ubure Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Some weeks ago I came over the website of another competitor. She offers unscented candles and gives the following recommendation: "Simply add some drops of fragrance oil into the melted waxpool to make a scented out of an unscented one!":shocked2::shocked2:Ever heard of something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Yes, and I've watched others add the fragrance to the tops of their candles unlit. Either scent them or don't, but I would question just how strong the scent throw is with a couple of drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubure Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 Isn't it a little dangerous to put the oil directly on top of the candle and then light it? Can't the pure oil come to close to the flame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 It could, but people do what they can to try to sell by scent. As for dropping scent into a melt pool, it will likely blend with the wax before igniting, unless you pour the whole bottle in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriLynn Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I haven't heard of it...I'm sorta thinking though.. it's not a good marketing technique... If you are dropping FO into a melt pool, that candle must have been already ignited to form the pool... I can see customers not extinquishing the candle to add the FO, dropping the FO into the melt pool,while the wick still ignited... I'd be worried about a flash flame or something like that, thinking on the order of adding gas to a fire. I'm not sure that an insurance company would want to insure a product with those types of liabilities possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Marketing.....and bad marketing at that. I too would be a bit concerned about flash with a low FP oil. Bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yup, and if people can't follow simple instructions like trimming the wick, who knows how many drops (or more likely ounces ) they'll put into the melt pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candlebuddy Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Never heard of this before ... sounds like a definate fire hazard to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 Pawz Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Some candlemaking books from the early 60's & 70's suggest adding a drop of FO or essential oils to the melt pool and some of the books on candles published in Britian also suggest that. I would either scent or not scent:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodtveidt Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 It's not too far removed from what some commercial candlemakers do anyways, which is to only apply FO to the top of the candle to shave off a few extra bucks. They know that you're going to smell the candle, and if the top smells, you're going to assume that the whole candle will smell like that...you're getting cheated. Of course, some people say that the scent will somehow magically flow through the rest of the candle this way...I'd like to know HOW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dallas_Texas_Dean Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I have always loved really strong fragrances in my home. I admit I did some pretty crazy things before I started making candles and became enlightened...and this was one of them. I always added oil to the melt pool of my candles.:embarasse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I have always loved really strong fragrances in my home. I admit I did some pretty crazy things before I started making candles and became enlightened...and this was one of them. I always added oil to the melt pool of my candles.:embarasseShame on you!!! I am just kidding around. But doesn't it make us feel so good now to know the "bestest" way to make great scented candles?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndMyPuppyDog Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Nothing wrong with doing this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcountry Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 yep I tried it once:rolleyes2 might have put more than a drop but the results I would not recommend:embarasse as after a few min I noticed the whole top of the candle was on fire I won't be doing that again ,Just Country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxman Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 i think it's best to use a diffuser if you are looking to do something like that.I don't scent my candles but offer diffusers so that people can melt wax above the candle and add any scent they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keniasoapboutique Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Actually, I do this all of the time. Not this exactly. There's no flame involved, but a warmer/container combo really does benefit from 're-scenting' after a wax has lost it's oomph. You've got all of this warmed wax that's no longer throwing like it used to, what do you do with it? Put in a drop of this and a drop of that to experiment with diff scent combos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcountry Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Sounds a whole lot better than my way:laugh2: I always hate trowing out my wax when it has lost its scent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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