Plat76

I decided to just scrap the whole batch .... I was able to salvage a few but for the most part I put them in the oven .. melted the wax and poured it out .. I can still use my jars. I finally got the rest of my shipment 2 weeks later that was out of stock from the chemistry store. They were Fresh Lavender and Tahiti Sweetie. The Lavender smelled good in the bottle but I used it in an oil burner with a little water and it smelled like roach spray. The tahitie sweetie smelled like sex on the beach ... they were stronger than the rest of the oils so that makes me think that the rest of the oils were old and had lost strength but these oils which they had to reorder were fresh and therefore were stronger. It's a shame that fragrance oils are non returnable ... because in essence they could put wesson oil in a bottle and sell it to you and what could you do about it ? I really wish you guys could have smelled the love spell I got ... there was absolutely no scent and everyone i let smell it couldnt detect a scent either so I know it wasnt candle nose.... I will never use their company for anything else though ... Lesson Learned BTW Peaks has the best Lavender I have ever ever ever ever ever smelled in my life !!!!!! and I love Lavender so I know the dofference between the Weedy smelling Lavender and the fresh out of the shower lavender smell and peaks has it ! Their amish harvest is wonderful also ...

Reply TO SEP ..... my candles are 8 oz. It takes about a pound... a little more to make 3 ... with an 8 oz candle, 10 percent of 8 oz is .8oz. I used 1 oz for three 8 oz candles ... so that's 1/3 or .33 of an ounce in each candle. I can use up to .80 of an ounce for each one. So I could add up to 2.4 oz per 3 candles to equal 10 percent. So I still have room to add more fragrance with out a problem .. I have never had a problem with seeping when I use 10%, but thanks for your concern. Also in your calculation, you used the number 16 .. I assume you are using the measurement of 16 oz = a pound. That is true for water, however candle wax is not water so the same doesn't apply ... soy wax yields about 18 oz per pound and parrafin is 20 oz per pound ... so the calculations you used in an effort to correct mine, are wrong, but thank you kindly.

I use a blended wax ... the igi 6006 to be exact and for me I have never had a problem with getting a good throw hot or cold ... And to sherri i didnt pour cases of the same fragrance ... i made 6 of each fragrance and all of them range from weak to absolutely unscented !!!! there wasnt one strong or even moderate strength fragrance in the bunch ... I used one ounce pp, if i cant get a throw at that amount then i wont be using that fragrance ...I just chalked this up to a lesson learned .. I do however have some more fragrance. Since I only used only 1 oz pp which is 1/3 ounce per candle, I can melt them back down and use another 1 oz pp of fragrance I know will work!!!!! and it wont affect the burn. The wax i use can take up to 10% fragrance. 2 oz pp is 8.25% so i will be good ... I will change the mango mandarin to Lemon Meringue, i will change the cucumber cantaloupe to Honeydew, and I will change those scentless love spells to black cherry ... those are three powerful fragrances that I know will throw and I will be able to sell ... I know from now on .. to only use Peaks, Houston Candle Supply and Bittercreek south from now on !!!!!!!!!! I am not trying anything new !!!! and for my bath and body products and perfume I only use Wellington premium oils ... no one beats their designer fragrances not even wsp .... i got some cool water from wsp that smelled like irish spring ... everything from Wellington was DEAD ON .... romance, tresor, cool water, nautica, love spell, downy april fresh !! ... I tried peaks downy april fresh and it was strong but smelled HORRIBLE... it was nothing like april fresh ... it smelled like bitter weeds .. it was so dissimilar that I figured it had to be a mistake .... I didnt order any more to find out though ... I will stick with what works!!!! it amazes me how these people describe these scents as being similar and compared to other fragrances and they are nothing like the original i'm like what did you smell !!????

I am so upset I don't know what to do .... I decided to try fragrances from The Chemistry Store since I had used their perfumer's alcohol in the past.... I ordered Mango Mandarin, Love Spell, Secret Crush, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Cherry Almond, Cucumber Cantaloupe, Fresh Lavender, Tahiti Sweetie and Passionate Kisses .. This was the worst experience ever .. with any fragrances. First of all the lavender and tahiti were backordered and not included in my shipment but i was charged for them. These were the worst fragrances ever !!!! the Mango Mandarin smells like Dill pickles and orange. The Japanese Cherry blossom is not remotely like BBW .. this stuff smells like burnt plastic .. seriously .. the cherry almond is nothing like jergens .. i was hoping at least one of the fragrances would be okay but I don't know what the problem is ... these are the weakest fragrances ever ... I couldnt even smell them out of the bottle... and when pouring you should also be able to smell something .. yet NOTHING .. the love spell is the worst there was oil but its like they forgot the fragrance ... the Love spell candle has no throw at all........ cold or hot i mean literally there is no smell .. I tested all of the candles and not one is acceptable .. i mixed the fragrance at 1 oz pp so now i have three cases of candles that i cant sell ... no one is gonna buy a candle that weak .. i wouldn't ... even when i used the oil in an oil in an oil burner ... there was minimal scent .. and the thing is i am on a disability income and i sell candles to make extra money .. now I have spent all of this money and have candles i cant do anything with .. i thought it was my nose but its not .. i smell everything else .. including clean cotton which is a soft fragrance .. The chemistry store has all of these elaborate and wonderful descriptions on thier site then when you get them it's like where is the scent i read about ? i dunno if that was a bad batch of oil but then again it couldn't have been because each and every fragrance was weak or not even detectable .. I am just so outdone ... I mean I am ANGRY .... that is a shame .. then of course they dont accept returns !!! i guess not because they know people would return that crap left and right .!!!!!