jszuch Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Hi all!I'm new at candle making and have gone through he FAQ, and tips sections. Thanks to everyone who posted there, you got me off to a great start.I have a favorite tea that I just love the scent of. I would like to make a candle with this scent but am not sure how to go about it. I tried the simple things, dipped the tea bag in the wax for different periods of time, as well as at different temps, but I cannot get the scent to stick. I could really use some suggestions.Thanks!John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) Why not just purchase the fragrance Black Tea from Daystar Candle Supply.http://www.daystarsupplies.com/fo-blacktea.htmlThe Scent Works also carries an Iced Black Keecum TeaBarbara AL Edited November 24, 2010 by Barbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Welcome to Craftserver!If you want to make a scented candle you'll need to use fragrance oils made for candles. There are lots of candlemaking suppliers you can order from.For a tea scent I like Red Tea from Elements, Bath & Body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszuch Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 Thanks for the info, I'll try the red tea FO. The red tea that I drink is African Sunset from Lipton. I don't even need to drink it, but just inhale the lovely aroma. I was hoping to recreate it, and thought I had read somewhere that you could take things like flower petals and such and try to infuse the wax with those scents if you were patient and willing to do lots of testcases. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 It won't stick long and you won't get a hot throw off that stuff either. Not sure where you will find a red tea, but you might look around at various suppliers to see what tea fragrances they do have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 You could also tried the Fragrance Oil finder I found alot of suppliers for Red Clover Teahttp://www.fragranceoilfinder.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Red+Clover+Tea&x=5&y=6Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszuch Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 You could also tried the Fragrance Oil finder I found alot of suppliers for Red Clover Teahttp://www.fragranceoilfinder.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Red+Clover+Tea&x=5&y=6BarbWow Barb! Great link. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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