jnewport Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Hello. I'm using ecosoya advanced and I love the wax. Problem is that it smells great when heating and also smells great when cold but when I burn the candles it doesn't give off as much scent as I would like. I am using 1.5 oz of fragrance per pound and I mix the dye chip and fragrance at 185 and then pour at 125 in heated jars. If anyone knows what to do to help this please let me know. Thanks, Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soy327 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Hi Jeanne,This has been a subject on the board I also have read, some suggest coconut oil that you can buy at King sooper or walmart. Put in about 1 oz pp of wax. I haven't tried it with the ecosoya Advanced, but I'm going to. Some fragrances do well in the advanced wax and some don't. I made a chocolate on this summer and burned it outside I could smell it in my yard when I was pulling weeds man it was strong. www.ecosoya.com has fragrances from a list of suppliers that say they have good luck with the fragrances they list. Try there and find a comparable scent at your supplier.Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 (edited) Ecosoya Advanced doesn't throw well. You'll have more luck with some fragrances than others, but across the board the scent throw will be less than other soy waxes.Throughout the history of the board, this has been confirmed over and over again for years. Don't be misled by the occasional person who claims otherwise. Those people always quietly disappear or start using a different wax.When Linda talks about a chocolate FO, that is one of a handful of fragrances that can easily be made brutally strong. If you want to use CBA, the key thing to concentrate on is fragrance selection. Try a lot of FOs and ruthlessly eliminate all but the standout performers. Edited October 27, 2009 by topofmurrayhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewport Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 I have alot of this wax, is there anything I can do to make it throw better. Does the coconut really help? Can I melt these down and add coconut or should I try mixing this wax with another? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I have to agree with top. I tried the wax a while back and same thing happened to me. Smells great pouring the wax into containers and the cold throw is great. Made pretty candles, very opaque and nice tops etc. But light the thing and zero to little hot throw with the exception of only 1 fragrance I tried out of several. I switched to the Ecosoya CB135 and have been very pleased with the throw both hot and cold. Mix it with a little parafin and you have a great candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewport Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 I tried the cb 135 before the advanced and I didn't like the appearance. I think I might try the coconut oil and see if it helps. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kountrytimes Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I was using this wax for along time and tryed different suggestions and just couldnt get the throw I wanted, then I tested GW 444 and love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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