Darling_Rose Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hi, I'm a new member. I just joined. I'm still relatively new to candle making. I have a scent related problem though. My first candle creations were unscented and seemed pretty successful. I've given them away as gifts. As I've been getting more practice I've started making candles with some basic scents like rose, jasmine, gardenia, that sort of thing. Recently though a company I used to get candles from went out of business. I had been waiting a long time for them to bring back a seasonal candle called Sacred Space and now it will never return. So I've been thinking of making my own. The trouble is how to figure out just how the scent is blended and what it is made of. I still have some of the candle left. I believe it was a soy base with sandalwood, patchouli and something else. Unless someone's got a really good nose or a chemist who can dissect the recipe, I'm stuck. I've been experimenting so long I think I've just confused myself on the smells. Does anyone have any tips or has this type of candle still and knows what the scent blend is? Any advice is appreciated. PS> I did write the company and ask what was in it, but they could not give me that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmhoneybear Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Welcome to the board! Wish I had an easy answer for you. Personally, I have never heard of that fragrance, but maybe someone else has. I have searched tons of supplier sites over the past couple of years and have just not run across that one. I guess the best I could suggest is to start experimenting and see what you come up with. Good luck, and again...welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darling_Rose Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks for the warm welcome!Same here in the searching, and Me neither in the finding. So I thought I'd ask. I hope someone else more experienced than I has owned one of those candles. They came from the company called Illuminations, but they are all gone now. I can't even find any left over on ebay. I've been experimenting now and then, but I drive my housemates nuts with the smells. Something or other is always too strong for them and they say it doesn't smell like my candle hardly at all or not enough. So I must be missing some other scent in there. Maybe my nose is burnt out for the time being. I thought maybe someone can let me know what I might be missing while I'm taking a break from the candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaroth6868 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I did find a scent description for sacred space; "scented with a powerful combination of Cedar, Patchouli and Incense. This scent is exotic and layered; reminiscent of incense burning in an ancient temple."Not sure if it will help you but there it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 If it has an incense smell, try adding some Nag Champa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mparadise Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The best thing I learned when trying to blend my own scents is the "q-tip" test. With this you just dip the end of a q-tip in the scent you want to use then put all the different q-tips in a ziplock bag to "blend" for a little while then open and sniff in the bag. This allows you to tweek it to your liking before you put it into wax/products and add or subtract scents (or more of a particular one) to get the fragrance you want. This trick has saved me ALOT of supplies over the years. Good luck with finding something close to what you are looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenscandles Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The best thing I learned when trying to blend my own scents is the "q-tip" test. With this you just dip the end of a q-tip in the scent you want to use then put all the different q-tips in a ziplock bag to "blend" for a little while then open and sniff in the bag. This allows you to tweek it to your liking before you put it into wax/products and add or subtract scents (or more of a particular one) to get the fragrance you want. This trick has saved me ALOT of supplies over the years. Good luck with finding something close to what you are looking for!That is a great tip! How do you go about labeling your q-tips so you know what you want to pull out or leave in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celicagtca Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Just put your q-tips into a mini ziplock bag and label the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I would color code them. Just use a highlighter to color the stick part of the Qtip and them write the name of the scent on paper using that same highlighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenscandles Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Highlighter is a great idea! While I was at work reading that earlier I was sitting there trying to figure out how I could write my scent name on the individual q-tips!! :laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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