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I am not sure you are really over wicking it. I use in a 2.5" diameter jar with that wax and HTP 93. In a 2.75" I would also use about an htp 104. Look at the candle at the end of 4 hrs. Is the depth of the melted wax in excess of 1/2" against the glass? That is really the tell tale. Some of my candles get a full melt really quick and others not really. lol As for scent. Just because it says it will throw in soy does not always make it so. A few thoughts on this though...first did you cure the candles? If so for how long? Secondly did you weigh both the wax and fo on a digital scale you are sure is accurate and thirdly what size room were you originally burning in and do you have an air exchanger or ac/central heat running as you are testing? I've found those things can make a huge impact on if I can smell my candles...oops forgot another! lol What temp did you add the fo to the wax? Can make a difference too.

Here is an easy way to know what percent you are adding to the wax There are 16 oz in a pound so based on a pound of wax say I want to add an oz per lb. To do this multiply 16 x .0625 (6.25%) and it comes out to 1. So 6.25% is 1 oz added to a pound of wax. Say you want to figure what 9% would be you'd take 16 x .09 = 1.44 The nice thing is this will keep things consistant for you. Always figure it using total ounces and remember that you always move your decimal two places to the left for a percentage ie; 6.25% = .0625 Hope this helps ya out

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Have you tried lidding the candles up and letting them cure for a few weeks? If not I am betting this is what you need to do. With many waxes and this is one the cold throw takes time to develop. I do not recommend using 2 oz per lb with any conventional single pour container wax, they are not designed to hold that amount of fo. Think of wax like a giant sponge...what happens if you add too much water, it seeps out. Same concept with fo and wax. Since fo is HIGHLY flammable this is not a recommended process and it could lead to a fire. Not something I'd want for you or anyone else. IGI recommends the load on that wax to be up to 1.5 oz per lb. I find normally with a quality fo the load that works best is 1 oz per lb. But never judge a candle right away, always let it cure and never judge straight off cold throw. Let that bad boy burn!