classiccandle Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I've never used a bath melt and just made my first batch but was wondering if they're supposed to be oily to the touch once you remove them from the mold? If so would you wrap them in plastic to keep them from staining the packaging?Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiccandle Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Nobody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeAnna_EC Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 its hard saying without knowing the formula you used, try popping them in the frig or freezer before removing them from the mold and then wrapping them in foil candy wrappers right away, store them in a very cool dry place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 You may have used too much FO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiccandle Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks ladies. I use a pretty unconventional recipe (I'm still playing around with it) that makes my combined ingredients come out looking more like Lush's mixtures than typical melt mixtures. Rather than pour them into molds I pack the mixture into a mold. I used 8 oz of cocoa butter, 4 oz of almond oil, 32 ounces of baking soda, 16 ounces of citric acid, about 3 ounces of Polysorbate 80 (not sure if that's too much) and less than a quarter ounce of FO. I'll probably have to use more FO because the smell was lighter than I would have liked. They look dry but leave an oily residue on your fingers when you pick them up and I wasn't sure if that was normal or not. I have looked into wrapping them in the foil candy wrappers to keep the residue down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miadrianel Candles Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 No tartaric acid? I think that tartaric acid might help them dry a bit more. Also you could reduce the amount of oil. I made a few bubble bars the other day and the were oily for a while but dried after a day or two. i know when mine is ready to roll when I get the texture of bread dough, If yourswhas a bit more runny maybe to much oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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