Short Version: I know one of the most common reasons for seeping fragrance on top of a candle is that too much FO was used. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the case here, as I only used 8%. What else might be causing this??
Long Version: My candles are 80% 464 wax and 20% Easy Beads Coconut wax with an HTP 105 wick in a ceramic jar that is about 4" tall and 3' wide (approx). On March 8th & 24th I made two batches of candles that came out just fine. Look great, burn great. They had s
Sorry y'all. I kinda dropped off the planet.
So the update is that in late June I dug these candles out of my shop and ALL the FO had reabsorbed! How crazy is that? I'm happy, obviously, but I have no idea why. In the meantime, I ran some tests with the Freedom Soy and Midwest soy blended with the Easy Beads coconut wax at various ratios (80% Freedom and 20%EasyBeads, 90% Freedom and 10% EasyBeads and 95% Freedom & 5% Easy Beads) all at 8% FO. Then I did the same with the Midwest