TiffTiff89 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I found this recipe on a candle supply site. It seems off to me unless I am doing something wrong..48 Stearic acid15.52 wax3 drops liquid dye1.12 FO (7%)I don't know why this isn't computing in my head. Is it right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 It is off they did not deduct the FO from the wax recipe that would be a recipe for 107%I should be this14.43 wax.45 Stearic3 drop dye1.12 FO (7%) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vio Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Boy that site's got some people peeing away fo there. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiffTiff89 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 That's what it was. I must be off this morning! Thank you. Another thing I picked up.... no color was added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vio Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 The recipe says 3 drops of liquid dye. That's the coloring they're using in their recipe. I don't think 3 drops of liquid dye isn't going weigh all that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunibear73 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 So it's wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Bug Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Looking at the figures again today, I wonder if they were talking ounces and not %. I can only work in grams, so switched it and using the wax, stearic and FO in ounces to grams, I come up with 6.54% FO load. Wax(439.9)+stearic(13.6)=453.5 gm. Then, (453.5)+FO(31.75)=485.25 gms. total. 31.75/485.25=6.54% load. Which isn't terrible. Jmho. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy, USMC Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 When I figured it out using that formula the 1.12 FO comes out to be only 6.51%.Looks like they just took 7% of 16oz wax/stearic total.A truer 7% fragrance load is 1.2oz FO. 1.2 divided by 17.2 (16 oz wax/stearic + 1.2oz FO) = 6.97% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen B Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Actually I think they took 7% of wax + stearic. (16 oz) 7% of 16 = 1.12 ozBut yes I believe everything but the % of FO they had been talking oz and not %. It doesn't sound to bad to me, but I can't think in metric to save my life. Karen B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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