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Awww, thank you! The brown ones in the back are only half a chip, BTW. I'm wanting pastel colors and some of the chips are too dark! (Red and brown I use half.) Ha ha.Yep, they can soot after a power burn if you don't trim and you can see where the frost line is how deep the melt pool got. The wicks don't curl and can mushroom so I'm thinking they are cotton, but I haven't tried a ton of brands of wicks to know for sure. They have some wonderful scents and are very strong so I still like them, just haven't purchased in a while after going down the rabbit hole of making my own.

Thanks for all the suggestions and I may have found it after searching for four years! I tried CS's Christmas Hearth and it wasn't quite what I was looking for, I needed more sweetness. I poured Millcreek's Home and Hearth last night and it is wonderful! I sure hope it is strong after curing and smells good while burning. Here is the description from MC: A smooth rich base of warm vanilla and cinnamon wrapped in a smoky woody sandalwood evergreen clove mixture. It is just lovely. Thought I would update and give back since this forum has always been such a huge help to me.

I'm slowly going through my testers and adding more: ICS Orange Vanilla Coffee Caramel Nut Cluster Zucchini Pumpkin Bread

I just do jelly jars here too. Boring! The one thing that helped with the boredom was I bought a bunch of those metal hurricane candleholders and they look pretty burning in those.

Moonshine, they do frost. This is an old candle of theirs (Sandalwood Amber with gray wax) and one of my jelly jar candles using the chips Candybee mentioned (only one chip, use more if you want darker). I usually do dye-free too.

Makes Scents is somewhat local to me. They quit carrying soy wax so I quit going there. Their FOs are kind of pricey, but they have a bunch and they do have a price break after so many (10 maybe?) in the store. It is fun to go and sniff everything, but I've never had them ship anything to me so I can't speak for them on that. Very helpful staff, they just don't work with soy so a FO may or may not work for me. I've been tempted to go there to get jars and lids so I could smell the Butter Maple Syrup for you, but I haven't smelled the Crossroads version so I'm not all that helpful, sorry!

It has been a long time since I have bought any candles from them. It is hard now to pay $20+ for a candle when I can make one for a lot less. They used to burn pretty hot so trimming the wicks before and sometimes during a burn was necessary. Super strong though. I am tempted to buy their Pumpkin Pie again just to see if it as awesome as I remember it. It was heavy on the maple, once my BIL thought we were having pancakes when I was burning it (like 8 years ago). I've tried blending maple syrup with several pumpkin FOs and it just isn't close.

That's a good idea! I will remember that next time. I may have found out the problem though. I have my stove fan going when I pour candles and I haven't been able to smell them around the house lately. I asked my teenaged daughter if she could smell the candles cooling (checking for candle nose) and she said yes, especially upstairs (the bedrooms). Duh. We have an old house that has one of those open vents in the ceiling (floor when you are upstairs) and when we turn on the heat, we open it so the heat will rise and help warm the upstairs. All my scent was being blown upstairs! Phew. I was starting to worry my FOs were bad or my nose was dead. Thanks all!

Bumping this old thread to see if anyone has come close to finding it. I've also tried mixing my own and nada.

Has a FO surprised you in scent stength (stonger) when it wasn't that strong when you poured it? So far two of my duds in the pour pot were still duds in the candles, but thought I would ask those that test more scents than I do. Thanks!

Wildberry Mousse smells like vomit to my husband. It never did to me until he mentioned it. I haven't poured it since. If you love the scent, then I would still make it, but if most customers don't love it, then I would discontinue it.

Moonshine, I forgot, but I use .5 oz per lb with Beach Linen too. I haven't had a problem with Cinnamon Buns though. Whenever I can't get one to burn right (with CD wicks), I knock it down by half. I haven't tried going back up a little (ex. .75 oz) so I don't know what you can get away with and maybe increase HT. Beach Linen and Pumpkin Souffle have been strong enough to me at .5 oz though. I couldn't get Sweet Pea wicked with my regular either, but it wasn't strong enough to try again. What is in these CS FOs that clog up CDs?

I hope OldGlory doesn't mind if I spin off. Anyone want to chime in about fragrance oils we know work great in 415? CandleScience (CS) Apples & Maple Bourbon Beach Linen Blueberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Buns Cranberry Marmalade Dragon's Blood Hansel & Gretel's House Honeydew Melon Honeysuckle Jasmine Any of the Lavenders Macintosh Apple Mango Papaya Mistletoe Oakmoss & Amber Peach Nectar Pumpkin Souffle (I have to use .5 oz per lb to wick it and it is still plenty strong, but I do get a burnt smell) Strudel & Spice Very Vanilla Not as strong, but still good for me are: Apple Harvest Bayberry Brandied Pear Egyptian Amber Hazelnut Coffee Millcreek (MC) I have to use 1.5 oz per lb on most FOs Cedar & Saffron (1 oz per lb) Cozy Home Grandma's Country Kitchen Hillbilly Homebrew Pear & Vanilla Bean Seaside (1 oz per lb) Sweet Orange & Chili Pepper (1 oz per lb) Not as strong, but still good: Frosted Carrot Cake Soothing Sandalwood Vanilla Hazelnut Mocha Indiana Candle Supply (ICS) Baked Apples Bear Claws Cactus & Sea Salt Caramel Cinnamon Latte Sugared Spruce Zucchini Bread

Thanks Candybee, you are very creative! Some similar, if not twins of this fragrance I have found are Herb Garden and Tuscan Garden. I like where you were going with the word Desert, maybe Desert Spa? I live in redneck country, it is a rough market. LOL

Thanks guys! I used the 8's. If they don't burn them for more than two hours at a time, the hang-up will still catch up during the last half of the burn. I hope they will still do okay when it gets cold. Has anyone experienced a decently wicked candle that didn't burn as well in the winter? I haven't, but I did read it on here and wondered how common it was. Thanks again for the replies!

It is one of my favorite scents, but the name doesn't do well where I live. Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing this blend! I don't like the Souffle by itself and the Pie isn't super strong to me. I poured your blend today and it smells awesome cold. Like a lot of people, I'm still trying to find THE ONE pumpkin scent I can't live without. Can't wait to burn yours soon!

If wick manufacturers could make wicks that burn hotter at the top of the candle and a little cooler near the bottom!!! This is just a silly post. I'm testing a new box of wax (415) and a CD 10 burns great at the top of an 8oz jelly jar, but a CD 8 burns better at the bottom. The CD 8 would probably work for my power-burning-non-wick-trimmers, but the CD 10 works best for my burn-a-few-hours-only-but-always-trim crowd. I love CD's, but I need a CD 9!!!

Very good points everyone and thank you for the company! I actually just used this setback as an excuse to test a new wax. I've shelved this funky 415 for now since the first batch of added Crisco candles didn't work either. I have a local supplier who carries 464 and even though I love my 415, not paying shipping for wax is awesome. I've been going back and forth on switching for a while and now seemed as good a time as any. So far so good with the 464, just going through my current FOs to see if they throw and fine-tuning the wicking.

Well, it is comforting to know that I have that kind of flexibility and not need to tell the world everytime I tweak something. LOL, I'm still such a newb in a lot of ways. I do need to vent for just a minute though. If I am supposed to produce a consistent product, then it would be nice if the wax was consistent, natural or not. I'm sure there are examples out there and I am drawing a blank, but what in this world that can be purchased for consumption is allowed to have this much variance? Food, make-up, medicine, etc., pretty much all consistent and if changed too much, the company usually tells you, right? A wax that suddenly burns drastically different is not acceptable IMO. I have to wick up so high to keep it burning that it becomes a torch in the end. I get the testing and retesting, but in my 5 years, that has only meant one wick size up or down at the most. Not 3 sizes and not consistently drowning out. I'm now adding Crisco to it and praying for a miracle. Sorry, I am beyond frustrated after 2 weeks of testing without great results. Maybe this box is just meant to be for melts. Adult temper tantrum and rant over.

Sorry, forgot to multi-quote. I only have Eco 10s and it did do better than the CDs, but turned the meltpool dark yellow. Is that normal?

I got this case particular from Millcreek and I've always gotten my 415 from them or CandleScience. I did email them and she has been very helpful in trying to pinpoint the issue. I'm also using the same bag of CDs. This wax is so confusing though. If I wick up to keep the wicks from going out (CD 16), it is a torch for the last half of the candle! I'm wondering if this box is going to be for melts only b/c I can't wick up that high to keep the candle burning when it is going to be too hot at the end. I did get a tip to add a little Crisco and so far that candle is doing well with a CD 12. It started slow, but now is burning correctly. Only thing is, that was without trimming the wick at all. I am afraid if the wick is trimmed then it will struggle, but I haven't tested it yet. I've been preaching to my customers to trim their wicks and now if they do, their candle might not recover. I can't believe I'm the only one having problems. Are there not many 415 users anymore?

Thank you so much for replying! That is a good idea to pick one tricky scent to test each box. I thought about getting the same batch from another vendor too. That would be a bummer for sure. I'll keep at this one for a while longer. I do have some stock candles, but I wanted to give her a different scent than what I have left and something that represented my current product. I feel like if I change my brand of wicking though, then it is a slightly different candle. Is that being too picky?

Thank you so much for replying! I have scents at 1oz pp and 1.5oz pp, they are all struggling in this wax.

I've posted over in the Veggie Forum for help, but I'm getting the sound of crickets, so if anyone could help me, I would really appreciate it. If you got a new case of wax and it is harder to burn than previous batches, what do you do? In my case it is 415 soy. Test and test until you find a new combination or count it as a loss and just quickly buy more wax from another vendor? I'm getting ready to pour yet another tester with a wick 3 sizes bigger than my normal one. I use and love CDs, but they all keep drowning out on me. I've also got a tester burning with another brand of wick that I don't particularly like (Eco), but I am desperate at this point for anything to burn completely down. This is the first time I have ever had this happen in the 5+ years I have been at this and I have people waiting to order while I get this figured out. One is a potential new wholesale account. I just need to get some candles done for her to try. I am beyond frustrated.