Ron Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I noticed several candles we made using Candlewic CB125 lost it scent after burning only half the candle. My wife and I made a half dozen 8 oz candles in a jelly jar using 1 oz of Mango-Papaya per pound of wax. The scent initially was right on for our liking, but about half a candle later the scent demished to near nothing. What causes this to happen? Is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I'm not sure what happened to your candle - I use Candlewic cbl-130 and have never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Is this half a candle later, in one burn? Possible that you have candlenose, accustomed to it and can't smell it anymore. Did you try coming back later and sniffing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 Is this half a candle later, in one burn? Possible that you have candlenose, accustomed to it and can't smell it anymore. Did you try coming back later and sniffing?We have been burning the candle for over a week at about 2 hours a night. The past two nights we have noticed a lack of scent coming from the candle. I even left the house to run an arrand and when I returned, nothing but a very very faint scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallbabydoll Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I was thinking along the same lines as Satin, Candle Nose. I was also wondering if maybe the fo wasn't completely blended with the wax and ended up floating, therefore making the candle stronger on top? Was there any sweating on the top of the candle, or mottle, something to indicate that this might have happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted January 12, 2006 Author Share Posted January 12, 2006 I was thinking along the same lines as Satin, Candle Nose. I was also wondering if maybe the fo wasn't completely blended with the wax and ended up floating, therefore making the candle stronger on top? Was there any sweating on the top of the candle, or mottle, something to indicate that this might have happened?Nothing like that occured. We are noticing that the wick has mushroomed the past two lights whereas before the wick had not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallbabydoll Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Those are just signs of an fo overload for the wax, which may not have occured, but doesn't neccessairly mean that the fo was evenly disbursed throughout the wax.How long did you let this candle cure before lighting. Meaning, how long between pouring and burning?Did you use a zinc wick, those are known for mushrooming. There's also a scientific explination that I don't know well enough to explain. Robin does very well explaining this, maybe she'll stumble upon this thread.Sorry I cant be of more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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