Tony Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hey kids! I hope everyone is having a great Holiday Season! I have been candles for a few years and have tried Incense a few times without having any luck. I have tried a few different oils from a few suppliers and when you burn them you really don't smell any scent. Who have you had the best luck with, and what scents do you like? Thanks in advance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudMarineMom Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 What ratio of fragrance oil to DPG are you using? I generally use a 50/50 ratio and just about any fragrance works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hey! Thank you for responding! That is the same ratio I used as well, and nothing I think it may be my choice of scents. The last batch I tried was Bergamot Tobacco from Moonworks. I love that scent oob but when I tried it with Incense no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Hey! Thank you for responding! That is the same ratio I used as well, and nothing I think it may be my choice of scents. The last batch I tried was Bergamot Tobacco from Moonworks. I love that scent oob but when I tried it with Incense no luck.BT has a light throw no matter what medium it's put in. It's a nice scent OOB but add it to anything and the scent up and vanishes. Shame really. Edited December 23, 2012 by rctfavr3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I sell a LOT of incense. It has been interesting to see what people order, and right now amazingly, people are loving the clean and oceanic type scents such as Downy and Clean Cotton and some other types of ozonic fragrances.You can do a test stick really easy without wasting much oil, to see what it smells like, but really most fragrances do well in incense. I love the more earthy fragrances for incense, the more complex the better. Moonworks has many fragrances that do well in incense except the one you tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Lol of course the one I try would be the one that doesn't do well! I love earthy scents like sandalwoods, vanillas, patchouli, etc. I have noticed that with candles the clean scents have become very popular. Right now one of my bigger sellers is Citrus Linen H2O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudMarineMom Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) From Moonworks, her Merlin's Forest and Patchouli Passion are fabulous in incense. I just recently made some with a little over 48 hour soak and a 72 hour dry-down before I tested. Obviously still a bit wet so got the black smoke when lighting, but the fragrance was strong. Are you using wood or charcoal punks?Oh, and Tony's Dragon's Blood (Southern Garden Scents) is wonderful in incense as well. Edited December 23, 2012 by ProudMarineMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Tony, are you double soaking your incense? I found that letting the incense sticks dry once, then soaking again helps.Also, Peppercorn from BCN is great in incense. It's a spicy woody type of scent, very unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) One of my best selling incense fragrances I carry is "S------". SOS has it. I also mix it 50/50 with a common spicy scent for a one-two punch of intense...incense. If you have to try just one scent from Save on Scents...this is the one to try! Though I won't reveal the name of the scent outright because I'd like to keep it one of my best sellers! (wink wink) It's THE best incense oil I've ever used. Very ancient, earthy and true. The best parts of patchouli and frankincense blended together. (probably shouldn't be given this secret away) D@mn good scent. Edited December 23, 2012 by rctfavr3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudMarineMom Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 One of my best selling incense fragrances I carry is "S------". One word? 7 letters, starts with S? I think I found which one you are talking about. If I'm looking at the right one, I do like the description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) One word? 7 letters, starts with S? I think I found which one you are talking about. If I'm looking at the right one, I do like the description.Oh. yes. Nice NICE scent. Shh... don't tell anybody. LOL....this is a fragrance Scented would adore. Edited December 23, 2012 by rctfavr3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Thank you for all of you responses! I have never tried a double soak, I am gonna try that for sure. I use wood. Just from personal experience in burning both, I think I like wood better. I am absolutely in LOVE with woodsy scents. I travel frequently to Southeast Asia and when I pass a prayer altar or a temple the smell that are escaping are just intoxicating! Some of the florals like Ylang Ylang and Sampaquita are awesome as well. Starts with an S huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 I am going to order some scents from SOS and BCN. I have never ordered from SOS. This might be dangerous LOL! There are so many to choose from. I also make container candles. Has anyone tried their oils in Soy Blend wax? Also for incense which grade do you usually use? Concentrated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) I am going to order some scents from SOS and BCN. I have never ordered from SOS. This might be dangerous LOL! There are so many to choose from. I also make container candles. Has anyone tried their oils in Soy Blend wax? Also for incense which grade do you usually use? Concentrated?I use Ultra concentration unless I'm blending fragrances in which case I use Extreme Con. SOS con. is usually only good for tarts, testing a fragrance, or burning as a simmer oil. If you do order the basic SOS concentration, it's best to stick with the more common FOs such as fruits and florals. Here's how I break it down when ordering:Herb, Fruit, Floral, Spices, Cotton, Vanilla = SOS (except perfume dupes)Nut, Bread, Savory Foods, Wood, Marine, Earth = Ultra (except perfume dupes)Perfume Dupes, Meditation, Sweet Foods, Novelty = Extreme Edited December 24, 2012 by rctfavr3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I use Ultra concentration unless I'm blending fragrances in which case I use Extreme Con. SOS con. is usually only good for tarts, testing a fragrance, or burning as a simmer oil. If you do order the basic SOS concentration, it's best to stick with the more common FOs such as fruits and florals. Here's how I break it down when ordering:Herb, Fruit, Floral, Spices, Cotton, Vanilla = SOS (except perfume dupes)Nut, Bread, Savory Foods, Wood, Marine, Earth = Ultra (except perfume dupes)Perfume Dupes, Meditation, Sweet Foods, Novelty = ExtremeThat is great advice. Thank you! I placed an order. I ordered everything in Ultra, I got: meditation Krishna, nag champa, Jean Paul G, Success, One Million (love the cologne), Black Vanilla, Copal, Good Fortune Love, Meditation Champa, and Meditation Karma. I can't wait to smell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctfavr3 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That is great advice. Thank you! I placed an order. I ordered everything in Ultra, I got: meditation Krishna, nag champa, Jean Paul G, Success, One Million (love the cologne), Black Vanilla, Copal, Good Fortune Love, Meditation Champa, and Meditation Karma. I can't wait to smell them.Copal and Nag Champa are very good. Success I can't comment on... One Million I haven't tried but will probably consider it with my next order. I think you'll be happy with what you get. Black Vanilla is one of the only ones that I find to be sub-par. The rest are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 Copal and Nag Champa are very good. Success I can't comment on... One Million I haven't tried but will probably consider it with my next order. I think you'll be happy with what you get. Black Vanilla is one of the only ones that I find to be sub-par. The rest are good.That will not surprise me about the Black Vanilla, it reminds me by the description of Black Vetiver Cafe with smells awesome but is very weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (50/50) That is the same ratio I used as well, and nothing I think it may be my choice of scents. The last batch I tried was Bergamot Tobacco from Moonworks. I love that scent oob but when I tried it with Incense no luck.I had the same experience, and I used "Merlin's Forest" mentioned as great in another post above and had got the blanks from Moonworks. The resulting incense had next to no scent at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 I had the same experience, and I used "Merlin's Forest" mentioned as great in another post above and had got the blanks from Moonworks. The resulting incense had next to no scent at all.I didn't get a very strong throw in Soy Blend on either scent! I am super excitied to try the new scents I ordered from SOS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 So of all of the scents I tried from SOS, the ones that I really liked in incense were JPG and Dolce and Gabbana. I couldn't get much of a throw with Nag Champa, Krishna, Meditation Champa, or Karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I use a lot of NG oils for incense. Nag Champa is really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 I use a lot of NG oils for incense. Nag Champa is really great.I have never ordered from NG. I will definitely try it. Any other suggestions? I just looked at their site. The Mayan Musk looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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