wildguy Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I would like to store some of my jar candle inventory in my garage. I live in central NY and we get 4-5 months a year (feels like more) of below freezing temps. Will storing jar candles in the cold effect the scent throw? These are primitive jar candles and I am not worried about cracking but do worry about the cold temp effecting my scent throw. Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmeroo Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hi!I live in Northern NY and I store my candles in my shop..that is not heated in the winter and haven't had a problem..All my candles a re in boxes covered with blankets..HTH! Kimmeroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artcwolf Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Is there a max temp or humidity problem? I'm thinking of storing mine in my garage as well, and it gets HOT in the summer with high humidity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsonswix Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have had problems with labels buckling on candles left in the cold, then when I bring em inside the labels have done strange things. I try not to leave them outside for long, but you know how it is when you go to a show and lug things in and out all day long.Perhaps if you don't label them, it wouldn't be a problem unless you need to tell them apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Candelishis Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Is there a max temp or humidity problem? I'm thinking of storing mine in my garage as well, and it gets HOT in the summer with high humidityI haven't tried to store anything in the heat/humidity, but I did do a craft show last fall, and it was 90+ degrees with good ol' southern IL 90% humidity, and I was in a shaded tent, and I still had a bunch of stuff get squishy on me. A few melted to the point they were kinda liquidy on top, but mostly just softened up. Several were ruined to the point that I just melted them down and dumped the wax into my "scraps-o-wax" box. I do use soy, GB464, so the low MP may have had something to do with it, but it was definitely not pretty. Lots of frosting after they hardened back up, and like I said, some were just too ugly to salvage. Don't know about the cold, though - I've heard of some keeping their melts in the fridge, so who knows? Probably depends a lot on your wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wildguy, are these paraffin or soy-based wax candles? I dunno about paraffin, but the soy-based ones should be stored at the same range as the manufacturer recommends for their wax - around normal room temperature or a tad cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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