gingerinarkansas Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I am having lots of problems getting the wicks to burn right in my votives. In a previous post, someone had told me to use a mixture of 25% container wax and 75% votive wax to help the hot scent throw. Would this mixture make it easier to find a wick that works better. I didn't know if the softer wax would make the burning easier for the wick. I use astorlite V for votives and J223 in containers. I have been testing the votives using cd,zinc and htp wicks but none are that great. I have people wanting to try my new scents but they aren't burning well in testing so I sure can't sell anyone any of them. I didn't use to have this kind of problems. Sometimes it makes you not want to make candles but I'm not a quitter(Yet). Please advise. The oils I'm testing came from SNC and they have really great oils.TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I use astorlite V no problems with scent throw. I use zinc wicks the 44's for votives. Might want to see if it is you fo. I do not blend with container wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerinarkansas Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 Maybe it is the oils. I didn't have as many problems before I started buying from some different companies. Don't get me wrong, they have wonderful oils but maybe it's not what I need. I never know if its the wax, wicks or oils. Today is one of those days you want to put a price tag on everything and sell it all. I have heartburn bad enough to kill a person and it's just from the wicking problem. Are the wickless candles a good seller. Maybe I need to do wickless and tarts. Candlemaking is almost as bad as having a real job. I quit my last job because of the stress. Guess I was just meant to be stressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I use eco 1 in my votives and it burns great in my votives.....may want to try them.hthLisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 DUH...I reread and found my answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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