Sharon in KY Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Hi Ladies! I used 1 cup of coarse sea salt, 1/4 oz of FO, 2 drops of liquid candle dye mixed them up in a SS bowl, let them set for a day to dry,i did keep stirring them to get the FO mixed in good, then i put 3 TBS of them in my warmer. i used cherry blossom FO which is pretty strong. My burner/melter is one of the white electric flat ones that you put a glass dish on. the scent lasted about 3- 4 days with this one application.. it depends on how long you have them on the melter too as to how long they'll last. i power burned them to see.. my guys came in the house and said OMG! what's mom been up to now.. I just used your recipe for some salt. They are in a canning jar so we'll see how long it takes to absorb the FO. I let you know if it works. Thanks for the offer of some of your salts, I'll PM you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Thanks for the great questions and the great answers. I'm going to try these, I believe they would be easy to clean from the warmer. Any ideas on the best way to package them?I was thinking zip lock bags, or portion cups. if zip lock bags i'd go with the 3 x 3 size for samples. portion cups possibly 2 oz size in the clear. jmobut if these sold well then go up on the amount and packaging sizes, these would be nice in some cute jars with a scoop attached, and a hang tag with directions on it.. possibilities are endless with these.. Pricing these would be determined on how they are packaged i'd think.. I was also thinking of maybe doing baskets with different scents and a warmer to be sold as sets. i'm going to do some playing around to get different ideas.. Just My Sharon i got your pm.. Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I just used your recipe for some salt. They are in a canning jar so we'll see how long it takes to absorb the FO. I let you know if it works. Thanks for the offer of some of your salts, I'll PM you.Sharon, How did the salts turn out? please share!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Sharon, How did the salts turn out? please share!! Never did absorb all the oil so I don't know what to do next. Just added more salt, scented with Fresh Lilac cause it's such a strong scent. I'll put in my punched tin warmer tomorrow. What type of warmer are you all using with your salts? I have every kind there is, just don't want to mess with a t-lite one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I will be trying mine in one of the dish and warmers from Candle Warmers Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hi Ladies! I used 1 cup of coarse sea salt, 1/4 oz of FO, 2 drops of liquid candle dye mixed them up in a SS bowl, let them set for a day to dry,i did keep stirring them to get the FO mixed in good, then i put 3 TBS of them in my warmer. i used cherry blossom FO which is pretty strong. Was wondering what I could do with the liquid dyes I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) Never did absorb all the oil so I don't know what to do next. Just added more salt, scented with Fresh Lilac cause it's such a strong scent. I'll put in my punched tin warmer tomorrow. What type of warmer are you all using with your salts? I have every kind there is, just don't want to mess with a t-lite one.Sharon, i made mine is a stainless steel bowl, let them air dry in the same bowl, my warmer is a flat warmer that you put a dish on, it's electric. i bought them on here in a co-op a few yrs back. before you add more salt to your recipe, do you have something to let them air dry in and see if that helps? possibly with them being in a jar closed the fo might not dry like it needs to.. Sharon here is my warmer. http://www.candlewarmers.com/ProductDetail.aspx?prod=74 Ashlie K did a co-op on the different warmers, and the Cast Iron Skillets. i bought a bunch of clear glass dishes that fit perfectely on the warmer.. HTH Edited January 18, 2010 by Jean Adding to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Sharon, i made mine is a stainless steel bowl, let them air dry in the same bowl, my warmer is a flat warmer that you put a dish on, it's electric. i bought them on here in a co-op a few yrs back. before you add more salt to your recipe, do you have something to let them air dry in and see if that helps? possibly with them being in a jar closed the fo might not dry like it needs to.. Sharon here is my warmer. http://www.candlewarmers.com/ProductDetail.aspx?prod=74 Ashlie K did a co-op on the different warmers, and the Cast Iron Skillets. i bought a bunch of clear glass dishes that fit perfectely on the warmer.. HTHI have a couple of those I'll try. I poured the salt in a dish so we'll see if it dries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have a couple of those I'll try. I poured the salt in a dish so we'll see if it dries.Good Luck! Now i'm testing some rock salt/icecream salt to see how it does, will let you know what happens and if this works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Good Luck! Now i'm testing some rock salt/icecream salt to see how it does, will let you know what happens and if this works too. Well it still didn't dry so I put about an inch in a 16 oz mason jar. Put on a warmer and within about 10 min it was so strong, I finally turned it off. It's like my "nosehairs" are coated with lilac FO. Too much information?Now I'm going to try a different scent, with a little less oil, just to see if it will dry some. You couldn't package the lilac salt.I bought some salt for water softeners but is was formed into oval pieces and it did not work. Let us know how the icecream salt works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Well it still didn't dry so I put about an inch in a 16 oz mason jar. Put on a warmer and within about 10 min it was so strong, I finally turned it off. It's like my "nosehairs" are coated with lilac FO. Too much information?Now I'm going to try a different scent, with a little less oil, just to see if it will dry some. You couldn't package the lilac salt.I bought some salt for water softeners but is was formed into oval pieces and it did not work. Let us know how the icecream salt works. they can be strong.. lol@ nose hairs coated with lilac.. i know it's not funny, but i know what you mean.. so far the rocksalt for icecream is not absorbing the FO, so i'm going to add more salt and go from there. sharon add more salt to your mixture.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 How long should you wait before "burning" them? Can they be used as soon as the FO is absorbed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Ravens, yes you can , i put mine in the warmer as soon as they were dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Jean, I put them in a shallow bowl on the plain Walmart electric warmer that I use to melt my tarts. They've been there for nearly one hour. I am not smelling a thing. They look very pretty (I used red and blue dyes), but no scent throw. The FO I used is Crisp and Candied (NG). Am I using the wrong burner? I did not rinse the salt crystals first. I just put them in a glass jar, then added the dye to the FO, mixed it, and poured in the jar. Any ideas? Someone mentioned she could smell the "crystals" all over her house, but I can't even smell them in the same room. What am I doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQ Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm not having alot of luck either. I bought the jumbo size salts from Saltworks. The first time I used bath dye, sprayed them let them dryadd more fragrance and let them dry. I couldn't smell it when I put it in the warmer. The 2nd batch I add alot more fragrance, it nevercompetely dried, it smelled nice on the kitchen counter, but I reallydidn't get a great throw in warmer. I was using a strong fo. Now I have a couple of small batches of scented salt, I put them inwarmer and just pour more fragrance over the top of them, only thencan I really smell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Jean is going to send me some to try and as soon as I get them, I will post how they work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yes, please let us know. I bought the extra large and the jumbo size rock salt. I'm not making more (that salt is expensive!) until I can figure out what I'm doing wrong - with your help, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 has anyone tried simple table salt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I took the ones I had in the jar and poured in my tin warmer and could not smell them much at all. Just doesn't make sense, why would it be so strong in the jar? Maybe the flat/jar warmer was a lot hotter? Removed the salt from the tin warmer(25w bulb) and the color had turned to brown. The salt is just so expensive I think I'll put it on hold again. Has anyone put the corn cob crumbs on a warmer? I'm not sure I have any to try but I'm going looking. We'll can't find any, found other things, man-o-man the money I have wasted.......:lipsrseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 CandleMama6, did you try the salt crystals? I put mine in the tart burner but can't smell a thing. Disappointing, 'cause that stuff (the salt crystals) aren't cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleMama6 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 CandleMama6, did you try the salt crystals? I put mine in the tart burner but can't smell a thing. Disappointing, 'cause that stuff (the salt crystals) aren't cheap I have been sick this week and cannot smell anything, so I am going to wait until my sniffer works and then I will try them. I will post how they did once I get them going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) has anyone tried simple table salt?I just tried the (Table Salt), it took the FO very well, i colored this with some gold mica powder, it's sure pretty will let ya know how it does. I forgot to mention the rock salt/ice cream salt did not absorb the FO at all.. Edited January 31, 2010 by Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrylane Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 as i read it would work, but so far it doesn't seem to be absorbing the oils. I think these are so pretty, but i can't get them to either. I know some blow them dry, but I would think that would take away some of the scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I just tried the (Table Salt), it took the FO very well, i colored this with some gold mica powder, it's sure pretty will let ya know how it does. I forgot to mention the rock salt/ice cream salt did not absorb the FO at all.. The table salt DOES work, however it does look like wet sand, i have had it in my burner for about an HR, the scent has filled up the whole house. it's very potent I used 1 C. of table salt 1 oz of FO, and 1/4 tsp of gold mica for coloring, it's scented in sandalwood.. My personal preference is the course sea salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrylane Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 So the salt was actually dry? The solar salt stayed wet but I put it on the warmer and it smelled great, just not dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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