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Thanks for the responses! WSP did get back to me, thank goodness. She said that heating it should get it back to normal, but so far it's not there yet. I don't want to try much heat because of the preservative issue, but sitting in a sink full of hot water isn't quite doing it yet, and I have 12 gallons to do this with. Ugh.

I got a huge order of lotion base delivered to my porch and it froze. I didn't realize until now that it having frozen could be a huge disaster. It's a bad consistency now, kind of chunky, and doesn't get better when it's mixed up or rubbed into the skin.I have a HUGE order I need to get out on Monday, and 12 gallons of lotion I can't afford to replace even if I did have time. Is there anything I can do to get this lotion back to a good consistency? Would heating it up do any good?I contacted my supplier (it's WSP goat's milk) but since it's the week-end I don't know if I'll get a response in time.Any help is greatly appreciated! I'm freaking out more than a little bit right now.

Someone asked about the waterproof labels. I ordered sample sheets of the regular "water-resistant" labels and they failed the very first test. When I ran water over the label on a bottle once it ran right away. Not terrible running, but the ink seemed to wash out of the little grooves of the surface, and mysterious blue patches appeared to be leaking from the back. It doesn't look awful, but not professional either. I'm kicking myself for not ordering a couple sheets of the Ultra Water-resistant at the same time, but after the raves I wasn't expecting the regular ones to fail so quickly.

In my pot is some cold EZ Soy waiting to be turned into 8 oz jelly jar testers, but I don't know if I'll get to them since we're leaving town. :embarasse I'm thinking of bringing along supplies to work on lip products while we're gone. I must be an addict if I want to work on week-ends away from home.

I've been testing votives for what feels like my entire life. Smaller wicks like CD 7 and 8 work great in smaller containers, but they drown out immediately in a larger cup. So I'm trying 10, 12, and even 14 and the 10 and 12 are drowning out as soon as the MP overflows too. There are only a few FOs that are working in a 12 and none in a 10. A 14 seems so big to use in a votive, especially in what feels like would need to be the majority of my votives. But I know that my customers will NOT burn in just a tightly fitting cup, so I want something that will work in a larger votive container too. Anyone else gone through this? Is a CD-14 crazy big to use in most of my votives? I use Ecosoya PB with UV inhibitor, 1 oz FO PP, and no dyes.

Thanks for the information, Bill! It sounds like applying the seals is pretty easy. I'm placing my order now!

Hmm, I've found BCN's lip balm to be really nice, as have my customers. I've only heard raves about how moisturizing it is. Different strokes for different folks, I guess!

Thanks for the Bayousome link. They look great! It says they work well if correctly applied. How do you apply them? And does anyone know which sizes fit 2 oz and 8 oz bottles? I'm not sure my own ruler-measuring will be accurate enough and I don't have time to mis-order and reorder correctly...

I've heard that lilac is an aphrodisiac for men. That's the scent of most of our bedroom candles.

I've had a customer tell me that her lotion bottle opened up in transit and she had a big messy lotioney mess. Is there any way to prevent this that will still look professional? I'm not sure I just want to tape around the bottle cap and I'm not sure if those sealing discs will really do the job. I can't imagine that shrink wrap would work that well either. Anyone have any suggestions?

Wow, I'm over your soap pics! Good call moving them to the main page. They even drew me in, and it takes a lot to get me to look past the first page of any site. Good work, Scented! I'm hoping you'll be around to critique my website in a few weeks!

BCN Hot Fudge Brownie is great and throws really well in soy. 1 votive scented my large bathroom, hallway, and into the adjoining rooms!

WSP are not good, in my opinion. I used the recommended amount and got no sweetness and barely any flavor or scent. I'm going to try blending a small amount of them with my awesome BCN flavor oils to see if I can get some use out of them. I love BCN but wish they had more variety and more "grown-up" flavors.

Just poured some Pink Sugar votives and a small tester batch of Creme Brulee votives. Second big pouring day with my Presto and I'm loving it!

I had the same experience with BCN Coffee, but it throws really well as a Mocha when mixed with Hot Fudge Brownie. YUM!

I'm perfecting a shimmery lip balm for a May Day basket order I'll fill this week. The recipe is there but I need to test different flavors. It's warm here but thunderstormy with tornado watches.

I'm also back to thinking about Drama Mama, but I wonder if that's too "feminine" for potential male customers. My URL would have to be www.dramamama____.com, but I cannot for the life of me come up with any name I love with an available www.

Sadly, Stage is trademarked for several of the products I'm hoping to carry. Those trademarks are killing me! Thanks, Amy! I'm trying to think of ____ River, but all I can think of is Sonnet River which doesn't seem to flow well to me.

Thanks a lot, you guys! I've come up with a lot of great ideas but so far every single one of them is either trademarked or the domain isn't available. The ones I've looked into are Drama Mama, Upstage, Third Act, Act One, etc. I know there were more but I'm all business-named out. I'm so tired of thinking of these!I'm also open to incorporating Flood or River into the name (I live by a river that floods yearly) but can't think of a good word combination with those words. Something theatrical paired with Flood (or Flooded) or River might be nice. This was so easy the first time I chose a name. Why is it so hard now? Oh, and there's added time pressure because my logo designer will be out of town for two weeks soon and I'd really like to have something before she leaves to put up on a "Coming Soon" website.

I make 4 test votives or one 8 oz JJ with my BCN samples. Not enough to run a full test, but enough to let me know if I like it in wax.

Oooh, great tips, Lindsay! I think I'll try steer clear of Center Stage then. Good idea with the domain name too. My company will likely be "Blah Blah Candles and Bath" and I definitely don't want that long of a website, so a unique "Blah blah" that will hopefully have an open domain would be a definite advantage. :smiley2: Back to my brainstorming page.... Now if I can only get my DH to sit down and brainstorm with me despite how sick to death he is of hearing potential company names.

I use them in Ecosoya PB votives that need larger wicks like Cinnamon FOs.

Wow, what a great place to work! Glad to "meet" another theatre fanatic! Great suggestions too. I have a page full of random words, most of which would be absolutely ridiculous business names, but I may be able to glean something from the madness. This naming business is HARD!!! Naming my children was easier than this! Any other suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated as well!

Not even a nice clean Pringle can? I hope that you find the right kind for you! Sounds like a yummy candle!

No, I don't know about those, but would a lid for a tub of margarine or can of Pringles (not sure if you have those in the UK!) with a hole poked through them work? My container wax is usually low enough that the trimmed wick isn't touched by something laying flat on top of it, so I put a cookie sheet or piece of cardboard over containers.