Hope Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Help! I just rec'd some 1oz FO's I ordered. The open-bottle-and-smell strength wasn't very strong. Quite disappointing. I thought maybe,... it'd be stronger when made into a candle. So far, cold throw is barely noticable. My question... do you expect a strong scent from the bottle? Any exceptions? When making the first batch of 8 votives (1oz FO/lb. EL votive), the scent wasn't very strong when adding to molted wax. Logically, it seems that the scent would be very strong at that point.Candle recipe for first batch: heated to 180F, added FO @ 170F, stirred, poured into votive molds @ 150F. Used this recipe for other companies FO, and worked wonderfully.Any help is appreciated! Hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaVA Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sometimes, the out of bottle (OOB) strength may seem light and then the scent does bette in wax. Scents also smell different in wax than they do in the bottle. What kind of wax are you using and where did you get this FO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 EL votive & Northstar.I've lit a votive in the special votive testing room (bathroom ).I haven't let it cure the typical 5-7 days that I normally do. But cold throw isn't great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaVA Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sometimes a FO just isn't strong. And sometimes, it might smell great OOB, but will be weak in wax. I would just try a different FO. I've never used anything from Northstar, so I guess I'm not much help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks for the help. Hopefully after some curing, it will develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawayCandle Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Maybe you have candle nose. If you're like me I have to open every scent and smell it immediatly! Sometimes that makes it hard to get the true scent. Just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Judge nothing OOB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 This is a very broad, sweeping generalization. But IN GENERAL, scents that are weak oob aren't very strong in wax. There are exceptions, but I've found that weak oob is USUALLY weak in wax. Strong oob might be strong in wax, and it might not. Just depends on the wax, fo, etc. As the others said, you have to test. Good luck with your candlemaking! It's so fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thank you all!I'm hoping I don't end up with candle nose: do use mask, ventilate, etc.Although logically I should wait for the testing results to make a judgement on these FO's. I just have a feeling about them.... :undecided I do appreciate the oob scent suggestions/comments.I guess it all goes with the territory. Testing, testing, testing.. kinda reminds me of a nice chemistry class. :smiley2: Off to the batcave, or rather the hopecave for more happy candlemaking! Again, thanks everybody!Hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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