blacktieaffair Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Get ready to either laugh at me for not knowing this already... and/or handing me the " what are you THINKING" award for the year!!!Ya ever been sitting around thinking up new scent combos, and had something so totally off the wall hit you, and you wonder :" hmm can you even do that?" Well, that just happened to me!I have tried numerous "tea" fo's and I haven't cared for any of them. But I was thinking of new oddball combos and want/need a very light, very slight, base note of tea in it and I was wondering .. Can you take some tea, melt your wax, steep the tea leaves gently, in a tea ball or bag... and then drain it? Would it mess the wax up chemically? Would it leave any scent at all ? Just how bad have I lost my mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Personally, I don't like any ''tea'' scents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debscent Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Water won't blend with the wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Water won't blend with the wax.Yep all you would get is a big mess you'd have to throw out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I have put real (the good type) tea leaves on top of melts while the wax was hot and they didn't bleed into the wax. Even over time they didn't bleed so I'm skeptical if it will infuse into the wax, however you could try a small bit on a warmer and see if it will. Mine was for decoration for the tea scents I was using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks for the info ! I didn't realize that by steeping dry tea leaves into wax, that enough water could come out of the tea leaves to cause that. LOL I told yall it was a " late night, off the wall, tired and not thinking straight" question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefmom Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Actually this is done, but very little scent will come through. It is usually used in candles that are used for spiritual and ritual uses. You infuse the candle with the essence of the herb and intention of the use of the candle. However the scent of the herb/herbs doesn't really come out when melting or burning. Sometimes an intense color will come through, usually greens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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