Hey Erica..I had touched base with you a few months ago about making candles in these small tins. At that point you had suggested tealights instead, but I went ahead and did my own testing anyway. As you have given away so much free knowledge it's only fair to give it back. 🥰 So with these tins, they don't like the wick stickums.. they don't like being touched once the wax has been poured as well. I use a hot glue stick and they have been quite well behaved with those. With the stickums they were a nightmare, as half way through the burn, the oil & tin surface sort of remove the tack of the glue and the wicks just slipped and fell into the wax. 🤦 Hot glue is the way to go 👌
I’m so glad I saw this before I started as I need to measure my vessels and was not looking forward to putting hot wax in to measure. Funnily enough, a friend of mine gave me the exact way to measure yesterday! Love your tutorials x
Hi Erica, I am a newbie as I call it. Your mini candles are perfect. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, my candle making journey has become a lot easier!
Hey Erica! You should make a video explaining how you calculate your wax and f.o when making a bigger batch of candles! That’s something that’s quite confusing for me and I love the way you explain things so a video of that would be much appreciated!💕
Hi Erica, I love the look of your candles, especially the tin containers. I'm wondering if you face the same problem of the candle discolouring. Some people advised that it is because of the FO reacting to the metal container. Is that true? Could that be the problem?
Hi Erica. I have to use hot glue for wicking to my vessels. Those tabs just don’t work for me. I find my wicks floating in the wax. … Thank-you for all your advice and vids.
I love your videos. I hate math. Okay so if I am doing a 3 oz glass container I have 62 grams of water. Would I do 30% of FO? If so then 62 divided by 130 is 47.69 g. I would round it up to 48. I would subtract 62 - 48 = 14 g of FO and then that would give me 62 g of wax weight. I am doing 20 jars so i would do 280g of FO and 140g of wax. Is that right?
Hi! 30% FO is waaaay too high. Most waxes can hold up to 10%. Once you have the weight in grams you would need to multiply it by 0.86 to get the wax weight. 62 x 0.86 = 53 (rounded down) 53g is your fill weight! If you did 10% fragrance oil your equation would look like this: 53 / 110% = 48g (wax weight) 53 - 48 = 5g (FO weight) If you’re doing 20 jars you would multiply both those numbers by 20: 48 x 20 = 960g wax weight 5 x 20 = 100g FO weight Hope that helps!
Can you explain more about the water method to find out your wax amount. I’m not quite understanding? Is it the same equation without considering fo and for every container?
Hi first timer here lol I love your videos… so Idk if my scale is messed up, but i have 4 oz candle tins and got 7g FO and 82g wax when I try to measure for 6 tins it’s coming out to 42 g and apparently I only have 60ml of FO so I’m confused bc it doesn’t look like you use a ton of oil for yours and mine looks like the whole 2fl oz bottle when I measure in grams ☹️☹️☹️
Perfect timing! Thanks so much for this! How were the tins to the touch during testing? I’ve been trying CS mini tins and they get way too hot. I’m using the smallest HTP wick for 6006 too.
Erica HI, just when I thought I had the math down lol. So where does the 86% come in when you multiplied the 25g when trying to find the fill weight for the candle? Did I miss something?
It’s the difference in density between water and wax :) it’s something I learned more recently and it’s way easier than using wax for the initial fill weight! ❤️
Yep. It’s the average difference in the specific gravity of candle wax vs water. Candle wax, which is lighter than water, is approximately 86% “as heavy” as water. Kevin @ Armatage Candle Company explains it better than I can. Check him out if you’re a science nerd like me! Erica, thanks for another awesome video! You were the first person I found when I started making candles, and I still try not to miss a single video. You’re bubbly spirit always makes me smile. 🤗
hello erica and how your day going and have you thought about live streaming on twitch and starting your own podcast and starting your own vlog channel on youtube and starting your own tiktok account and starting your own discord account and starting your own patreon account or onlyfans account in the future
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Hey Erica..I had touched base with you a few months ago about making candles in these small tins. At that point you had suggested tealights instead, but I went ahead and did my own testing anyway.
As you have given away so much free knowledge it's only fair to give it back. 🥰
So with these tins, they don't like the wick stickums.. they don't like being touched once the wax has been poured as well. I use a hot glue stick and they have been quite well behaved with those. With the stickums they were a nightmare, as half way through the burn, the oil & tin surface sort of remove the tack of the glue and the wicks just slipped and fell into the wax. 🤦
Hot glue is the way to go 👌
I’m so glad I saw this before I started as I need to measure my vessels and was not looking forward to putting hot wax in to measure. Funnily enough, a friend of mine gave me the exact way to measure yesterday! Love your tutorials x
Hi Erica, I am a newbie as I call it. Your mini candles are perfect. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, my candle making journey has become a lot easier!
Love these. I was considering these as well as samples.
I started with these and only got .75 oz. in them. I think they are adorable and an awesome alternative to a Tealight. Great party favors too!
I love you channel because if I have a question about anything I can always find a video for it! So helpful
Thank you so much !!! You are a life saver 😘 I am new to the candle business ! Thank you again 🤍
Hey Erica! You should make a video explaining how you calculate your wax and f.o when making a bigger batch of candles! That’s something that’s quite confusing for me and I love the way you explain things so a video of that would be much appreciated!💕
Oh that’s a great idea! I could probably do a whole video on batch making and include that in it! ❤️
I really learn love the video mini tins bless..
love your candle calculations- so helpful!❤
Btw your video inspired me in so many level 😁
I’m sure if you tried them or not, but I switched to glue dots to place my wicks and I don’t have any more issues with the wicks coming up.
Hi Erica, I love the look of your candles, especially the tin containers. I'm wondering if you face the same problem of the candle discolouring. Some people advised that it is because of the FO reacting to the metal container. Is that true? Could that be the problem?
I love them! I use the same tins for my samples ♥️
Love them!
Hi Erica. I have to use hot glue for wicking to my vessels. Those tabs just don’t work for me. I find my wicks floating in the wax. … Thank-you for all your advice and vids.
I love your videos. I hate math. Okay so if I am doing a 3 oz glass container I have 62 grams of water. Would I do 30% of FO? If so then 62 divided by 130 is 47.69 g. I would round it up to 48. I would subtract 62 - 48 = 14 g of FO and then that would give me 62 g of wax weight. I am doing 20 jars so i would do 280g of FO and 140g of wax. Is that right?
Hi! 30% FO is waaaay too high. Most waxes can hold up to 10%. Once you have the weight in grams you would need to multiply it by 0.86 to get the wax weight.
62 x 0.86 = 53 (rounded down)
53g is your fill weight!
If you did 10% fragrance oil your equation would look like this:
53 / 110% = 48g (wax weight)
53 - 48 = 5g (FO weight)
If you’re doing 20 jars you would multiply both those numbers by 20:
48 x 20 = 960g wax weight
5 x 20 = 100g FO weight
Hope that helps!
The heat seems to move the wicks sticker adhesive because the tin gets hotter faster than glass or ceramic and clays. Especially being so small.
Could be!
Either I missed it, what about the pouring temp?
Love this idea
Hi, may I know the size of Tin?
Can you explain more about the water method to find out your wax amount. I’m not quite understanding? Is it the same equation without considering fo and for every container?
Nevermind! I should’ve just kept watching lol
Do you charge for your samples
Hello A candle size 2.2oz wich is the diameter of the wicks???? And where do u buy your materiel ?
Beautiful Erica
Thanks so much I’m new to candle making . Really want to sell to bridal for shower and souvenir for weddings this size i what I wanted
Can you tell me where you got 86% when calculating the grams in the beginning of your video please?
It’s the difference in density of water and wax!
Thank you! 🥰
Hi Erica, newbie here :) ...don't the tins get too hot when they're burning? Also, could I use shot/shooter glasses instead?
Love the video. What size label are you using on these tins.
1.5” circle :)
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo Thank you
So cute! I seen this exact idea on tik tok! she had cute little mini wood wicks in them🥹 thank you for making this video Erica💛
Oh cute!! 🥰❤️
Adorei 😍
Did you do your wax blend for these little candles as well?
Hi first timer here lol I love your videos… so Idk if my scale is messed up, but i have 4 oz candle tins and got 7g FO and 82g wax when I try to measure for 6 tins it’s coming out to 42 g and apparently I only have 60ml of FO so I’m confused bc it doesn’t look like you use a ton of oil for yours and mine looks like the whole 2fl oz bottle when I measure in grams ☹️☹️☹️
Whre you get the 0.86 % is coming from.
What is the price for a candle 2.2oz please?
What size are your labels
Perfect timing! Thanks so much for this! How were the tins to the touch during testing? I’ve been trying CS mini tins and they get way too hot. I’m using the smallest HTP wick for 6006 too.
Hey Erica.Can I use a hot glue gun to attach the wicks to the tin that way?I dont have wick stickers x
Did you mention the labels
Do you not use the lids when finished?
What scale are you using in this video?? 😊
How do you avoid sink holes??
Erica HI, just when I thought I had the math down lol. So where does the 86% come in when you multiplied the 25g when trying to find the fill weight for the candle? Did I miss something?
It’s the difference in density between water and wax :) it’s something I learned more recently and it’s way easier than using wax for the initial fill weight! ❤️
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo oh perfect, thank-you. So no matter what I'm filling, whatever number I get I multiply it by 86% to get the accurate wax weight?
How much would you charge for 2oz candle wedding favors and gender reveal candles?
Hi do u sell this 1.1oz candle ? If yes how much?
do you still have these?
How much is that wax pouring device? What’s it called?
Here’s the link! amzn.to/3bzrOdx
What Cain of wick did you use?
She say cdn2
What type of wicks do you use in these?
One CDN 2!
Good video, but you didn’t explain where you are you getting the 86% from?
It’s just the equation of how to figure out the fill weight between water and wax (I guess it’s the difference in density)
Yep. It’s the average difference in the specific gravity of candle wax vs water. Candle wax, which is lighter than water, is approximately 86% “as heavy” as water. Kevin @ Armatage Candle Company explains it better than I can. Check him out if you’re a science nerd like me!
Erica, thanks for another awesome video! You were the first person I found when I started making candles, and I still try not to miss a single video. You’re bubbly spirit always makes me smile. 🤗
Hello, what is the name of the tin pouring device?
Pistol funnel! amzn.to/3BItSKR
How long do these burn for?
Mine burned for 6 hours.
hello erica and how your day going and have you thought about live streaming on twitch and starting your own podcast and starting your own vlog channel on youtube and starting your own tiktok account and starting your own discord account and starting your own patreon account or onlyfans account in the future