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{ "text": "Hello all,\nI'm new to candle making and made my first wax melts the other day.\n\nI burned a 7.8g wax melt, containing 8% fragrance and managed to obtain two 3hour burns before it became scentless.\n\nIve personally never used a wax melt before. I know different factors will affect burn time but I wondered if anyone could guide me a little on their personal experiences with melts and let me know on average what the typical re-usage amount for one melt you've used is and what typical burn time is acceptable?\nThanks everyone 😊" }

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{ "text": "Thank you all. I’ve decided to try Effete, Blackcurrant & Tuberose and Roses.\nHowever, I will very likely try most of your recommendations\nover the next few orders as they all sound amazing." }

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{ "text": "Hey all, was wondering if anyone has cracked Starburst in RCX 30cl and how it performs with the wax, tried searching but the info is hit and miss on this particular FO for RCX so any advice welcome! Also for those that have cracked it how strong does it throw? It smells like it should throw strong.\n\nThanks in advance!" }

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{ "text": "Black plum & rhubarb @15% , 7 thin reeds in Augeo is fab 😍" }

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{ "text": "What’s happened here?! First time this has ever happened 😳 soy wax 8%FO stabilo 12. Stirred for 2 min. 20 cL jar. Help!!" }

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{ "text": "I love love love Ginger lily and Ylang Ylang . But it really doesn’t sell well and I dont understand why" }

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{ "text": "Oud & bergamot" }

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{ "text": "Edit:\nHow do you edit the CLP templates provided by CS - found the CLP tool on the website so ignore this.\n\nWhat is a UFI, do I create my own batch no or do I use the one from the FO bottle. And what pictures at the bottom am I meant to use? I'm a tad confused and can't find info in the search.\n\nAlso, do I need to change the name at the top of the label to the name on the candle? So I am calling Dark Honey and Tobacco something else... do I put that something else on it instead." }

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{ "text": "Omggggg just the very idea of a paradise beach, bois and fireside diffuser though!!!! 😍😍🤞🤞" }

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{ "text": "In black Pom, it’s got too bigger melt pool, like 1 cm, for my liking & I can’t smell it unless I’m near it. Back to the drawing board with that." }

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{ "text": "The electric diffuser I have takes water and essential oil since augeo and fo eat plastic I wouldn’t put either near it" }

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{ "text": "I cheated and tried Candle Shack's recipe for Paradise Beach and it worked a treat!! I'm now busy navigating my way around Nutcracker 🤷‍♀️. Good luck with your testing 👍" }

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{ "text": "Arabian silk, Roses, and pink fizz and polmeo." }

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{ "text": "Yay! Thai lime is a best seller for me! Shall get onto testing asap x" }

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{ "text": "Rock salt & driftwood!" }

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{ "text": "Rhubarb and Rose, Egyptian Amber, Black Cherry are my favourite." }

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{ "text": "Mojave Desert is my current fave. Cuban Tobacco is nice too, manly. Peony & Blush Suede wipes the floor with Roses in my opinion. Jasmine & Patchouli is gorgeous. I haven't found a better lavender only scent than Lavender Spa. Gingerbread has been our bestseller at Christmas for three years (I'll say that for free) as it is unreal." }

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{ "text": "Give it a little blast with a heat gun/hairdryer trying to avoid the wick. Will end up with a lovely glossy shine." }

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{ "text": "1. Hi! I’m Lisette and I’m based in Groningen, the Netherlands! I’m the chief candle maker at Quietly Quirky (www.quietlyquir\nky.com) I’m also cat mom to Kuma, and I run two business next to my marketing project manager role which I do 4 days a week.\n2. I consider myself to be a hobbyist business owner 😁 Small but mighty!\n3. I saw someone online making fire hazard candles… and was like… I can do bettter 🤣 I’d tried before back in 2009 but that was melting old paraffin candle bits… a hot mess!\n4. I’d love to get to the point of having (local) stockists, but first the 2022 fall/christmas season woooo!\n5. I do have another business, I’ve been a life & business coach since 2013, working with many (tech) entrepreneurs, start ups and scale ups on things like effective decision making, peak performance, work-life balance and more!\n6. I would not change a thing: research, trial, error & repeat! 💪\n7. Learn who to NOT take advice from… it’s a thing in my coaching biz, but also in my candlemaking biz\n8. A smell/\ninspiration-fest\n!! I’d love to meet fellow makers locally and smell all the deliciousness CS has to offer! Oooh and I’d love for CS to carry threaded jars and lids!\n9. Smelling frigging gorgeous 🎉" }

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{ "text": "I love lavender one of my favourite ❤️" }

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{ "text": "Charismatic Cat - FairPlay for standing your ground.\nYou and your creations are worth every single penny." }

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{ "text": "Further to Elaine McKay great post last night I thought I would jump on and share my findings with NI oils so far! There's a few - I like to shop 🤣🤣 I think I may have a fragrance oil obsession!!\n\nJasmine & Magnolia (tested in candles, melts & diffuser) - great hot throw, beautiful floral fragrance that has been popular with customers.\nLychee Peony… More (tested in candles, melts & diffuser) - works really well in all products. I notice the Peony scent more, very feminine and lovely.\nGoji Berry & Blood Orange (candles & melts) - still testing in candle but hot throw is good so far. Lovely and strong in melts.\nMandarin, Lavender & Amber (tested in candles & melts) - great in both. Very masculine and… More" }

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{ "text": "Love your shop, i have only just started and looking forward to having my own little shop in the near future, for me I would have to stock Coastal Cypress and Sea Fennel reminds me of relaxing holidays 🙂" }

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{ "text": "My best sellers are lemon Sherbet, mandarin orange, very berry , mandarin & cranberry laundry fairy and white dove at the moment x" }

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{ "text": "I love black amber & lavender, works well in my cocosoy with CL wick , what % have you used in the diffuser? sandalwood vanilla & patchouli is also amazing ……I do have my eyes on the elderflower & gooseberry!!" }

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{ "text": "Hello Shackers,\n\n\nHappy Tuesday, Have you all had a good day?\n\n\nI wanted to create a lets get to know you post. It's been a while and there are so many new people in the group. I thought it would be a great idea to… More get to know each other and to ask a few other questions. Whether you are new to the community or have been here for a while, please do get involved.\n\n\nIntroduce yourself and tell everyone a little about yourself.\nAre you a new Candle Maker, Hobbyist or business?\nWho or What inspired you to get in to Home fragrance?\nWhat are your aspirations for you or your business, where would you like to be?\nDo you have another business, if so what kind of business is it?\nIf you knew back at the beginning… More" }

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{ "text": "Hi everyone so a couple of questions and I'd like your reasons why :)\n\n1. Woodwick or normal Wick why?\n2. Coconut soy or plain soy why?\n3. What is your favourite combo woodwick with coconut soy or soy with normal Wick or even the other way round why?\n\nYour top 3 fragrances :)....\n\nThanks in advance." }

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{ "text": "Gin and tonic, strawberry and rhubarb, black plum and rhubarb" }

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{ "text": "If your used to working with Rcx then stick with it and use 9cl coloured glass 👍" }

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{ "text": "Morning\nHas Seaweed and Juniper and Velvet Peony and Oud been reclassified within IFRA 49 yet as your SDS are showing the old version still. These are the only two I’m waiting for so I can make new diffusers. Many thanks in advance.👍" }

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{ "text": "Something inspired by penhaligons or floris types. Something along those lines. I also like incense/\npatchouli but that’s a bit marmite." }

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{ "text": "Thought I'd test out four notorious difficult fragrance oils....\nWhy not?\nIt's not like I've not got anything else to do?\nI like to challenge myself said she.🙄\nParadise Beach\nChristmas Spice\nChristmas Tree\nPomegranate Noir\n\nIf you don't hear from me, I'm in the local psychiatric unit mumbling about wicks....🤪" }

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{ "text": "Blueberry and vanilla" }

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{ "text": "Sign of pure soya wax . I now add 25% 406 wax to my soya wax which seems to have cured the frosting probed for MeV" }

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{ "text": "Hi Susan, You are able to follow our Candle Recipe via https://\ncandle-shack.co.\nuk/products/\n30cl-passion-fru\nit-and-mango-in\n-rcx?_pos=2&_si\nd=d8d89dd4e&_ss\n=r" }

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{ "text": "Thank you so much for this Cheryl I always love these kinds of posts to get to know everyone.\n1) Hi I'm Merri I co-own our brand with my best friend we have been established for a year and a half.\n2) We have been an established home fragrance company since Winter 2020, however haven't release our candles as yet.\n3) We are comprised of 2 best friends that met at uni and studied the same course together. We both absolutely love home fragrance. In fact we once bought each other the same Melon & Cucumber candle as a best friend gift and this Candle Shack scent hnow has a special place in our hearts and was the first candle we made together in our workshop. We both decided to get into the home fragrance industry as I was actually assisting some other good friends with their home decor small business and I really had a yearning to get into candles and they had no interest in it at all. Secretly my current business partner was also desperate to do this too but hadn't shared it with me until we were a bottle of wine down on Halloween and we instantly realised it was fate and jumped in head first together. Each step of the way has been a learning curve as 2 novices learning together and it's been an amazing journey.\n4) Our aspirations for our company would be to be able to finance all of the products we mentally have in the works. We certainly are not short of ideas. Drive more traffic and reach more wonderful customers and one day in the future have a beautiful walk-in store.\n5) Alongside our business I am also a foster carer to a little boy that's my whole world.\n6) Have less fear and just get stuck in to experimenting. Have a fool-proof dummies guide to legislation and regulations for the Home fragrance industry.\n7) Don't compare yourself to others and dont let the haters grind you down.\n8) An awesome zesty but warm base orange fragrance that can be used in a diffuser and room spray with PA. Jade Orchid & Lotus Blossom candle recipe. Coconut & Apricot Candle & Melt wax. (that's more than 3 wishes sorry 😂)\n9) My business makes me feel happy, proud & poor. I absolutely love what I do and am so proud of what we have learnt, risen from, improved and achieved. Just need to sell the things so we can invest more heavily.\n10) I do really love Candle Shack community its always been one of our favourite places to retrieve information and learn. Im not sure what I would like to see more of. Maybe less of people telling people to search in the top bar. If a post has been approved then we should be kind and answer it, and maybe people haven't found the answer or understood something and are seeking clarification." }

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{ "text": "Personally I'll be taking my 8 standard scents plus 4 Christmas ones in both candles and melts. Plus 4 different scents in diffusers. X" }

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{ "text": "You need to check ifra as some scents can't be 75/25 , some can only be 93/7 but would still require 25%+augeo clp .. personally I won't sell or buy the bottle ones so can't help on that but I do make car af using augeo and never had an issue with scent thro even at 5% .. are you using the bottle correctly" }

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{ "text": "One final question, what are everyone’s thoughts on Chunky Fibre Diffuser Reeds, as opposed to the normal sized ones?" }

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{ "text": "is the chamomile and lavender a bold laundry dupe?" }

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{ "text": "Testing RCX with 8% Luscious Vanilla. HT is really good. Was pleasantly surprised with this FO. Thought it was going to be sickly sweet but I was so wrong. Could literally burn this all day, every day. Definitely a firm favourite." }

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{ "text": "I'm having a destash as I've closed down.\nAll weights of fragrance oils in the pics (please take into account weight of bottle)\nCraftovator Neroli & Ylang Ylang - £6\nCraftovator Love Story - £6.50 SOLD\nCraftovator Tranquil Sleep - £6.50\nCraftovator Green Tea & Bergamot - £7\nCraftovator Rose - £6\nCraftovator Spring Unstoppable - £6.50\nCraftovator Madame (unopened) - £8\n\nPostage & packaging depends on quantity\nAlso willing for it to go as a bundle if anyone wants it all as a job lot.\nAlso selling on other pages." }

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{ "text": "Welcome to the group ... all wicks react differently with each fo .... I would say the search button at top of page will be your friend ... start with what wax ... fo ... and size of container ... lots of information available ... and good luck" }

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{ "text": "RANDALLS FRAGRANCE OIL OF THE WEEK!\n\nChosen by our lovely customer service assistant - Lisa!\n\n10% OFF THIS FRAGRANCE OIL ALL THIS WEEK!\n\nPEONY AND BLUSH SUEDE - A vibrant Latin melody with sparkling citrus notes of lime and grapefruit leading onto a heart of blue agave enriched by a sensual blend of cinnamon, vetiver and cacao.\n\nUSE CODE PEONY10 AT CHECKOUT\n\nCode expires midnight 20.05.22\n\nhttps://www.randallscandles.co.uk/products/peony-blush-suede-fragrance-oil" }

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{ "text": "Howdy folks. New into candle making and have just got some 464 soy wax to try. However I can't find any recipes. Does anyone have one that they have used n works and would be willing to share. I will be using 20cl glass jars. I've got some damson plum, rose n patchouli fragrance (50g) n some fresh linen (50g). TIA xxx" }

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{ "text": "What do you mean clean burning? There's no clean burning wax, or... all the good quality waxes are clean burning 🙂 If you mean 'toxins' then research shows there's no difference between waxes, incl. paraffin... all of them emit similar substances at similar levels. If you mean 'soot free'... if a candle is wicked correctly then you normally won't see any soot unless you disturb the air, or there's draught, etc. There are no soot free candles, there are only candles where you can or cannot see soot. Fragrances, essential oils and dyes - they make the composition of any candle way more complex so (and again there's research) so substances they emit are at higher level and potentially more concerning. Anyway, 'clean burning' is just a marketing term, a keyword with so many meanings that it doesn't really mean anything. When I have a moment I'll try to find the link to the research but I'm 100% that the link has been shared in this group quite a few times." }

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{ "text": "Hi, I'm Cheryl from County Durham, married with 1 teen a dog and a rabbit. I'm a new candle maker, inspired by a candle kit my husband brought me, because I brought far to many candles/wax melts 😂 My aspirations are to have my own business to keep creating and learning. I don't have another business. Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't have kept putting off doing what I enjoy doing. My advice would be, to keep making, testing and that nothing is perfect and to just enjoy what you are doing. My 3 wishes would be, lots of oils and wax in endless supply, can't think of a third one! Not having an up an running business is hard to answer, but probably i would feel, worry, excited and happy. I would love to see peoples finished products." }

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{ "text": "Fragrance oil for sale due to closing down after having my 👶🏼\n\nPostage will be whatever it costs with Royal Mail.\n\nLaundry Fairy - Full (50ml) £3 SOLD\nLove story - Full (50) £3 SOLD\nFlozora Linen Fresh - 40ml £2.50\nSpa Day - Full (50) £3 SOLD\nBaby Powder - 40ml £2.50 SOLD\nLa Vie Est Bell - Full - £3 SOLD\nTranquil Sleep - 40ml £2.50\n\nAll below are 10ml and full (£1)\nCinnamon pine cones\nGlowy winter\nWedding day\nJoy\nVapour rub\nToasted marshmallow\nLime, basil and mandarin\nWinter\nChristmas tree\nBerry brew\nCandy cane\nFlashy bathroom\nSnow Angel\nLemongrass\nMince pies\nGingerbread\nEucalyptus\n\nThank you." }

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{ "text": "Lemon sherbert, bubblegum, baby powder, very berry , cinnamon orange, lavender and chamomile, but black cherry I think is one of the strongest and everyone seems to love it." }

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{ "text": "OK I thought I had cracked Paradise Beach with my first test but on my second and third test its being a total d***!\n\nCB Advance, 30cl external matt white lotti's. FO at 10% because its not too strong. Left to use for 3 weeks - decent cold throw. Tested CL14 and 16 wicks (also eco wick but that was awful).\n\nGot tunneling with CL14. Good HT with CL16 and the first one burnt OK. The next two tests have terrible soot around the top of the glass and the HT seems to have vanished.\n\nSEND WINE!" }

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{ "text": "Hello I made my first clamshell with ecosoya melt and 10% fo. Poured at the same temps as I do for my candles, around 140. Any ideas why it’s bubbled so much? I don’t personally use melts but have had so many requests. What sort of burn time should I expect from this size and I’ve heard melts are meant to be stronger through aswell is that right? Any advice appreciated, tia" }

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{ "text": "Coconut lime and pink sands 😍😍" }

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{ "text": "I only had a brief fling with CS1, but I think I can see a few issues. Hope this helps…\n\nI found 7% to be plenty.\n\nI think your wick is too big. Too big a wick and the fragrance can burn off. I find black plum especially doesn’t like to burn too hot. It’s a weird one, I get more HT wicking down with it.\n\nI would try lx8 with 7%.\n\nOh and I prefer a double pour to heat gunning - you might be losing some fragrance.\n\nAnd sometimes curing for an extra few days makes a difference.\n\nYour temps look fine to me. 😀" }

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{ "text": "Can I buy the fresh unstoppable please x" }

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{ "text": "I just wanted to say a very big Thankyou to all at Candle Shack for the gift I received recently for taking part in one of your surveys!\nThe candle making kit was such a lovely surprise and totally unexpected. I have just made the 4 Mint, Ginger and Tobacco candles that were in the box and have fallen in love with the fragrance. It is so clean and refreshing and I will be ordering some soon to make my own candles with. Thank you so much!" }

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{ "text": "Thats normal. I only use tealight.\nThe smell with Electric is not strong. Tealight has a higher temp" }

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{ "text": "Pink Grapefruit and Vanilla we find very sweet." }

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{ "text": "Cheryl Maclean I was wondering if you could help. You sent out an email a few months back listing all your scents and what could or couldn’t be used in diffusers, candles and room sprays. Seaweed and Juniper appeared on that list as Ok for candles, diffusers and room mists. Can I ask why it has been modified if it didn’t need to be ?" }

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{ "text": "Frankincense & myrrh 💖" }

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{ "text": "Hi all, three wick 50cl bowls.. - the shorter ones not the tall - It took me forever to master the 30cl in this fragrance but going to have a go at Lime Basil & Mandarin at 10% content and planning to try 3 x Stab 6. Does that sound about right... I always do full size testers and it's a lot of wax to get wrong and waste! Thanks in advance. J x\n\n(For my 30cl I use RCX stab 10 and 10% content.)" }

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{ "text": "Test burning Cherry blossom & plum in wax melts. Absolutely gorgeous x" }

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{ "text": "Morning Everyone 🥰\n\nAny suggestions on some beautiful fresh Summer Fragrances in candles using RCX with a strong Hot Throw?\n\nAlso in Diffusers please 🥰\n\nThank you in advance for all your continued help ❤️❤️" }

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{ "text": "Some of them I cant smell but others can can and say they are strong.. so i think im a bit nose blind. Some even after recommended cure time still need a bit longer to get nice and strong. Black Pomegranate is really strong, rhubarb and rose one of my faves, candy cloud soak, hotel of dreams" }

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{ "text": "I used sandalwood and musk" }

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{ "text": "Looks like a little bit of frosting on the top, can happen during the cooling process 😊" }

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{ "text": "Looks wonderful, clean n fresh n inviting at the same time xx" }

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{ "text": "So fellow candle makers.….. these melts are strawberry kisses and cherry hearts 🥰 which I love!!!\nCan any of you recommend any other sweet smelling fragrances please?\nThanks 😊" }

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{ "text": "70/30 work best for me but i use wooden wocks and 50/50 didn't burned right.:)" }

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{ "text": "Hello sorry if not allowed but hoping someone can assist I have a customer asking for a fragrance similar to the aftershave kreed Aventis I can see Aventos For Men on the website but not sure if this will be the same is there an Aventis and an Aventos? Thanks in advance" }

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{ "text": "My first proper candle burn.\nSoy Wax 464, CL17 wick.\n4.5 hours burning. Not a full melt pool. Do I need to wick up? Apart from the melt pool not being achieved everything else was okay first burn. Any advice greatly received. 8% Lavender fo" }

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{ "text": "I posted earlier today - pumpkin spice - you're welcome 😂" }

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{ "text": "I‘m not familiar with the wax you’re using but there’s a couple of things you could try.\n\n1) Lower your fragrance percentage.\n\n2) Try a new wick family. If you search for „wick yield table“ in the group you should find a table comparing how the different wicks/sizes compare to each other.\n\n3) Do what you don’t want to do, add another wick (two much smaller ones though)\n\nRegarding the throw, an important thing to remember when testing candles and wanting to keep your sanity „NOT EVERY OIL WORKS IN EVERY WAX“, some oils simply don’t throw as much as you want them to.\n\nFind some that work and then fine tune your testing." }

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{ "text": "Lime, basil & mandarin x" }

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{ "text": "Lemon and ginger. Black pepper and sandal wood is good to." }

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{ "text": "Hey, I got a tv unit from Laura James with storage in it to keep/ hide my candles away instead of letting them take over the house! 🤦‍♀️ One of the best things I have gotten. 😊" }

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{ "text": "Hi I make room sprays with fragrance oils and wondered has legislation changed ? I used to make them at 10% oil but when I look now it says maximum 5% but thinking at that level the scent will not be strong. Thanks in advance 🙂" }

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{ "text": "Christmas Cookie, Frosted Plum, Snowkissed Lodge, Glowy Winter , Apple Cinnamon, Orange Clove, Winter Fae 🎄" }

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{ "text": "Dark honey and tobacco or black pomegranate" }

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{ "text": "I am disapointed with tobacco & vanille fragrance, i buy based on review and the fragrance is not at all strong, really weak, someone had experience so too? Receive weak fragrance, with no projection power?" }

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{ "text": "Lime is used in authentic Mexican food and drink.\nIt's also Cinco de Mayo today! Although more Americans celebrate it than in Mexico.\nAnother Mexican spice used alot is cinnamon.\nLime, mint, cinnamon..." }

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{ "text": "DH&T 8% in RCX with a wooden wick is knock socks off material when I use it 💕" }

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{ "text": "One thing I’ve wondered is how to stick the wick down in the jar …. There’s wax that has seeped underneath the metal and even if you scrape off to get the sticker on, it is likely to come off which means it will move around when burning towards the bottom half… if that makes sense" }

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{ "text": "Iirc LC&V has been reformulated re ifra49, but you could still\nUse it in candles regularly, BP&R and P&F haven’t been reformulated (or I’ve been under a rock) but I don’t know about velvet peony and oud/DH&T." }

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{ "text": "Line and mango x" }

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{ "text": "Something Orange, patchouli and oudy.. Maybe With a hint of vanilla and Amber too 😬\nNo dupes just something fit and sexy 😂" }

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{ "text": "Maybe one of the cocktail drink inspired fragrances?" }

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{ "text": "I’m giving CB Advanced a go tomorrow for the first time. Any tips?\n\nI’m using 30cl Lottie glass jars with LB3 wood wicks and testing with Sandalwood and black pepper FO. Thought I’d try 6% and 8% to start.\n\nRecommendations on heating (heat, FO add, pour).\n\nDo you heat the jars prior to pouring?\n\nAny help would be amazing. Starting to lose the will trying to find a wax that works for me 🙈 but determined to not let it beat me! x" }

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{ "text": "Hi lovelies. Browsing the website, I wanted some citronella, the FO is out of stock but there is some EO, what do I need to do to sort a cpl. Sorry I know its probably really obvious but i dont work with EO, always been a bit scared of it 😂 but may be time to put my big girl pants on and learn a bit more about essential oils." }

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{ "text": "Rm is under 1l and sealed in something from what I remember, like a zip lock bag" }

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{ "text": "Baby powder & clean cotton. They always sell very well." }

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{ "text": "Penhaligon inspired 🤩" }

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{ "text": "Oh gosh I love vanilla , sandalwood & patchouli, I stock this but not the Amalfi, but looks like you already have a few websites to look at 💕" }

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{ "text": "A very tired Jo but happy to have been awarded Best in Show for my stall.\n\nA hot and sticky country show but so lovely to be back at these again.\n\nFragrances of the day, Mandarin and Sandalwood and Black Plum and Rhubarb, both CS!\n\nI'd say I'm marginally down on last time I did this so definitely seeing a bit of a downward turn, but the show was £18 a person to enter which I thought was expensive, although was at full capacity.\n\nAnyone else been out and about? I'm just heading back to the studio to restock and do it all again elsewhere tmz. #livingthedream (slight sarcasm!)" }

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{ "text": "Well done Jo. You are an inspiration to us all. Such a shame that you are so far away from me. Would love to have attended one of your classes. You should be very proud 👏" }

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{ "text": "Hi I was hoping someone can help me I used to use soy coconut wax but have changed to cs1 and when I made a candle with Himalayan cedar & jasmine and it smelt really bad with the soy coconut wax it was great and I ment to be launching my business 5 July and now I have no floral fo!!!!!" }

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{ "text": "It's so hard isn't it , it ask family to try them in to their own homes as I have so many smells lingering on the air im sure they all mix together 😂" }

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{ "text": "Cigar lounge, pink pepper and rose, pink fizz and Pomelo or velvet Peony and oud, all classy scents 👌" }

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{ "text": "I have real mixed feelings about this tbh and i think it depends on whether you are saying vegan as an ethical decision or as a marketing ploy. Its quite possible to declare your products are vegan yet they can still be tested on animals and you can call yourself cruelty free and still use non vegan elements. IMO if you are saying vegan or cruelty free as an ethical decision you would research every element of your product and supply chain and have statements confirming the origin. If its for marketing only or label appeal with some parts not being vegan of CF then it's just greenwashing." }

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{ "text": "What are people best fragrances for candles ? also anyone use woodwicks from randalls ?" }

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{ "text": "Hi Folks, thanks for accepting.\n\nI buy regularly from Craftovator as i love their scents. Looking for bit of advice please 🙏.\n\nI use Goldenwax 494, heat to 80-85, add dye 80-85, add FO 70, pour 60-62. I have been using 10% FO in all batches to ensure a good scent throw, however, I had some negative feedback that the scent disappears after a short while of burning.\n\nCould this be the oil is too heavy at 10%? Some family are using thin tealights and decent burners, but scent doesn't appear strong or even last over few hours.\n\nTIA 😊" }

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