Orchid Lake

We shrink wrap individually on the scalloped tarts (in 2 sizes) and do the "condiment" type cup and bag only our 1 oz "mini melts". Our tarts are almost always made in soy wax, which being as soft as it is, does not hold a nice look for very long even when bagged individually. While regular customers may not care about the appearance once hooked on a great scent experience, part of any business should be looking ahead to create more regular customers and we believe you have to opt for the best presentation possible. Just my humble opinion.

We also investigated these but after some research, felt it was not something we wanted to risk for general production for a couple of reasons: the potential risks all of which seemed to be addressed in the forum links already provided and due to the references we found (which were also touched on the the preceding links) that indicate that soy oil/wax can clog pores. As for the assumed safety of EO vs. FO, most cursory investigations will provide any number of contraindications for the use of EO's. Now I love to use EO's and we advise all our clients that we do prepare our products with solely EO's on request and will advise of any of those warnings before going forward.

all very good info here (Bliss... I love you're self critique!) The only thing I'll add to the above advice is test, test, test. You need to see the various "responses" to your wicking/wax combinations. Good luck & have fun! :smiley2:

that's one way we do - we also use liquid & will drop in right after pour

the sq dbl layer is vanilla/Cinnamon, the triple purple is one we call Lush Gothic which is a pretty deep mix of a few citrus scents, a touch of floral, patchouli, amber & a little musk. We also love fragrances!

We also will employ the "toothpick swirl" method (good description, W) If you wish to limit your investment in colors, since there are pale pink dyes available, that's about the best way. as far as color matching, you will always have the possibility of slight variations even using the same chips or number of drops.

We've found the LX series of wicks to work best with the waxes we use - as mentioned, it does vary with wax manufacturer - and ordering sample packs is a very good way to test a broad range of wicks

Oh I should add that we actually use a "terrace" jar which has a similar diameter change, although it may be somewhat less than an apothecary, and we watch our fill level. Hope this is helpful

Hi, we've had good results with dbl htp 62's but we use EcoSoya w/10% fragrance load.

That is a great looking candle - very, very creative; great picts also. You mentioned that the rose melted fairly quickly- did you notice any issues related to that, i.e., sooting or excessive flicker? Obviously, once the initial melt pool has developed thereby leveling the top, it acts as any well made candle, but I'm curious about any deviation you may have noticed in the test burns. Thanks.

goodness - don't be embarrassed by using M&P - we do both but love to play with the M&P in ways you just can't do with CP

cute jars, but there are many wood lids available - these don't give any indication if they are candle safe. For B & B it would depend on how well they actually seal.

have you tried googling for appropriate size? We found some suppliers that way.

Just curious, why go to extra expense of "rocks" when you can just put FO/DPG mixture in any warmer?

yes, we make scented or not

thanks - we appreciate your kind words!

Some very good points made by all - and society being what it is, albeit seemingly transparent & "stoopid", does it make sense to NOT add the label? :rolleyes2

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Back to the question at hand.... yes, we experienced the same problem with what I believe is the same product which we stopped carrying. Seems the bowls do not perform well IMHO. There are many suppliers you can search.

I wouldn't limit marketing based on a closed set of results. While you've already made your decision here, I would suggest looking at & comparing the general (actual purchasers) response with your testers' responses. We have a few fragrances that I wouldn't go across the street for, but they sell. Depending on the volume of remaining fragrance, you could just sell them to your tester at cost or market them in earnest.... :smiley2:

We have tried the baking silicone molds for floating candles and for some of our specialty soaps and found that the fragrance seemed to leach out when we made candles, but haven't experienced the issue with soap. We thought it was perhaps due to the higher temps of wax but have found nothing to substantiate that. We did not use the particular brand you linked so can't say if it is a brand thing or not. ....be interested in your experience.