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I sent them an e-mail about it since I had heard so many great things. This was her response: Hi there; It is weird that you heard such good things about it cause I just could not sell it and had to let it go. Sorry Kathy @ Indiana Candle Supplies Osceola IN 46561 http://IndianaCandleSupplies.com/

I'm so glad ya'll have been answering the questions! I just love getting to know all of you better. It seems like quite a few of us are animal lovers!!!

Lol oh yes...there will be a LOT of learning with candle making! I'd recommend letting soy candles cure for 5-7 days. I know it is ssooo hard to wait, but thats what a lot of people on here suggest. I even do that with soy blends that are mainly paraffin, just to be safe.

Just answer whatever questions you feel comfortable with It'd be nice to get to know you all a little better. What's your name? Lauren How old are you? 21 Where do you live? A suburb near Houston How long have you been making candles/soap/whatever? I've been testing since last December. How did you get started making candles/soap/whatever? I became obsessed with candles after buying a Mint Chocolate candle from B&BW. I had never smelled a candle with a unique scent like that. I was just used to the typical apple pie, ocean breeze type scents. I just got curious about how you would make a candle. I did some research and thought hey...maybe I'd enjoy doing that. I thought it might be a fun way to get some extra money on the side. Are you married? Any kids? I am not married, but I've been with my boyfriend for three years. We have a dog named Jelly...who is pretty much like a daughter to us haha. If candle making isn't your primary job, what do you do? I work at the college I attend. I work at the ticket office and sell tickets to all the sporting events. Anything else we should know? -I am originally from Iowa, but moved to Houston a year ago with my boyfriend. -I am a proud auntie. I have two nephews and one niece. -The world is SO small. I found out that another member on here, Mzphee, is my boyfriend's 2nd cousin!!

Yes, by sink holes I meant holes around the wick. I haven't lit anything yet because I wanna let the wax cure for 5 days. I'm gonna try to make another one with the added soy but not putting it in the oven. With the first two that had sink holes, they dried underneath a box but still got sink holes. I'm gonna try pouring cooler, too. I'll just add the fragrance oil in later, that way it won't burn off while the wax is cooling.

Haha! How cute My dog, Jelly, is my go-to girl for approving fragrance oils. As soon as I get them in the mail, I open them up and we both take a wiff. If she likes it, she licks her lips after sniffing. Back when I made a lot of cinnamon roll and cupcake shaped tarts, she would start doing all her tricks that we make her do to get a treat.

Thanks for the feedback on the sink holes everyone! The third time around, I tried several things differently. I mixed 6006 with 15% soy as I've seen recommended on the board several times. I used CBA as the soy because it was the only one I had handy and I saw it mentioned on the board as well. I just hope it won't inhibit hot throw. I was hoping it'd help with the wet spots and sink holes though. Then, I pre-heated my oven to the lowest temperature (170) and turned it off as soon as my wax reached my ideal temperature of 190. I poured the fragrance oil in, stirred for two mins, poured in the jar, and put the jar inside the oven. I was hoping this would help it cool a lot slower as it is covered from drafts and also would cool down along with the oven. I checked on it 45 minutes later and the oven still felt pretty warm. I didn't think the oven would hold heat that long lmao so I probably burnt out some of the fragrance oil!!! Oh well, its a learning process. Checked on it this morning and NO SINK HOLES!!!!!! So I accomplished my main goal, but may have created other problems along the way hahahaha May try the oven thing again, but maybe I'll pre-heat it before I start candle making and then turn it off as soon as I put the wax on the double boiler.

Question....I'm testing with 6006 right now. I poured two candles last night and both have sink holes. I heated to 190, stirred for two mins and then poured. The first jar was room temperature and the second I heated up a bit. Do I need to pour hotter, cooler? Also, will the sink holes inhibit my testing? I know I could always use a heat gun, but I'm afraid that might burn off some of the fragrance oil and since I haven't been getting a throw at all in the past...I don't want to risk it. Thanks!

That's awesome, funkymonkey66! I hope one day I can reach that level of success. Btw, I have RA as well and have had a lot of problems with my vision and memory lately that I think are being caused by it or my medicine. Hang in there!

Thanks so much, Chuck! I just might give that a try

Thanks everyone again for all of the responses! I think I'm going to essentially start over and post all my notes and stuff on here. I'm going to start out with my J-50 and use that until I run out or have tried almost all of my fragrances in it. I still have lots of 8 oz Status jars left, so I'm gonna try to make those work for now. Even though they might not give the BEST throw, I'm thinking I should be able to find a few scents that can smell up a room in it. I'd be satisfied if I could smell it at all, actually!! I have five eco-6 wicks left, so I'm going to start with those. From the other testing I've done with the status jars, that seems to be an appropriate size. Also, I've seen that ecos were recommended for J-50 for whatever reason lol. I think I'm gonna order more to do more appropriate testing, but for today... I'm just gonna make five candles with these components (reiterated): J-50 wax, 8 oz status jar, and an eco-6 wick. What I need all ya'lls help on is choosing the first FIVE fragrance oils to begin testing with!!!! I'm going to list every single fragrance oil that I own lol. Help me pick five that you know are good throwers for you. *Deep breath* Here we go.... Millcreek - Sweet Orange & Chili Pepper Millcreek - Berry Creme Brulee Millcreek - Juicy Watermelon Millcreek - Monkey Farts Millcreek - Campfire Smores Millcreek - Butt Naked Millcreek - Cinnamon Vanilla Millcreek - Artic Air Millcreek - Extreme Vanilla Millcreek - Lemon Drop Peak - Wild Mountain Honey Peak - Pink Sugar Peak - German Chocolate Cake Peak - Bartlett Pear Peak - Banana Nut Bread Peak - Fudge Brownie Peak - Jasmine Peak - White Tea & Ginger Peak - Botanical Orchid & Nectar Peak - Birthday Cake Nature's Garden - Frosted Lime Cupcake Nature's Garden - Frosted Peak Tops Nature's Garden - Blueberry Muffin Nature's Garden - Red Velvet Cake Nature's Garden - Apple Pie (Old Version) Nature's Garden - Breezes & Sunshine Candle Science - Pumpkin Souflee Candle Science - Peanut Butter Cookies Candle Science - Coconut Lime Candle Science - Caribbean Teakwood Candle Science - Jamaica Me Crazy AH/RE - Sugar Cookie AH/RE - Amish Quilt AH/RE - Little Black Dress Lonestar - Pumpkin Pie Spice Lonestar - Cappuccino Mocah Lonestar - Fudge Brownie Lonestar - Leather Lonestar - Blueberry Cobbler Lonestar - Birthday Cake Lonestar - Downy April Fresh Lonestar - Peppermint Bark Lonestar - Apple Cinnamon Lonestar - Patchouli Lonestar - Vanilla Bean Lonestar - Cool Tropical Breezes Lonestar - Monkey Farts 48 fragrances total..... Help? Please? lol

Has anyone had success with Libbey 14.25 oz candle bowls or the Anchor country comfort jar?

@tam1116 Yes ma'am. I use a scale and measure out my fragrance oil by weight instead of volume. I use the scale to measure my wax as well. @scifichik When I was experimenting with soy wax, I tried to only use fragrances recommended on the thread here about FO for soy wax. I love that Candle Science has the leaf ratings and I also really like that I can read reviews. But thats also an area of frustration. Somebody (on candle science or here) will say that a particular scent had AMAZING hot throw and I will use it and not be able to smell it at all. As far as quantity of wax, I've always made rather small batches. Usually 6-8 oz at a time. I don't have my testing notebook on me at the moment with my temperatures for each wax. I'd generally start at 6% and when I didn't see results, I'd go up slowly to about 10%. Still nothing! @Holly You're right, CBA was praised for not frosting and for having good glass adhesion but I didn't realize until after I got the wax that scent throw was known to be minimal. With every wax I've tried, I typically get absolutely no scent to vverrryyy little scent. Most of the time, I feel like I'm lighting an unscented candle lol. I'll have to try a different jar. For double wicking, do you like divide the diameter in half and use two wicks that work for that diameter? @JanetsCandles That's a good idea, about putting the wicked candle on a plate warmer. I'm gonna give that a try! If it does infact smell great on the plate warmer, what could I be doing wrong with the wick? A bigger wick gives wayyy too large of a flame, so I don't think I'm going too small. Thank you so much for all of your responses!

@franu61 -Thank you so much! I hope so too @Holly - I've tried C-3, J-50, EcoSoya CB Advanced, IGI 6006 for wicked candles. Suzy's combo Xcel & PB and KY's Parasoy Tart Blend for tarts. By the way, I should mention that I've had *some* "success" with tarts in the sense that they'll give off a scent, but they only last 4-6 hours versus what most of you are getting. I have been using the status jar, 8 oz. I have only single wicked because a double wick isn't necessary for the diameter of the jar. I've tried SO many different sizes and types of wicks, because I assumed this was the problem. I have had wicks that were too large (still smelled NOTHING), wicks that were too small, and wicks that seemed to be right because of the melt pool but still produced zero scent throw. @Beth Haha! Thank you!

Hello all! I have been testing and making candles since December and I am seriously on the verge of throwing in the towel. On paper, I am doing everything right! I have tried I think seven different waxes (soy, paraffin, and blended), thirty fragrance oils, zinc eco and cd wicks. I heat and pour at the recommended temps on supplier's websites or ones that have been recommended on here. I have tried 6-10% fragrance oil. The fragrance oils are from Millcreek, Nature's Garden, Lonestar, Candle Science, and Peak. NO MATTER WHAT I DO, I cannot get a scent throw from a candle!!!! You can only smell it if your nose is right above the flame. And I know it's not candle nose because my boyfriend has never been able to smell it either. I've given some to my parents as well and they haven't been able to smell a thing either. I have invested so much money and time into this that it breaks my heart that I might have to give up on this. I just can't pour more money into something with zero successful candles to show for it. Therefore, I am willing to pay somebody to help me figure out what I'm doing wrong!! I live in the Houston, Texas area and I will seriously pay somebody $100 (or more...negotiable) to meet up with me and show me how to make candles. I can bring all of the supplies, we don't have to use yours or anything. It should just be a one time thing. I know a wwwhoolleee lot about making candles, just can't make a good smelling one. And you don't have to tell me all your secrets or reveal secret fragrance oil blends...I just need to see what I am doing wrong. There has to be SOMETHING since I have tried so many different combinations of things. Reply to this thread or pm me. Please please please!

I was invited to join one via Etsy. I thought it was a good idea and considered it, but then I noticed that almost every company involved was a candle company. I didn't want to be 1 of 50 candles in the box..I think that kinda defeats the purpose? I'd consider one if it was a better mix of items: soaps, lotions, candles, body sprays, mineral makeup, etc.

You can use candle fragrance oils as long as they say BODY SAFE. They usually will also say what percentage is safe to use. I believe 2% would be the norm for liquid handsoap, but I've never made it before so you should double check that. You cannot use candle colorants for bath & body products. You will need to find body safe colorants. Hope this helped

Looks great, cousin!

Thank's ya'll Hopefully I'll have better luck. This is gonna be the sixth wax I've gone through! I'm beginning to think I'm not meant to do this lol

Months later, still testing....testing...testing I'm going to try paraffin for the first time. I'm hoping it might give me a bit of relief from soy for a bit! Testing some Christmas fragrances: Hanzel & Gretel's House, Roasted Chestnuts, Jack Frost, and Swiss Miss.

Oh wow! I typically do a search before posting a thread, but I didn't imagine that this had already been discussed. Sorry ya'll!

I was watching Nickelodeon today (could not find the remote lol) and they were showcasing a fifteen-year old boy who owns his own candle company. The story is really awesome and I thought it was worth sharing! The name of the company is Man Cans. They buy soup cans off the shelf by the 1,000's, then go to their local soup kitchen and serve it to the homeless. After that they clean the cans, remove the labels, wick and pour candles with man-inspired scents; ie bacon, bbq, pizza, etc. I wish I had thought of that! (And at such a young age. That's great!) Its philanthropy and a business all in one

I couldn't find a picture of the actual packaging

I recently got some clamshells from Lonestar that did that. Every third one in the pack leaked A huge mess, waste of wax, waste of money

I'd also like to know!