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Not a palm expert here and I know what you mean about disaster pillars.....I am still scrapping palm off my table- that stuff is NOT easy to get off either and wiping the pour pots is a joke, a heat gun is my best friend in that instance

I have never primed my spooled wicking and have never had an issue-  I will say if your using RRD spools you must make sure your threading it in the right direction as that is a directional wick (ask me how I know) 😜

As far as plugs I never used any- I followed TallTayl's advise on the automotive tape and for extra precaution I put a wick sticker over the wick covering the hole and then tape the crap out of it-  and to go further I gorilla tape over the automotive tape just to be sure I don't leak again.....had many leaks before the automotive tape and even with it without the wick stickers but I pour it at 200 degrees so its just hot hot hot

as far as the crystal pattern you should pour into warm molds and insulate them with paper towel and be sure to pour at 200 or as close to as possible as that is what helps the formation of more crystals with a slower cool and save some for the second pour after you poke relief holes

It might be harder to see the pattern without dye, I think the white is beautiful but if you want to see more emphasis maybe try just a tiny touch of a tan or ivory

Your pillar looks fantastic....welcome to a new addiction

Not yet......🙈 where did you get it and what’s your process?  

Is there such a thing as a wax without issue anymore 🤷‍♀️

I agree 

I don’t buy wax to have to strain it myself because they had a bad batch 

If I were a betting person I would bet HTP 83 is going to be a winner winner chicken dinner - that 93 could prove too hot halfway through but zero carbon so far and it looks great 👍 

htp lean so it will burn off center - you could try twisting the wick 

Candles & Melts 

wax used: soy, 415 

fragrance load (%) 8- 8.5%

average cure time: 3-5 days 

Wax additives?

container:  8 ounce square mason, clamshells,  8 ounce tin 

wicking notes: Normal no issues 

Cold throw: very good, smells like juicy fruit gum to me 

Hot Throw:  Medium to light - tough one to describe, smells like juicy fruit gum with mild spice, while burning you don’t smell it predominately but it works, I don’t know how it does but it’s the only one that truly gets rid of odors especially cooking ones - I have to make this one alone on a day designated for it alone as it sucks the scent right out of all others made near it 🤷‍♀️

Morphing: scent stays true 

Candles & Melts 

wax used: soy, 415, coconut, parasoy 

fragrance load (%) 8%

average cure time: 5 days 

Wax additives?

container:  8 ounce mason, clamshells, votives, 16 ounce mason, 12 ounce straight jar, 8 ounce tin, 

wicking notes: Normal no issues 

Cold throw: excellent, very strong and true fresh picked Apple 

Hot Throw:  very strong, this is one of the truest plain fresh Apple I have found, the scent throws hard and far- one of my best sellers 

Morphing: scent stays true 

Candles:

wax used: soy, 415

fragrance load (%) 8.5%

average cure time: 5 days 

Wax additives?

container:  8 ounce mason 

wicking notes: Normal no issues 

Cold throw: excellent

Hot Throw:  very strong, this is a scent that has something very familiar you can’t put your finger on, very fresh and clean and a customer favorite - I haven’t tried it my new wax yet but I expect it to be just as good of not better 

Morphing: scent stays true 

Candles:

wax used: soy, 415

fragrance load (%) 8.5%

average cure time: 5 days 

Wax additives?

container:  8 ounce mason 

wicking notes: Normal no issues 

Cold throw: excellent

Hot Throw:  strong yet subtle, this reminds so much of the EO I fell in love with - I haven’t tried it my new wax yet but I expect it to be just as good of not better 

Morphing: scent stays true 

Candles:

wax used: 3022, coconut soy blend, soy beeswax blend

fragrance load (%) 8%

average cure time: 5 days 

Wax additives?

container: 12 ounce straight jar, 8 ounce tin and 16 ounce mason 

wicking notes: Normal no issues 

Cold throw: excellent

Hot Throw:  this is a lighter scent but has a powerful punch when burning 

Morphing: scent stays true 

What about little kraft bags with the window to package them - or small kraft boxes 

I use the boxes for maxi tealights and the bags for little cube melts with salts in them and they don’t smear the plastic window to bad at all but consumer can see what the product is and there is room for a label above it 

amazon has them in several sizes and for me I found it cheaper to go with them with prime free shipping than an actual supplier 

here is a link to one of the sizes I have purchased - 

BagDream Bakery Bags Wax Kraft Paper Bags 50Pcs 3.54x2.36x6.7" Tin Tie Tab Lock Bags Brown Window Bags https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT206C0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RECvCbNWT63ZG

You really need a respirator 

once you get used to it you won’t even want to try making without 

essential oils are super strong when they hit hot wax - stronger than FO, you might still get headaches and even though they are “natural” they can be super harmful as also if you get too much in your system 

Never been myself but when I think of Italy I think of smells like strong herbs, olives, lemon, wine and lots of very old concrete brick and wood 

Elements has a great grapefruit 

Sea island grapefruit -votivo type 

not straight but grapefruit and Mangosteen CS works great in soy - a great seller for me and a mix of seeet and tart 

Are you getting headaches while making the candles or in burning them?  I know some people are very sensitive to scent and some are to different types of waxes - my sister cannot burn paraffin candles they make her sick literally 

If your getting headaches while making candles Wear a respirator and you won’t get headaches and you will be protecting your lungs 

natural fragrance oils would only be found in essential oils and they are pretty pricey for the amount needed to scent a candle but there are many suppliers that carry good quality ones 

Power burns are a must in my book- you have to know how that candle is going to do if a customer lights it and walks away for the whole day - exploding glass isn’t fun 

yellow that does look too big of a wick - I would try the 10 or even a 8 and see if that flame calms and the melt pool doesn’t get quite so deep 

soy in general seem to need smaller wicks these days and eco are very hot 

And cal candle shows coco 83 in slabs not bead form 

my slabs from c & s were marked coco83 and easy beads was not - so add that to the confusion also 

Okay so who said easy beads is discontinued?? And how do we know for sure coco 83 is easy beads as so many people get different answers when asking 

I’m so flaming mad right now - I want to blood curdle scream - I have worked with easy beads for the better part of a year blending and finding the perfect mix and now I’m reading this BS!!!

😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬

they have been OOS many times on the easy beads but If they discontinue it I don’t even know what I’m going to do 

I have some calls to make today To see what answer I get 

is it cheaper to have an individual like myself send you some?

I have tons of CD I cannot use anymore with my wax change 

I have never used 6006 to know if they would work or not but I think 6006 is supposed to be similar to Clarus 3022 and although I don’t remember how CD performed in my tests with that wax I do remember HTP being a good fit and cd and HTP are very similar- some even say the same wick just a different manufacturer 🤷‍♀️

On 12/13/2018 at 11:10 AM, MilosCandles said:

 

Found this online.  I see lots of people doing this on Instragram

This is what I do with all my jars and tins - super easy and cheap 

Pink sugar is the next best after Talltayls 

blueberry cobbler which I think it’s my mamas best blueberry cobbler or something like that 

Avacado sea salt 

Cactus sea salt

Cinnamon nutmeg Clove

Lilac 

Wood sage and sea salt 

can you tell I like the sea salts....lol

that's all I can think of off the top of my head - years ago I used butt naked and Funkey Monkey I think it’s called and they smelled good I just don’t care for sweet fruit to much so I never kept it around 

58 minutes ago, Mamabear said:

Sorry, I should have stated.  They are regular pillars with craft butterflies and flowers and whatnot put into the wax.  I did ask about them being hurricane pillars before I said anything.  

Ahhhh that’s a different story then 

being me I would of done the same thing then 😉

If she stays pissy with you then that’s her problem imo - your entitled to stand up for what you will support and you can simply point out you were not trying to be rude just concerned for them if something were to happen and they get sued  

It’s hard to see in the pictures exactly but what are you referring to as being unsafe?

it appears to me and I could be wrong that those are hurricane pillars meaning the embeds are in the shell and won’t burn - the candle inside it will and those are perfectly safe to do I believe - personally never have tried it or burned one before  🤷‍♀️

Buy your wicks from there as well not amazon 

candlescience has sample packs of all their types they carry 

3 hours ago, strugglebrother said:

 

That looks not bad at all for being soy wax... 444 looks like a bomb dropped in the candle between burns...

 

Maybe throw some paraffin in it, might help?

Ikr??? 444 is the worst looking wax and notorious for cracking as well but it does have a powerful punch for soy- I will give it that