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| I've gone out and bought all of the correct equipment and supplies to make candles and they have turned out beautiful ... as have my tarts. One problem ... THE CANDLES HAVE NO THROW! None! My tarts smell great ... candles ... nada!
Recipe:
I was melting my wax at 155 (according to the suppliers web site) but I'm going to try it hotter. I've also let them "cure" for 3 days. Any suggestions would really be appreciated. I'm about to pull all of my hair out. |
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| Hello, I have not made candles, but I noticed that you are heating up the recipe to 150F or so. I would think, if you are adding the scent at this temp, then the scent would burn off. Make sure that you are using the correct fragrance for candles, vice my favorite, soap. Others may pipe in with a more accurate diagnosis, but this is my $.02 worth. |
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- Posted by beadsnthings (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 08 at 3:25
| Everyone has their own technique and it is kind of the tried and true method. I like easy, and no muss no fuss. I don't heat the wax that hot. I put my wax in the microwave and use the defrost setting. Microwaves vary, so melting times will too. I have found that the soy wax from different suppliers also makes a difference on how fast the wax melts. Set the timer for 5 minutes but continually watch it. As the wax starts to melt stir it, and stir a couple of times during the melting process. When there are only a couple of small chips left that aren't melted, I remove the wax from the microwave and stir the wax until all of the chips are completely melted. Then I immediately add my dye, stir to mix, and then I add my fragrance. I add 1 oz to 1 lb of wax. I use this method for both my melts and candles and they both smell wonderful. I hope this helps. |
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| I could also be the fragrance oils. I use EZ Soy and I have found (from experience) that some fragrance oils just do not perform well in soy wax. Now, I make sure I buy fragrance oils that have reviews and that say they throw well (and strongly) in soy wax. If it isn't given a review that says it has a strong scent throw in soy, then I don't buy it. |
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- Posted by oldeoxfordstation (My Page) on Thu, May 29, 08 at 13:34
| I would retry with a different fragrance. When you say "Your candles have no throw" are you referring to cold or hot? -Jules |
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| I've found that pouring at the lowest temp possible is best to lock in the fragrance. Also, sometimes, certain fragrance just simply don't perform well. We went through a ton of testing to find fragrances we were happy with. |
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- Posted by terri_pacnw (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 08 at 16:57
| I heat wax to about 170-180, add fo as soon as I remove from the heat source. Cool slightly and pour (for containers). You are using WAY to much oil..and it will counter balance the scent throw. Instead of more throw you get NO throw. Try 15 oz of wax and .8 oz of fo... It is a myth that the scent burns off when you pour it into hot oil. Heat wax to 170-180, remove from heat (double boiler method works best....) cheap pour pot ~ spaghetti sauce can or other "1lb" size can, cleaned well..set in an inch and a half of simmering water. (don't use a good pot..you'll never use it again for cooking! LOL) ~add in fragrance oil..stir well... set aside....stir well...set aside..stir well..pour when the wax STARTS to thicken, and to go one step further..has tiny bits of solidifying wax starting in it. (flakes, floaters) Can you tell me what size cotton core wick? |
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- Posted by terri_pacnw (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 08 at 17:07
| tarts will smell because you aren't using a flame to melt the wax..you can get the same results from just putting the fragrance oil directly in the tart burner as you do putting with wax...but wicking and combustion is a precise sceince.. |
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| Not much to add, because the previous post is spot-on. But the one thing the OP didn't say was what actual FO was being used. I have had better results with some that with others. When you buy them, check to see if they are actually recommended for use in candles. I have had good results with some oils from Majestic Mountain Sage (thesage.com) and Candle Science (candlescience.com). |
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