sugarysweet95 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hi everyone, hope you can help me out. I've gone a bit crazy lately and bought loads of new FOs!!!Anyway i basically want to test the FOs and see how i like them and how strong they are and whether to buy in larger quantities, rather than wcking etc for selling. I want to try to test how much i like them quickly, so i can start testing etc for selling and buy more of a few!!!So was wandering how you all test out new fragrances in paraffin candles - i thought about making a couple of votives but not sure if i should expect a strong throw from a single votive! Also do you start in general with the 1oz / pound of FO?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondk Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I use 1 oz pp of wax. I can either test them in votives, flower pots or even wax melts. Everyone has their own ways of doing things. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 In general I start with 1 oz pp and in general, I make a few 3x3s for test burning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarysweet95 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Ok thanks. Also wandering if you burn one of the candles at once? Or say burn several at a time? What sort of cold/ hot throw do you look for?Also do you let your candles cure for a bit before you burn them?Sorry for all the questions, just want to decide how i should test the FOs and then get on and test them!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Every candle I burn sits at least 24 hours, often 48 hours, before I do anything so the wax and FO can better combine, flourish, become one etc. I look for the candle to throw. It's hard to tell you what my expectations are. I want a candle that smells true to the FO when it's cold and I want it to smell as well or better when burning. I don't want it to be non-existent or smell like fuel or something worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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