kandlekrazy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I opened up a box of candles that has been curing for at least 3 weeks and 2 of the candles had huge blisters on top. I used:1# C-31/2 Tablespoon Coconut Oil1 oz Lotus Blossom (GW)2- 9 oz square tumblersEco 12 wicksThese are the only 2 this happened to. I made a bunch the same day...according to my notes, Lotus Blossom was the first made. Next morning covered and put into storage late that night. Could it be the fragrance? or the fragrance/coconut oil mix? Maybe I've just been lucky, but this has never happened before...lot's of other surprises...but not this one. I was pretty:embarasse as I was showing the candles to a customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgirl Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Kinda like this..http://www.candletech.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=veggiewax;action=display;num=1119913533 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Those are them! I got them on the sides of the wick not around the whole thing...but boy never saw anything like it before. I guess it happens. I torched the tops to see what will happen and I'm not going to cover them for a day or so just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 HOLY MOLEY!! That photo you found, island girl, is CREEPY!! At least if any of mine ever do that, I won't need the nitroglycerin!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 This was fate or something that this happened cuz I was at the grocery store last night and they had soy candles on an endcap in the pharmacy section! I went to open one up to smell it and monster blisters were on top. I think I opened 20 candles before I found 1 that didn't either have blisters, really bad tops or the wick wasn't off center. This is not meant to put down those candles...merely to make us realize that a MAJOR retailer is carrying what we would all not even consider selling the way they look. In the makers defense: the blisters could have appeared after they were shipped to the stores. By the way...bought the best one I could find, 7.5 oz of wax on sale for $7.99 (I think reg $8.99.) They smelled great and just had to see how they burn. I picked cinnamon roll, figured out of 5 frag. avail that one would be hardest to wick. Gonna burn it today!! Oh, it also looked like several had been sold already, unless they stocked the rack with empty spots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malaki Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 it happens sometime to mine 2 it happens when the temps change alot.just wack em with your heat gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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