psfponies Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I have a friend who just loves these candles - Capri Blue Volcano no.6 which sell for around $28.00 for a 24 oz candle. I found this information on their site thought it was a noval idea to mushrooming since we all trive to NOT have mushrooming from our candles!When burning Aspen Bay Candles, wicks will develop a black "fragrance mushroom". This "fragrance mushroom" is caused by the high volume of fragrance oils which have made our "Fragrances with Wicks" so popular. A wick serves as a straw when burning, pulling the fragrance oil through the wax and releasing the fragrance into the air as it burns.Aspen Bay Candles' "fragrance mushroom" is a constant reminder to you of our dedication to quality and your enjoyment. When a "fragrance mushroom" is formed, gently blow out the flame, let cool, trim wick to 1/8"-1/4" and relight. Without this simple attention, the "fragrance mushroom" could smoke and cause an oversized flame.Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Well, there ya' go. Just goes to show what marketing is all about. A little spin and an undesireable becomes all the rage.:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckelley116 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Wow. If they'd put as much thought and effort into proper wicking as they obviously did into making a wick mushroom sound like a good thing, they'd probably have a pretty awesome candle on their hands, or at least one worth shelling out $28 bucks.Sounds like sheer laziness to me...they couldn't be bothered testing so they made it sound like you should WANT a giant black ball to form on your wicks. :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 A failure becomes a great success LOL ... I'm speechless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 lol...gotta love marketing at its best. I think Tyler Candle says something similar to that, I think they call it a fragrance flower, or mabe a mushroom I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I found this on 3 different websites that sell Tyler candles..."When burning Tyler candles the wicks will develop a black “fragrance mushroom” which is caused by the high volume of fragrance oils, which make the candles so popular. The wick serves as a straw when burning, pulling the oil through the wax releasing the fragrance into the air as it burns. This “fragrance mushroom" is a constant reminder of their dedication to a superior quality candle."...sounds like they are all using the same verbage! :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlemama Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Haha... turns out I've been wicking my candles correctly because I have the biggest mushrooms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Haha... turns out I've been wicking my candles correctly because I have the biggest mushrooms! LOL don't even think to change that wick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Wonder what their spin would be for wet spots or off centered wicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 "The only candle that burns in one just spot, near the glass, because fragrances use to hide there, and we discovered it"!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 "The only candle that burns in one just spot, near the glass, because fragrances use to hide there, and we discovered it"!!!:laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debratant Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 This certainly is the funniest thing I've ever read/heard. The fact that their customers may believe it...that's scary! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radellaf Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Maybe they use so much FO that there is no wick that won't mushroom. Frankly, with the amount of stink that seems to be the recent trend, people would be better just burning whatever they like the look of, and sticking an open jar of fragrance somewhere inconspicuous. Probably healthier, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Well, there ya go guys! All we have to do now is stick whatever wick we want in a candle and sell the mistakes as wonders....my candles are great because there is a huge mushroom, but please don't blow it too hard or the mushroom will jump straight into your eyeball because when you burn our candles, you don't need your sight anymore! All you need now is a good smeller. It doesn't matter to me if your house burns down, or your bangs get cinged. Cause our candles are awesome! WTF! Seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Well, there ya go guys! All we have to do now is stick whatever wick we want in a candle and sell the mistakes as wonders....my candles are great because there is a huge mushroom, but please don't blow it too hard or the mushroom will jump straight into your eyeball because when you burn our candles, you don't need your sight anymore! All you need now is a good smeller. It doesn't matter to me if your house burns down, or your bangs get cinged. Cause our candles are awesome! WTF! Seriously?:highfive::laugh2::laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquiO Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I'm cracking up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatthills Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 My guess is that both companies have probably tested more candles than most of the folks on this forum have ever made. That crusty ball gives you a wide and diffuse flame, which is sometimes useful when you are using complex natural wax blends with really high fragrance loads and tring to get a clean burn. The soot ends up on the wick, where its easily cut off and disposed of, rather than all over the glass and room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerJane Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I agree with Chatthills (sp?). Mushrooming can't always be prevented, even with proper testing, especially when using zinc cored wicks. Both those companies (Tyler and Aspen Bay...moreso Tyler) sell a crapload of candles, so they are clearly doing SOMETHING right. Could they make a better candle? Probably. But, they sell more candles in a day than I do in a couple of years, so, what do I know?There is nothing wrong, by the way, with putting a marketing spin on something like wick mushrooming, or wet spots, or anything else that we ALL know, sometimes, can't be prevented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flicker Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 My guess is that both companies have probably tested more candles than most of the folks on this forum have ever made. That crusty ball gives you a wide and diffuse flame, which is sometimes useful when you are using complex natural wax blends with really high fragrance loads and tring to get a clean burn. The soot ends up on the wick, where its easily cut off and disposed of, rather than all over the glass and room.Where did you learn that? A mushroom is nothing more than a carbon build up at the tip of the wick due to incomplete combustion. The correct wick will not only prevent this but it will also burn the candle correctly. If you are relying on a mushroom to burn your candle correctly, you've got a lot to learn yet. It has nothing at all to do with natural waxes or high fragrance load, it's simply telling me that your wick isn't the right size or series for the wax you are using and or fragrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I'm also wondering about the statement "the soot ends up on the wick... rather than all over the glass and room". I've seen smoke emit from a mushroomed wick and also leave soot on the jar. Proper wicking will help to eliminate this.Nothing wrong with marketing their 'mushrooms' as a fragrance delivery system. But that kind of marketing can backfire on them too and I am surprised it hasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Well I have yet to find a way to totally prevent mushrooming, and I'm almost positive i have the right wick for my wax, I think I have tested every wick out there..lol.. but I don't know if I would have the guts to put that kind of spin on things! :tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerJane Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 We are a regional manufacturer of candles, with a nationwide presence (our line is carried in close to 700 stores around the country). We are, by most standards, small, however, we take great pride in the quality of our product, and the amount of testing that goes into making our product and I can say unequivocally, that there is NO WAY to prevent mushrooming in 100% of fragrance/wax combinations. There simply isn't. We have inventory of almost every single wick, in every single size, on the market, and can make the above statement with a high level of confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Ford Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 "...we fear what we do not understand..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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