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kandlekrazy

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    Central Coast, OR
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    Antiquing, Candle Making, Hiking, Crochet & whatever shows
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  1. HTP wicks will sometimes benefit by twisting them. I do it before I set the wick and then again, if needed, before I pour. I tend to agree about wick size, you can start with 105 but if it burns too hot at the 1/2 way point you should wick down 1-2 sizes. This will vary with fo used.
  2. Slowly finding out that many of the bigger wax mfgs and suppliers will tweak a wax and repackage for other suppliers who buy bulk. It's fine if they rename the wax but naming same is just dang confusing. It's bad enough batch to batch differs and requires retesting.
  3. Did you check the lot#'s on those bags? one may have been a different lot and wax is varying so much these days. It does sound like sink holes in the wax. You can poke around the wick and repour or heat gun to help with sink holes. Cold weather can also factor if the candle cools unevenly sink holes are likely to develop. A box over the candles while cooling may help.
  4. So now I know why Flaming Candle stopped emailing for a long time and just started back up at during the last quarter of 2022. I understand it's a tough market for small business fragrance companies but it's killing the even smaller ones like us.
  5. So sad because they were in my top 3 once upon a time. I haven't bought from them in quite a few years now and just ran out of the scents I liked the best.
  6. I found instructions on youtube when I made them. Yes you seal and they tell you what to use. Sorry it's been quite a minute since I've made them..like 15 years. Several were from reputable companies that had DIY instructions
  7. Anything should be covered under your misc items on renter's insurance, HOWEVER...some renter's insurance specifies that any business needs to be covered separately so you probably would have to say it's a hobby. Check your policy. Even my homeowners insurance did not cover any business product.
  8. She sure has an imagination to come up with this. Funniest part is, after all that it prob cost her around the same $ to produce a candle.
  9. Sorry no, but I forgot I even tried the olive oil! This is a really old post, lol.
  10. I'm not sure about paraffin but I did this on all my clamshell melts and multi cavity mold melts.
  11. Not sure about all soy wax but C3 I used to wipe the surface after solid and it would make it matte.
  12. When things started getting really bad, I started buying more wax in a single purchase, enough to last me through at least a year. You do need space to do this esp if you are a larger scale business. I had to always call to ensure I was getting all the same lot # of wax in my purchase. Aside from that, testing, like everyone said, is the only way to do it.
  13. I totally agree! Only good experiences plus I really like many of their oils which means double goodness!
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