smart Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 new to this I would like to know the best temp and pour for my soy tarts I seem to get a good cold throw but a hot throw dont seem to be strong what am I doing wrong so frustrated please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWickedWick Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 What wax or wax mix are you using? Are you pouring into molds, clamshells or foil cupcake liners?Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirlee Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I am having this problem as well. I am using a 100% soy wax made for pillars, votives, & tarts. I made two batches of tarts ... one was a Christmas tree scent & the other gingerbread ... & they smell heavenly in just sitting on my counter but when I put them in the tart warmer the fragrance is very, very faint. So I thought I'd be smart & double up on the fragrance oil & attempted two more batches. Again they smell absolutely wonderful as they are sitting in Ziploc baggies on my counter but in the tart warmer the fragrance is barely noticeable. I am melting my wax to a temperature of 185 degrees & then adding the scent, stirring it around for a while, & then pouring. Is this not right?Blessings,Shirlee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Shirlee,Ziplock bags are plastic bags and they will suck the scent out you need to store them in Cello bags or Polypropylene not Polyethene that one is plastic.Barbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgirl Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 (edited) Maybe your warmer is not heating up the tarts hot enough to disperse the scent? Are you using a tea- light to heat your melts?? That could be the problemIf not, what watt is the warmer?? I use a 24 Watt warmer with my soy melts. There is never a scent throw issue with the higher watt warmers.At 24watts, you may burn off the scent quicker tho...There is a recent thread posted about the watts on warmers and scent throw. http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80400 Edited November 25, 2009 by islandgirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirlee Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Barbara AL - Thank you for the tip about plastic bags! I didn't know they suck the scent out of your tarts! I will do a search for cello bags today : )islandgirl - I just checked my tart warmer. It's one of those metal ones with a punched out design on the bottom. It has the bulb that came with it. It says not to use anything higher than 40 watt so I'm guessing that's what's in there. The bulb looks like one of those candle bulbs used in chandeliers.How long should I reasonably expect the scent from tarts to last? I sometimes turn on my tart burner & have it on all day. Other times it's just a couple hours. The lady at the store where I bought my warmer & some tarts told me they would scent for about a month. ??? Blessings,Shirlee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in KY Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I am having this problem as well. I am using a 100% soy wax made for pillars, votives, & tarts. I made two batches of tarts ... one was a Christmas tree scent & the other gingerbread ... & they smell heavenly in just sitting on my counter but when I put them in the tart warmer the fragrance is very, very faint. So I thought I'd be smart & double up on the fragrance oil & attempted two more batches. Again they smell absolutely wonderful as they are sitting in Ziploc baggies on my counter but in the tart warmer the fragrance is barely noticeable. I am melting my wax to a temperature of 185 degrees & then adding the scent, stirring it around for a while, & then pouring. Is this not right?Blessings,ShirleeHow much FO are you using per lb? that might make a difference.I use a punch tin and they are wonderful but a months worth of scent from one tart is too much to ask. Your lucky if Yankee's last a full 8 hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirlee Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 The "recipe" I was given said to use .25 oz of FO for every 4 ounces of wax. My scale only measures out to the tenth so initially I used .30 oz of FO with 4 oz of wax. As I said, they smell great on the counter but you can barely smell them in the burner. For my next attempt I doubled the FO to .60 oz with 4 oz of wax. Once again they smell great on the counter but not much to write home about in the burner. Blessings,Shirlee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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