snow Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I was reading all the advice to newbies, and I still consider myself a newbie. Still learning something everyday. So what is a simple way to figure out percentage? I am not good with math and probably not alone, so when a formula says add 1% to your wax, what is the formula? And is 1% fo to 1#wax 5%? I think a lot of newbies need to understand this, but I can't explain it, I'm sure many of you can tho. So please help us out! TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Doesnt' someone know the answer to this question? I'm sure a lot of us would like to know or maybe I'm the only math idiot here, could be! I know I was doing it wrong, but don't know how to do it right! HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 If you search the forums for math, you will find much discussion on this subject. Online calculators are a godsend, like this one...http://www.onlineconversion.com/percentcalc.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Chic Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Most hand held calculators will figure the percentage for you. Look for the calculator that has % symbol. Simply punch in: 16 x 1% = and it will give you an answer of .16. If you don't have a calculator, multiply: 16 x .01 and you'll get the same answer of .16If your scale only goes 1 place after the decimal, round the answer off. In this case, .16 will round off to .2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Chic Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 By the way, 1% fragrance to 16 oz oil won't give you a very scented candle. 6% is the norm and sometimes I'll use 7 or 8%-depends on the strength of the scent.1 oz oil to 16 oz wax is 6%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 By the way, 1% fragrance to 16 oz oil won't give you a very scented candle. 6% is the norm and sometimes I'll use 7 or 8%-depends on the strength of the scent.1 oz oil to 16 oz wax is 6%.I always use 1oz or more in my candles, but what I'm not getting is...if a recipe calls for just say 2% of a certain additive in 1# of wax. So you would take 16 x .02= .32 but how much is that? Is that grams? The answer is what I'm not understanding, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 There's no such thing as percent per pound of wax. That's mixing up two different ways of doing things.Percentage formulas refer to the percentage of the candle. For example, the candle could be 6% fragrance, 2% additive and 92% wax (add those up and it comes out to 100% of the candle). If you were making a 10 oz candle, that would be 0.6 oz fragrance, 0.2 oz additive and 9.2 oz wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Chic Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Snow, since you're converting your 1# wax to 16 oz, the .32 will also be in oz.And Top is right. After figuring your additives, you will then subtract that from 16 oz to give you the amount of wax you will use.16.00 oz- .32 oz additive (2%)15.68So you will use 15.68 oz wax and .32 oz additive. That will give you the 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Snow, since you're converting your 1# wax to 16 oz, the .32 will also be in oz.And Top is right. After figuring your additives, you will then subtract that from 16 oz to give you the amount of wax you will use.16.00 oz- .32 oz additive (2%)15.68So you will use 15.68 oz wax and .32 oz additive. That will give you the 100%.Thanks all, but I'm not so concerned about the FO, I pretty much have that down. Heres an example of what I'm trying to figure. Making canes....add 3%mico to 1# of wax. Comes out to be .5oz mico (1/2oz) Right so far? So if I use 3# of wax do I add 1 1/2 oz of mico? And still use 3#'s wax? Or subtract the 1 1/2 mico from the 3#, or is it 1 1/2oz at all? Thats what I'm trying to learn. Hope I'm explaining this right. But that light just hasn't come on in my head yet. Old age, maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Tell me if this is right....3# wax and 3% mico would be 48oz of wax, 1.44oz of mico. subtract 1.44 from 48 = 46.56 wax and 1.44 mico. Is this correct? Maybe? Maybe the light is coming on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yep, you have it down perfectly. Think the light is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovy Chic Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 You're on the right track now :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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