soy candles

[citygrl707]

Hi , i am new to soy candle making and i am learing a few things. First i used the wrong size wick and my candle would not burn down right and my wick turned into a mushroom.

i was wondering do you have to let the soy cool with the fo to get the best sent?. I want my candles to smell great. So far when i burn them they smell ok but not great.

thank you

[Candle Makin Momma]

I am not sure what you mean by letting the wax cool with the FO. I add my scent at 180 or so, then let it cool until the wax is slushy, then I pour it into the container.

[citygrl707]

thank you i have been pouring the wax straight and im losing the fragrance smell. i am also having the wicks not stick to the bottom of the jar maybe because the wax is to hot what do you think? i made gel candles for a while and to me the soy candles are just so much easier and less expensive to make .

[Candle Makin Momma]

WHat do you use to stick the wick to your jars?

Try letting your wax cool until you get a film on the top. This will help with the wick and will also make a better candle.

What temp do you at your FO?

[citygrl707]

i put it in at 150- 160 and now i think i should of got the wax hotter. like i said they smell but not real strong. i use stick up and i just brought a hot glue gun that i will be using from now on.

[CareBear]

did you read the tutorial here? it's a big help!

[cjrhsk]

I was using the hot glue gun at first and I found after burning some in one or two jars the wick would come loose. I was afraid it might happen to someone I sold them to. So... I am using wick stickums from Bittercreek now. They are great! I also use the wick tool.