Opinions please - A good tart wax

[mysticalsoaps]

I recently got some plam wax- the stuff I have been using for a long time.....customers have recently complained lately that it doesnt hold scent like it used to, when its halfway through a melt it get a weird smell. I noticed most of the Fo scent disappears. i have not done or changed anything n the way i mmake tarts.

So, I'd like to possibly switch waxes. I need something semi to very easy to work with and something that has the best of the best scent throw - both hot and cold, specifically hot.

What can ya recommend to me???

Thanks in advance - Annette

[Stella1952]

First - are you sure it's the palm wax causing the strange smell? Many FOs have changed formulation recently...

Having said that, try using a pillar soy product or mix the pillar soy with the palm. Or the palm with some container soy. HTH:)

[Judy, USMC]

First - are you sure it's the palm wax causing the strange smell? Many FOs have changed formulation recently...

Having said that, try using a pillar soy product or mix the pillar soy with the palm. Or the palm with some container soy. HTH:)

I use a mix like Stella suggests ~ 25% container soy with 75% pillar soy.

[Cindy/WI]

KY's votive/tart wax is the best IMO. I've tried alot of different waxes for tarts b/c the shipping is high for me from Ky but nothing compared to Ky's wax for tarts. I just suck up the shipping cost now and that's all I use. HTH

[mysticalsoaps]

Thank you all for the replies!! I will do some playing around.

I am not 100% sure its the wax yet. I am going to take several fo's, from different companies and make test tarts. I am going to give them to my best customer and she is going to test them for me and give me her opinion on them. The ones I am thinking of that have had the most complaints -- they are from a company that is very reputable, and I know some of the fo's I personally have been overly pleased with, but there have been quite a few that are just not as strong as they could be. I also have not been the only one to comment on the company. There was someone else who had gotten alot of their fo's and she had noticed they had been seperating. Now, I do know some of the ones they mentioned not as good are not fo's from this company.

I sometimes feel this way - they want me to make them tarts that smell super strong, they say they do not care how much fo i put in, even if that means i put in extra (i know wax only hold so much) fo, then they want me to put in extra. I prefer to buy top quality very strong out of the bottle scents. I have gone above and beyond and got them special requests, paying alot of money for them but yet they order that scent one time and then thats it. I dont sell enough to always have a million different fo's. And to buy the good fo's that are super strong and worth the money, it tends to get costly. I do this more for a hobby for me, but its nice to make a few extra bucks when your low on cash.

I am planning on doing 2 craft shows in oct. I dont want to be putting any junk out there, I am hoping to gain a few new regular customers (i'm not looking to where I can quit my real job...evn though that would be nice ) but a new customer or 2 that regularly orders would be fantastic!!!

Sorry, just kinda ranting here....i mean there are days I just want to thow in the towel and just say the heck with it, no more selling, but there is a part of me that makes me proud when I get an order, or I hear ooo your stuff smells so good, or it feels so good on my skin, etc.... (and in my head I am saying well why arent you buying more!!! LOL)

Annette