12 CANDLE MAKING QUESTIONS, 12 ANSWERS & TIPS: Q&A w/ Candle Business Owner (Ep. 2)
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- You got questions? I got answers... usually.
In this video, Ill address 13 more candle making and candle business questions and provide some additional tips along the way.
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00:00 - 1) Shows/Popups/Pricing
03:26 - 2) Logos
05:43 - 3) Test Candle Leftovers
06:59 - 4) Wholesale
09:24 - 5) Wax for candles/melts
10:46 - 6) How many of each
12:55 - 7) Business Type
15:34 - 8) UV/Color
17:45 - 9) Center wicks
20:04 - 10) cross-scent contamination
21:59 - 11) My Wicks
23:00 - 12) Beeswax
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Thanks for your questions! My Newsletter link is here: blacktiebarnworkshop.ck.page/ And... the Wicks I use and sell here: blacktiebarn.com/collections/wicks
Is that the correct link for newsletter? I tried to sign up and it just has a white page, no loading. Perhaps just try later?
the Norden wick setters are great! they save soo much time .love them.
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Wade, Is it possible to do a video on the differences in candle insurances? I know there are a few different kinds
Maybe could get one of the insurance companies to do a Q&A
Good quotation. I'll look into that!
Question, do people who make/sell luxury candles & that has a luxury brand, do they sell at markets?
I've personally never seen anyone selling a candle for more than $25-30 bucks at a farmers market.
Would people be turned off at a candle priced at $65?
Thanks Wade! Another great video.
Just have to share my new magical clean up product is the Dawn Platinum Powerwash Spray when done with the pour.
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Thank so much for sharing all of these 🙏
You are so welcome!
Thank you for being willing to share your experience. Many of your videos are equivalent to a candle business class.
Thanks Monica!
Love the hat!!! Great video as usual!!!
Questions
1. What if u have made no sales yet. R there taxes to be pay?
2. Also, R u ready to do candle review videos yet?
Love when u drop a video. Each time I gain much needed knowledge!!! Thank you Wade Thomas!!!
Thank you for the video; love the Q&A format. As for the request for suggestions on topics, I'd love to know how to be able to purchase from the manufacturer. Take the jars that I get from Uline for example. The best price that I can get from them works out to about $2.05 per jar + shipping. I know that they get them from less from the manufacturer and I would like to but have no idea of how to go about that or how to even find out who that manufacturer is so that I know who to try to buy them from. Thanks again Wade.
I use a candle warmer or drink warmer to reheat my old candle wax. Also you have to be careful about reselling as it could cause the container to break. I actually use the jars to retest or /and make candles for my home. lol
I love these types of videos! Just sayin 😂❤
Thanks!
As for 10 - I decided to use cheap plastic pitchers for each scent and clean them only if there are contaminants (dust, debris etc.). Plastic kitchenware is heat resistant enough to witstand 100°C+. I weight FO into them, add pigment and pour in wax. Only issue may be deterioration due to FO being corrosive, but mine fare good so far. Big drawback is the space they occupy.
The cleaning product you mentioned, I'd like to see that on the site, I already get my wicks there. One stop shop
When making melts which would you recommend color chips or liquid candle dye?
Love love love these videos. Thank you so much for everything you do! Seriously 1 question. When do you sleep or rest? 😂Many blessings your way Wade. Great video ❤️
Not as often as I should. Lol
If you wicked a few wrong and remelt the wax can you use that wax in the correctly wicked container if you never lite them? Or would you just use that for testers then too?
Summer is coming up and I am curious how you ship your products during that time to help the candles not melt during transit?
Yes! Beeswax info please!
Love this Wade! We have traffic on the website but no sales. What would you recommend to capture sales on the website? Just keeping going and social media etc and it will eventually happen?? Thanks from Black Acorn Candle Co in Canada!
Hi Every one. Love your youtube channel Wade. I am just starting and doing research before starting making my candle. My question is on jar. How difficult is to use square jar to do candle and should I use it in the future.
Thanks every one for your reply.
I am interested in beeswax! I am trying to blend with soy! Thanks, Wade!
What video do you suggest for someone wanting to get into candle making? do you have a beginners video?
Do you have a pop up store video?
I'd too would LOVE some information on Beeswax!
Ps. I've learn't so much from this channel, so THANK YOU!
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Question on wax. Testing 464 with a .04 woodwick. First burn test (4hours) went amazing, burn was clean, flame perfect, no soot, even melt pool, great scent throw. My question is after the first burn once the wax has solidified again I’m just now seeing some sink holes around the wick as it’s solidified and cooled, would you consider that a fail for the wax? Would you consider trying a different wax all together? No sink holes were visible after the candle had been poured, only visible after the first burn. Help lol
I have a question and im hoping you see this because your videos have definitely helped me alot but when it comes to waxes ive bought my soy and pariffin with no additives cus i wanted to create my own blend/recipe instead of buying premixed blends. Do people do this or is preblended the way to go.
Would love to hear more about working with bees wax!
Oh yes, please! I would also love to hear more about it too.
Thank you.😊
Hi there what do you recommend for how to list ounces and grams on a candle in regards to rounding down or rounding up? My candles aren’t exactly the same number every time because I have different scents and it might fluctuate the smallest degree each time I make an individual candle.
I am new at candle making and I'm thinking about open up a business.What is the best wax to use for candles in containers something easy to work with 😊.
Hello, I live in Spain. Right now I am experimenting with TDS - KeraSoy Container and TDS - KeraSoy Pillar. Do you know this wax? Could you give me your opinion about these waxes? Thank you very much, Mey
Love this Q & A format! Here is my question - During testing, if a candle produces soot at any point (but mostly lower in the jar) is this an automatic fail?
Not at all
If you are on the East Coast, Maryland Wax Club sells a great coco beeswax blend. G r at shipping rate too. 😁
I’m getting my first order today!
Great video! I'm curious which premier wicks you use in your 7oz candles. I've been testing similar sized jars for the last 6 months or so and have finally honed in on premier-735s and premier-740s. The only problem is that I find the 735s to be a bit on the small side (smaller melt pools and potential for tunneling if users don't let them burn long enough) and 740s seem to be slightly on the larger side where there's some potential for the flame to maybe get slightly too large in burn sessions that go over 4 hours.
Depends on FO. But the majority use 735. I use the range 725 - 740 mostly
@@BlackTieBarn Okay, great to know that I'm on the right track! I really appreciate it!
@@BlackTieBarn , curious what you use for a 3 wick tumbler ? I started w/ 750s (to big ) 740,s ( a lil much ) 730s are ok , and now testing 725s as I type . It’s still the 1st hour of the burn , but these look a lil dim . Thanks Wade .
I don't think I'm alone on this, but I would love to know more about qr codes, bar codes, what works best in what scenario and cheapest way to get them or DIY them, the best code readers to use with craftybase
TW-30 is great. 130f melt point (roughly) for summer shipping and up to 18% F/O. Note, you do not need 18%, and it may be a waste to load it that much because people may get tired of the scent after 5 hours and toss the wax, so wasted F/O there. Get a foam cutter / soldering iron to score the wax before breaking during the initial melt.
❤️ agree. 18% too much kmo
I love TW 30 . What’s your thoughts on TW 31 ? I just received some of it to try .
@@tashakenison5471 Hey Tasha, never tried it
Hi Wade, Suzie again - thought of another question. I was reading some of the comments and noticed someone else has a situation like mine. In the last 30 days, i've had 927 vistors to my website with only 3 sales. I added free shipping for a week to see if that would help - nope (this has been going on for a few months). 5 to 10 abandon carts a week. Any advice?
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Yes please more info on beeswax.
And maybe its easier to work with a supplier within the eu for marketing your wicks? Youwish for example is in netherland, they are the to-go supplier for brambleberry and nurture soap when you life in the EU and they also sell candle supplies. Or maybe candle shack, they also have a distribution in the Eu... Thanks to brexit more and more uk suppliers are no longer selling to the mainland, so all the great uk shops are no longer available for us 😭
Great video Wade! Thanks! Norden wicking tools sounds like something I definitely want to purchase, however they are not answering my messages (email and contact us on their website). Any other wicking tool recommendations? Thanks.
Hmmm, might be going to their spam. I'd try again pr hit them up on their FB group. I know they are super busy so may have just been missed
QUESTION: Do you use wax depth gauges for your tumbler jars? If so, where can we get them? I'm still fairly new to all this and don't want to weight out every single candle. I reached out to Norden about it and they said they are in the development process for these currently which is amazing news! But if there's another place I can snag one in the meantime that would be awesome. Thank you for all your help! 😊
Sorry I do not know of any. Glad to hear norden might be able to help you in the future though!
I would be interested in the cleaning substance you talked about maybe checking into selling
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@@BlackTieBarn interested in you selling it as well. I never heard of it Thanks
What type is the larger wax melter in your background ? Thanks wade . 😊
I cannot see the brand, but to me, it looks like a Digi Boiler (or similar) electric kettle. They are basically repurposed cider/coffee warmers.
*Edit* I don't mean to make them sound like they are bad. It is just reused technology in a new field. Many of them have dual heating rings, on the bottom and in the middle of the warmer, so they are great to use for wax. If you get one I recommend the digital display, the temps won't be the same but they are close enough that you can gauge and adjust easier than a turn knob.
It's a digiboil. :)
Correct. It's beer brewing equipment traditionally.
CraftyBase & Test Candles: I need to manufacture my test candles to keep my inventory updated. If I want to track my testers as a whole for accounting purposes (let’s say I want to have a line item listed as R&D) how do I go about this in CraftBase?
I’m nterested to know this too!
I have started a new business and have dyed melts and no color in my candles. What sell better colored or non colored candles? And if i put too much dye in my melts will it change the scent?
In my experience colored. But colored vessels work too. Yes too much dye can affect scent but moreover could cause wicking issues
What’s better eco are cb wick in golden wax 464 and how do you work out your postage in candles
Probably a toss up bud I'd lean towards cd I think. The other question can't really be answered in a comment. So much that goes into it. But I have a video planned for it
@@BlackTieBarn okay thanks wade I’ll look forward to it I don’t make them but I have been looking into it and the hole business part and asking questions so very interested thanks
New Question: I may have missed it, but label requirements especially for wax melts/snaps/tarts? I made my own but fear it may not be up to standard.
I have searched many sites and the premade warning stickers are the same, and give incorrect directions. "Toss when 1/2 in. of wax" is for candles, my melter has like a 1/4-inch pool.
That's just a a general suggestion. And the throw put when 1/2" is more for candles. For melts it's about about when they lose scent. Replace every gee days for example.
@@BlackTieBarn Yeah, I thought so, but I know for candles you definitely need certain warnings, but no one talks about requirements for melts. Or if they do I have not seen it. So thought others may need the info as well.
I like the🧢 I would take off a few bucks for the fair/craft show but not a lot even though I'm including shipping in my candle price, I don't want the difference to be so drastic customers don't want to buy online lol. Etsy does charge a listing fee, transaction fee and tax so I would take that off the price. Anyway great video as always! 😁
Ps. 7k in 2 days 😳 I wanna be like you when I grow up 😅
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I'm just starting out and I have done much of the research, and I've been running a soap business for a while now. I was wondering about vanilla content, in soap, I know it changes the colour, does this happen with wax as well?
Yes. Vanillin can discolor for sure
@@BlackTieBarn thank you! Good to know so I can work with it
Please share more information about beeswax!
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Can you just sell at a craft show for cash and not collect state tax, etc? A particular show is just charging a one time fee to sell and wants no % of sales.
In my state, sales taxes have to be collected and paid to the state. If you are selling, you need to collect tax. An exception might be a central checkout. They collect the sales and tax, then pay me (after their commission). Otherwise, I sell, collect and pay
Everywhere I shop candles are so much cheaper. I don’t know how to make any profit. I can’t compete with mass production 😢
Don't try to compete with big box brands. Every industry had mass big box brands acting as loss leaders. Room for everyone. Different markets. Focus on identity, branding and a theme/ niche
Is it really ok to use alcohol to clean jars? I was told hand washing was better.
It is. This war pouring pots not jars. But like I said I don't really use it, just mentioning that many do and if you do be cautious. :)
I use rubbing alcohol clean all of the debris, helps the wick stickers stick better as well, I do go over it a second time with a dry shop towel it evaporates by then but, just a habit , nothing has ever happened in the 4 yrs I’ve been in business, obviously never leave it wet
@@Soulful_Spirit_Candle_Co yep, exactly. Its meant to help and will if done properly. I do the same thing, throughly wipte out and remainder is evaporated out shortly after. I only mentioned it in general because Ive seen peolpe spray, a quick (non thorough) wipe out and then more wax in. eeeek
Do you require a wholesale minimum?
Typically yes
My logo cost 1500 dollars but I hired a graphic designer with a really impressive resume (coca cola Adidas and many other major companies) you get what you pay for lol
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