Angela@Floreo

I am putting together a deal for an extremely large volume of aluminium seamless candle tins with slip lids. The finished size will be around 80mm x 50mm. That's around the same size as a U.S 3 1/4" x 2" or US 8oz or Metric 200g fill. The tins are the same as the ones used for my floreo aroma range and can be seen on my website floreoforwomen.com. If I go ahead, the tins will take approximately 8 weeks to get here from the far east, but my supplier is all set up and ready to go. I just wondered if anyone else in the UK would like to get in on the deal as the more I buy the cheaper the unit price for everyone. The price for this size tin will already be less than I have seen anywhere else including importing from the U.S. If anyone wants any info, please get in touch soon so we can club together to benefit from a really good deal. This isn't an advert for items for sale but an opportunity to buy in using our bulk buying power.

I have found this on several occasions, although mine tends to turn green but only when it has been burning for a while...it only seems to happen with ecosoya waxes and natures gardens scents though... remains a mystery to me, but i just change waxes for any candles I want to make using ng scents.

HI, I pour mainly 8oz tins, using ecosoya cb and have found the best wicks to be PK15 supplied by Enchanted Lites - you can but try/

HI, I've just recieved my coconut oil and the instructions on my tub say to store in food cupboard - refrigeration not necessary - haven't had chance to use it yet, but am hoping to in next couple of days- to help with badly behaved ecosoya cb advanced.

Me too!!! I have approximately 2000 wicks, but still not any that are any good for me....... haven't bought a sustainer in my life, but have loads of clippings for when i finally do....

Hi from a fellow UK candlemaker, I've been following this thread and also looking for something to harden my soy wax - Just spoken to a really helpful guy at coconoil.co.uk and bought a small sample to try. The melt point is 24 degrees C which equates to 76 degrees farenheit - which I am guessing is similar to Lou-ana 76 - I'll let you know

Yes, that is what my customers love about my candles - there's no waste!! Sounds like you've started out ok!

Hi again, I contacted NGI as promised and thought I would share their response to see if it helps anyone else. I'd be interested to know what you think - as I can't see how this relates to my tealights that also turn grey green? I'll keep following up if anyone is still interested- let me know. NGI Response " It sounds like you may be over heating the wax/fragrance combination. The key is to use the diameter/hour rule for wicking. If your container diameter is 3 inches then it should take 3 hours for the burn pool to reach a depth of 1/8 to 1/4 inch and be fully across. That means one inch per hour the reach a full burn pool. The burn pool should be no deeper than 1.4 inch. If so then the candle is over heating. this can cause discoloration. Using 4 wicks is a lot of heat with potential to over heat the wax/fragrance combo. You may either need to radically decrease the wick size or remove wicks to achieve the proper burn pool."

Great, thanks it's good to know that it's not just me! I too have tried different wicks, different containers and fo's from many different suppliers and it's always so disappointing. I'll contact NGI direct and see if they can throw any light (or should that be white!) on the subject. I'll let you know. Thanks again

Hi, I have been making candles for over 3 years and have recently hit upon a new problem. I've tried to go "upmarket" and produce multi wick candles in glass containers. I am using my usual supplier of FO's and EO's and I am not adding ANY dye to them at all. The idea is that they stay a natural off-white colour. I use Eco-Soya Advanced from NGI and have never experienced problems before. I should also say that when I pour the candle it remains its natural colour, it is only when it burns that it turns a definite shade of green. What am I doing wrong? Please help. Angela