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I agree with a previous post. Pour at 145. It should take care of that problem. We have used 464 for years and the higher pour temperature reduced our problem but on occassion it will show its ugly face. Also remember your making a hand crafted candle. Those imperfections have never prevent us from selling 1 candle. It gives them personality. That single piece of advice I rec'd many moons ago on this very forum and has changed the way I handle my business more than anything I was ever told on here! Happy Candlemaking!

I personally think its the peppermint fo. Anytime we make a candle with any amount of peppermint it leeches out the top. Just our experience.

Square has the nicest register app for the ipad. Handles inventory and all. But when we purchased it will only print through airprint over wifi. But there is something out there because our last show another vendor did the whole square credit card transaction on their android phone and then sat it in a cradle or docking station and it printed a receipt. Which as i typed that realized it probably goes thru bluetooth in that situation.

CandleScience will always only charge actual shipping... they told us they dont try to make money off of shipping. Very well stated NaturallyTru... great business practices keep customers coming back

Can someone tell me a nice "spiced wassail" (I call it Russian Tea) recipe. I am totally out of the oil and need a recipe ASAP. Thanks, Kelly:confused:

I am looking for the Candlewarmers Snowman warmers. I bought both types (Big full size & the night light) when they first came out and I just sold out of them. And guess what - Candlewarmers won't have them back in until NEXT YEAR! If anyone has any they would be willing to sell me I would appreciate it. I can Paypal today if you can share! TIA! Kelly

Thx for the quick info!

Did I miss something or did these fragrances just disappear from CS offering without any notice? I went to reorder and BLAM A DAMA DING DONG there gone! Faster than David Blane could swipe a watch off an innocent bystander on the street! Help! I need some of both of these oils. Anybody have a suggestion from another supplier! TIA...

Does anybody near North Carolina have a pound or at least 8 ounces of CandleScience Fresh Coffee I can buy from you. The problem is I need it to ship out Priority Mail on Saturday if there is anyone willing to do this and preferrably be in NC or surrounding state that I would get it on Monday. I hate to drive to Durham for a pound of oil BUT I will if I have too! :laugh2:I can pay by Paypal tonight! TIA, Kelly

Brenda, That could be it - we've been making soy for 5 years now and we still learn stuff everyday! :-)

OMG! We sell T&B from CS really well. Are you using in Soy or Par?

Great info NJ! What your doing is right and Stella is on the money - it takes time - and patience - but I wouldn't switch either. Also - for what it's worth - i've tried wicking that jar for going on 4 months now to NO avail - but it was supposed to be our new jar since we have done everything in the 8oz jelly jar but it will hit sooner or later. Just keep testing! It's the only way to know what works for you... What kind of thermometer are you using? As bizarre as this sounds you could be getting not accurate / consistent readings...

We've used 464 for 3 years and in the beginning we had some of the same issues - still have some issues with certain fo's but we've worked through most of them. Give us some details on your procedure. How hot are you getting the wax? When are you adding FO? When are you adding color? What temp are you pouring? Are you preheating your glass? What wicks are you using?

Have any of you ever used coconut oil or grapeseed oil as a carrier for your fragrance oils? I read that somewhere on here a long time ago but have never looked for it and was wondering if it was cheaper / more accessible than DPG?

Wow! Very interesting thread... We have to be CS biggest cheerleaders - but - we prefer their FO over anyone elses - Very Vanilla is our all time best seller - we can't find another supplier that's even close - we use 464 in containers. Love Spell, Frank & Myrrh, Cran Marmalade all do well for us year round. Mistletoe & Christmas Hearth we're sell outs at every show we did last year around Christmas. Actually had reorders of Christmas Hearth just last week. Kiwi, Honeysuckle & Jasmine, Green Tea & Lemongrass, & Apple Harvest also do well for us. That's our 2 cents worth...