darrell

Well said

Funny what folks will post... In my research this is not what I found. Any comments ? It might surprise you to know that paraffin is basically the grayish left over sludge produced by petroleum refineries. This paraffin residue is bleached with toxic chemicals and then used to mass produce your average candle. Paraffin waxes contain aromatic compounds which are released when a candle is burned. These compounds have been proven to be carcinogenic. As paraffin wax burns it creates a black soot that coats your walls ceilings and lungs. This petro-soot is as harmful as second-hand tobacco smoke. It turns out that some paraffin candles emit such hazardous pollutants as acetone, benzene and lead. These harmful substances impair the quality of indoor air. The National Candle Association has recognized the fact that beeswax candles burn cleaner and drips less than those made with paraffin wax (the fumes of which have also caused kidney and bladder tumors in laboratory animals). If you have noticed sooty deposits in your house, paraffin wax candles may be at fault. Initially beeswax candles may seem to be more expensive than paraffin candles yet this is not so. Paraffin wax burns away much quicker than beeswax nullifying any price disparity

Tell him since he has all his tools out he might as well just make ya two

too late, i already called him, texted him tweeted him and emailed him... your busted

I saw the thread subject and thought to myself how that whole thread could just take a whole turn for the worst

That is exactly what I thinking when i posted.

OK , I think I have it down but am not sure. I am looking for one maybe two of the more experienced folks on the board to test/evaluate my product. When I say the word mentor I don't mean it in the sense of tell me what I got to do. I am talking along the line of like hey your wick may be too big or not enough HT . Either way if one of the more experienced folks is interested in this please PM me. I will cover all costs all you have to do is light it and tell me what you think . Thanks again. I am finally starting to get excited over this whole ordeal. So far I got a good $500 invested an think I finally found a worthwile product. Not sure if this is a lot of money to get started but to me it is

Whenever i finish say my bottle of Nyquil I save the cap the measuring cap they give you and use that

This is my first holiday season also and so far I am really liking Holly Berry from CS ....

forgot to leave my addy it's darrell at carolina dot rr dot com thanks

why not i would like it also

just curious on this one. I use CS wick guide for a starting point and the recommendations are ECO 2 or HTP 52. Does the LX-20 come from experience or are you really asking a question ? Cuz right now I got boatloads of wicks and candles laying around and realize I have to start relying on notes I thought my memory was good enough but it just aint what it used to be

i throw my on a tart melter. it's melts all the way down and boom, i pour it in a new jar for a new wick test.

Going out on a limb here I am looking for anybody that purchases directly from Bell Flavors and Fragrance. If you do would you be kind enough to send me a PM. Thanks, Darrell

David thanks for the advise I will take all I can get. I recall reading a thread that someone tested them in the bathroom which almost seems a little small to me. I think umma consistantly burn them in my master bedroom which is about a 20x30 room, that way i can speak with confidence and tell folks that in this size room it will knock your socks off

thanks stella .. you r a supa star

Here ya on that Stella but when I moved my candle to a smaller room 10 x 10 i could smell it great. I went through this one on one of my other posts but I had the candle on the ledge in my kitchen that opens to my dining room that has stairs that go up so it's a huge open layout. Honestly , when I went to the top of the stairs I could smell it better than downstairs. The wax that I am using is 4627 comfort blend in a 4oz jelly jar. I am pretty confident in the FO and got a really nice melt pool from my wick . I am going to try an 8oz wide mouth Ball Jar right now . I gotta say that I am a little confused on wicking and I know a lot of it is trial and error but are you wicking for the opening size or the widest part of the jar ? On Candle Science wick chart they give you the option of 3 - 3.5 Diamter and 3.5 to 4.0 diamter. I am not sure what those two numbers represent . Thanks again for everyones help....

Ok , my 4oz jelly jar candle is not giving off a good throw where it was located(Big open area). I moved the candle to a smaller room and I could then smell it. My question is, would changine my jar to a wide mouth jar and increasing the melt pool help me out with my hot throw in a larger room? GGGGRRRRRRRR!!!!! and here I thought this was gonna be easy I truly appreciate all the info you guys give , w/o you guys I would not even be as far along as I am in this addicting hobby and hopefully one day business which is my ultimate goal. Not a full time job just something to help maybe pay the bills Thanks again guys and gals.....

Guess I should really pay attention and read the detail of the post I didn't even realize you were talking about a "laser" printer.

have you tried refilling your cartridges yourself ? It can be a pain but it is a whole lot cheaper. Also I have noticed and read the the cheaper the printer the more expensive the cartridges are and visa versa . Guess that makes sense, you sell the printer cheap and make it up on the ink ....

In another thread somebody recommended using rubbing alcohol also , I do that and it works very well.

you are right Eric, I did get a very good throw from the warmer . As far as the melt pool the melt pool is no different. Now ya got me thinkin

i think i may have solved it and am a little embarrassed . I have a fairly large home with a very wide open layout. I think it may have all been placement of the candle. I had the candle burning on a ledge that separates the living room from the kitchen with is also wide open to the dinning room which also has stairs in the middle that lead upstairs. I took my little 4 oz jelly jar candle and put it in my computer room which is about 10 x 12 and wow , it knocked my socks off. Perfect melt pool nice hot throw , just a little mushroom on the wick . But other than that I am somewhat happy and excited. Does this make sense ??? Thanks Darrell

I new somebody was gonna ask that but I thought I knew it was the wick size thats why I didn't put that info in. Using IGI 4627 with a 4 oz jelly jar and have tried various wicks from ECO 2 HTP 52 and I think I even tried the LX-16 that the Candle Science Chart recommended. Got the melt and burn down but I'll be damned if I can get a hot throw with a wick. Just made another batch of testers and added fragrance at 180 and poured at 165. I also used only 1 oz of fragrance. Umma get this down one day Thanks again ....

Ok , got some fragrances from the NEW supplier in GA and man I am stumped and really can't find the answer(unless I am just overlooking it). I get hardly any hot throw with the wick but when I put my candle on a warmer all I can say is WOW. I know wick size can affect the hot throw so my question is do I have to wick up or wick down ? Thanks a ton in advance