GirlWithTheCurl

Couldn't decide where to post this, here or on natural candles. Tossed a coin. It appears that Wikipedia has updated their info on soy wax and soy candles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean_wax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_candle Ironically, the link was found on a paraffin basher's website. Hope this provides you with some fight-back ammo!

Are they waiving the filing fees to oppose?

This label is going on the lid?

Love, love, love your first page!!!!!

Save your money. They certainly are pretty, great cold throw, hot is practically nonexistent!

Just a heads up on Votivo's B & B products (soaps, salts & lotions), just saw the entire line at a discount chain here in the northeast. The lotions smelled vile, really putrid. The soaps, maybe 3 oz (guessing) priced @ $2.99 were sealed tight, couldn't get a whiff. They should have stuck to just candles, over wicked and burned horribly but at least they smelled good.......at first. :rolleyes2 Much success to you!

OMG........Mabel White!!!!!!!! She is a scammer!!!!!!!!!! Go to Google and type, Deborah Dolen.

Thank You. Resolution @ 600 pixels......

It is pine resin (colophony). You want it in powder form. http://www.beezneezapiary.com/catalog/SOAP_MAKING_SUPPLIES_frm.html

Gorgeous!!! You are undeniably a master of the swirl! I'm in awe!

Yes, oily fingerprints will show and wet spots are not in any way camouflaged by the frosting. They are best boxed or kept well out of reach!

Are you adding vybar or any other additives to your straight paraffin? Vybar will make a difference! Try mixing nice and easy with a wire whisk...keep it low, you do not want to whip air into the mix. Also check with the manufacturer of your wax, you may need to heat it to 200 F.

Some routinely as a preemptive step do warm vanillas and heavy fos. Others, although the success rate is not high will try it when all else fails. Personally, when a fo causes problems, I simply don't use it. The only time I have warmed fo is when there is evidence of crystallization in the bottle due to cold temperatures. Warming should be done by sitting the contained appropriate amount in a bowl of warm water for just a few minutes. Never ever in the microwave or direct heat! When incorporating heavy fos into wax, your formulation and procedure must be perfect. Your wax has to be hot enough and all weights must be accurate. In a paraffin formulation a few extra grains of vybar can help to bind but know that overuse may lockup the scent. Another method of last resort in order to save your tester, is to pour your wax through a coffee filter to trap the errant fo. If and when that should happen it's time to move on and continue your search for a compatible fo.

Will try to help but need to know the following: What wax are you using? Are you using a scale? How much fo and did you weigh it? What temp. did you add the fo?

If she wants the real deal, the empty bottle has to be Chianti!

Hmmmm..."lost in translation," perhaps? Found some interesting links researching this topic... Contact info for one of the researchers: Dr Lindsey Gaunt, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, tel. 023 8059 5163; email lfw@ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.soton.ac.uk/Press/PressReleases/Name,3628,en.php Abstract and Keywords of All Papers Presented to 6th IEJ-ESA Joint Symposium http://streamer.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~iesj/joint04WEBabstract.htm And stumbled upon this...unrelated but fascinating nonetheless: Click on "Quality Inspection Specs" http://www.kerzenguete.com/english/home.htm

très magnifique!!!

There is certainly enough of compelling evidence out there that warrants the inclusion of a warning on specific products to inform cat owners of the potential danger and the precautions that should be taken!

I tend to view them as an example of successful "creative" marketing by the soy wax industry! Lesson learned...never underestimate the power of scare tactics!

Echoing my thoughts exactly...JimC, what is your basis for this combination?