vicky.  I wouldn't have weighed if not the 1st slab was shorter than the others and then another slab was not a full slab.  I just don't want to sound petty, kwim!

Guess title is OK!  Have any of you ever weighed your

carton of wax to see if you are actually getting 60lbs?  I never had until I opened carton of 4786 today and the top slab I knew wouldn't weigh 10lbs.  After weighing all 6 slabs I come up with 57lbs.  Is it worth mentioning to supplier about?  I got this from Aztec, that is where I have started ordering my wax except for the 4625 which I get from The Flaming Candle Co on GA.  Just don't want to sound petty over about 3 lbs.

I always wait to trim my wick just before I relight it and then I trim it really really close with those big toe nail clippers and try to get all the "burned" wood trimmed off.  Works like a charm!  This might help Jbrooks but don't know about the original poster!

Drakkar from WSP is good.  Also Havana Nights from Southwest Candle Suppy is supposed to be an Archipelago dupe men's cologne I think - This exotic scent will transport you to Havana's natural surroundings with the scent of  tobacco flower, orange blossom, patchouli and honeysuckle also with clean and citrusy top notes of bergamot.

Forgot to add I make my husband cologne with Black Tie from WSP