Malamute Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi everyone! I have 4 Indiana Candle Fo's I love Sugar Milk, Vanilla Smoothie, Gourmet Caramel Corn and Funnel cake. I usually use 1.4 oz. FO to 1 lb. of wax for all my other FO's. I just got these and the throw is amazing but with a lot of smoke. I use JS 50-50 wax and only pour tarts. The smoke is coming off when burning in the tart burners. Just curious if I should drop right down to 1 oz of FO to 1 lb. Or does anyone have luck with something in between? Thanks in advance for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Are you using a tea light or is it an electric warmer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soshiegirl Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Depending on your wax, adding 10% fo to one pound of wax is ok. What you're probably seeing is the fragrance oil burn off. I tend to see that with heavier oils and/or when I max out on fo. Try a 10% fo load to 1 lb of wax and see if that works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamute Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 I only use tealight warmers. I personally don't have a problem with the smoke. I have bought tons of homeade tarts from diff. people and see it occassionally. But I know it freaks some people out. So I should jump to 10%? That would be 1.6 oz. Wouldn't that make it smoke more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I would cut it back to 1 oz per lb- those are heavier oils anyways. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soshiegirl Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I only use tealight warmers. I personally don't have a problem with the smoke. I have bought tons of homeade tarts from diff. people and see it occassionally. But I know it freaks some people out. So I should jump to 10%? That would be 1.6 oz. Wouldn't that make it smoke more?Sorry Malamute, I need to read a little more carefully! Try cutting back to 1 ounce and that should cure the smoking issue. Let us know if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugtussle Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 What you're seeing is not smoke. Smoke only comes from burning a candle. It is the scent evaporating from the melting wax. The same thing happens when you mix FO into wax when you're making the candle or tart. Some of the FO comes out until it cools off. I ALWAYS use 10% in my tarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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