StephD Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I've been playing around with wedding cake fo from soycandle.com. I'm using PureSoy and pouring in the clamshells. Anyway, with the clamshell completely open, it has more of a chemical/perfumey smell. If you barely open it, you get the smell of a white cake that is awesome! I am currently making more adding less FO than the first time I made them. I was just wondering if anyone else had a problem with the chemical/perfumey smell. The first time I accidentally added about 1.25 oz to 1 lb of wax. My second batch is at about 0.75 oz of fo per lb and the 3rd batch is 0.5 oz of fo to 1 lb of wax. I would really like to have that white cake scent back but can't figure out for the life of me what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas?Thanks!Sorry, forgot to add that I'm adding the fo at 140 degrees, stirring for a few minutes and then pouring.Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lace Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 HI, I have had that problem when I added too much fragrance and when I put the frangrance in when it is too hot. Try letting it cool more before you add the oil and less oil and see if that doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephD Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 Thanks! I did add less fragrance, twice! lol I will try adding it at a lower temp and see how it goes. Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lace Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 You are welcome, hope that helps. Ha, I used to think the more fragrance added the stronger the scent - that is true up to a point but then that doesn't work, it seems to get weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lace Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I really don't know for sure if this makes a difference Steph but I now shake every bottle of fragrance oil before I pour it out to measure it. I did not do that a couple of times and it seemed like the scent wasn't as it should be - maybe it was my imagination but just in case it wasn't - I now shake every bottle before I use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephD Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 It's funny you should mention that, because I do that every time to my fragrance before measuring! lol Anyway, I added at a lower temp and it still has a perfume smell. Honestly, it could just be my nose. I don't know. I'm gonna send them to my testers and see what they say. Thanks, though!Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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