Gracey_04

I get excellent CT and HT from that fragrance. It's actually a top personal favorite of mine! I use a para/soy blend 8% FO and pour at about 175. I have noticed that with that particular fragrance, it crystallizes really bad, so I constantly shake the FO bottle when pouring!

The scent throw from my tarts and candles are amazing! I personally think so and have great reviews from my customers, too! www.381candles.com

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I'm going to make my first wax bear! I'm also making Grapefruit and Mangosteen, Apple Harvest, and Cucumber Melon for the first time. I have 6 clam shell tarts to make: Jamaican Me Crazy, True Love's Spell, Cappuccino Brulee, and Fresh Cut Grass are those scents. I'm also attempting to make my first zebra looking candle as a gift for a dear friend, I'm really hoping it turns out .

That's great! Thank you very much. I'll have to order some in real quick. I have enough wicks laying around to make my head spin, but of course I don't have any ECO-2's! Have you tried any wood wicks, by chance?

The two ECO-2's give you a good wax pool and scent throw?

To answer some of the questions: How much FO do you use and how much wax? I use 22oz of wax and I weigh out 1.2 oz of fragrance per candle. Exactly what type and size of wick are you using? Right now I offer a wood wick that is 1/2inch thick. I also offer a cotton wick, ECO-14. I've experimented with double-wick and single wick of all different sizes. I double-wicked all the way from an ECO-4 to EVO-10. It was suggested that I single wick with ECO-10's. I tried this and it was not enough of a wax pool and was tunneling. and in what container? I use the Libbey Cubes 22oz. Four inches high, wide, deep. How much dye and what kind of dye? I use liquid dye from Lonestar. The amount I use depends on the candle. Average would be about 3-4 drops per candle. There are quite a few candles that I put only one drop in to, too. Thank you for any and all suggestions, I highly appreciate them1 Any other additives?

What a great thread! I had the option to either make my workshop in the basement, or the garage. I chose the garage, and every day I wonder if I made the wrong decision! The garage is great because it's nice and big. I don't worry about any wax messes, for the most part, if it happens to drop on the floor. My basement has brand new white-ish carpet in it...which I would have to replace with tile or something of the sort. However, my candle shop has no AC. Today it literally hit 120 degrees outside, needless to say, I was trying to stay as far away from my shop as possible! I've begged my hubby to install a window so I can at least have a window air conditioner in there. Hopefully he does that for me soon! The winters are great because I just use my space heaters, which work very well! Anyone that has their workshop in their basements think it's too cold for the candles? I've tried SO hard to get rid of wet spots. I really think that making them in the cold basement would really bring them out!

Hello, all! I'm brand new here! I'm in some pretty dire need of help! I use IGI 6006 for my wax. Honestly, I like the wax, for the most part. The scent throw is amazing, burn time is relatively well, smooth top, one pour! However, there is AWFUL black smoke/soot coming from my candles. To the point that I only burn one or two candles per week and our furnace filter is completely black. I have a film- like substance on things within my house, too. I offer wood wicks as well as regular cotton wicks in my candles. I offer 22oz square jars that are 4 in. I also offer 14 oz jar candles. I purchase all of my supplies from Candle Science and Lone Star. I use a Presto warmer and pour around 170. I would sincerely appreciate ANY suggestions to get rid of the black soot! I thought for sure it was the wicks I was using. I've experimented around a lot and still get the soot! Or if anyone has a 100% soy wax that has excellent throw, I would appreciate that, too! TIA! Nicki I've done SO much experimenting with candles! I would love to switch to 100% soy wax, but I was never able to get scent throw from 100% soy.