With being a college student, working, trying to manage my mental health, and trying to start my own candle business actually drives me INSANE!! It all just overwhelms me and give me extreme anxiety. I just recently made the choice of deleting ALL social media platforms. I’ve been without it for three days now and I feel so relaxed. Social media can be an extreme toxic environment, it can just pull you in for hours and lose sooo much time. Love your videos Erica!! You do an amazing job, hope you’re able to figure out how to balance everything!
I’ve been following you for awhile & typically don’t make comments , but I am so appreciative of you & your content ! just wanted to say thanks for everything you do , you’re an inspiration 🖤 🕯
Erica, I just wanted to say that I’m really proud of you for discussing your mental health on your channel. Currently, there are many folks having anxiety and depression but afraid to speak of it.
It is so important to speak about it, as everybody thinks they are the only ones to struggle... Wishing you relaxed moments, laughing is best medecine! 🌹
Wonderful video and topic, Erica! I have perfect balance, I work a full time job from 10:30am to 9pm Saturday thru Tuesday, from 6am to 9am I'm working on my business, go to work then from 9:45pm till 1 or 2am back working on my business, days off from 6am till 2am working on my business, sleep 4 hours and back at it. No breaks, days off come when success is reached, there is soooo much to do, It's my whole life, its all I can think about, I LOVE it and WILL be successful!!
Being a empath is a super power and a gift! Congrats for figuring it out so early in life. Bill Shakespeare said “to thine own self be true.” Remember, you are not alone. Keep swimmin, proud of you
You're not alone. I feel like I overwhelm myself and I don't know why I make it so hard sometimes. 😕 I watch a lot of stand up comedy. I learned about The Secret many many years ago and have to remind myself thoughts are super powerful. Stay positive!!
Thanks for your honesty and openness. This was so on time for me. This was such a breath of fresh air for me! I can step back breathe, and restart. This is my side hustle. I work full time but I so love making candles. Thanks for opening up your life your flaws and struggles. It resonated with me deeply. Mistakes will happen but it’s inevitable. It’s what we do moving forward. Be blessed.
Thank you for not only showing your process, but Thank you for sharing your tips to manage mental health and time management when your running your own business. I'm a new business owner and I'm learning a lot by watching entrepreneurs like you, cause I fell like I have no idea what I'm doing sometimes and I have to juggle a lot because I have two jobs and building my business and I'm a single mom with two kids and active at my church, so sometimes I feel like I'm being pulled in so many directions and it gets very overwhelming. So Thank you so much for sharing how you manage everything that you do and just simply setting time limits for things and listening to your body will definitely help with mental health and balance in life. Love this video Thank you so much and keep doing what you're doing. God Bless you and your family and your Business 😊
I own two small businesses and its honestly what's been keeping me sane after becoming a mom for the first time at the beginning of our pandemic. I just love your content and you have helped me so much on my candle making journey. My one year anniversary of my small candle business will be coming soon.
The secret to anxiety is not to fight off the feelings and the thoughts, but to see them and see through them. That way, even if they pop up, you are ok. Before you can let something go, you gain strength and consciousness by letting it exist. But you see through it.
Hi. I’ve watched several of your videos. They are extremely helpful. I’ve been wanting to make candles and wax melts for over a year now. Your videos of very detailed. I’ve bought wax melts at wholesale and resold them but would love to make. I have a jewelry and accessories boutique of which I’m selling off my products over a period of time. I’m also an accountant working part time. Once my inventory is much smaller, I intend to start candle making. I’m older but have no plans to fully retire anytime soon. Would still want to work my business part time (with help if need be, just as I currently have an assistant). Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise in such detail. I have many more of your videos to watch! ❤😊
I feel you with the anxiety plus empathy towards other people, it can be a lot to handle at times. I just wanted to let you know that your videos have been very insightful and I've learned alot through you and standley handcrafted about candle making. You two are probably my most favorite candle makers so far lol, there's a few others that I watch also. UA-cam is such a great platform for teaching and learning new skills. I can't wait to start my own candle journey, I finally have all my supplies just waiting on my shipment of wax. I've been doing a ton of research for over a year and a half and I'm definitely feeling ready. Thanks for being such a great youtuber!
When you mentioned the full time job with doing this job on the side, you're absolutely right! I've been slowly building my candle company up while I'm working all over the clock and when I finished all my startup product, I was so mentally and physically drained that my boyfriend (who has been helping me through everything) was about to tell me to stop for a couple weeks. I love doing it but breaks are SO IMPORTANT and I can't stress that enough!
Great to hear someone of your experience talk about real life. It gets really crazy for a lot of us. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I have learned it all through your videos.
Erica!!!!! You're the sweetest ever!!!! It fills my heart that I was some sort of inspiration. I'm a mental health advocate and it took me a while to accept that I needed to take breaks. So glad you have found what works for you:) Love ya girl!!!! :)
definitely love the self care part of this video. we started our business with a mission to create products that supports the love yourself campaign. Our Vision/Mission statement is to "Love Yourself Better than Yesterday." So thank you for this video Erica!
I just buy a kit to make candles on Amazon and I was looking for tutorial videos, I found your channel and now I can't stop watching all your videos and I don't even sell candles! LoL. I love the way you express yourself, your brand colors and packaging! Thank you for sharing your processes (:
I am also an empath and feel you high vibration coming through in your openness, honesty and giving that you do by sharing your knowledge. Keep up what you are doing. There will always be negativity but stay grounded and you will continue to shine xo
Absolutely love watching your videos! Thank you so much ☺️Helped me so much with my candle journey. Can you use the same recipe if you’re using essential oils?
Fascinating to me that people use schedules for running their day to day life. I have no schedule. I feel trapped and tied down. I do things when they need to be done. I TANK when I plan! Having a set time for everything stresses me out so bad just thinking about it. I don't know why but I learned years ago (and I'm pushing senior citizen status) that some people need schedules and some people do things when they need to be done. I don't think there are many like minded people like that out there but I just wanted to let you know that if you do think this way, it's okay. Everyone is different. When you are young life can be confusing sometimes trying to sort it all out but the main thing to remember is getting all upset and worried and stressed isn't going to help. Choose your battles. Don't sweat the small stuff and in the grand scheme of life, it's ALL small stuff. I ordered those black spray bottles. They are AWESOME. Also labels. When I need a label size I know all I need to do is watch one of your videos and click on the label link. I mean really, what other UA-camr does that? Putting the exact label link. I wish I had your savy when I was your age. I had to find out all this stuff the hard way. No UA-cam in the olden days. Thanks for giving out all that information.
I know this is an old video. But I so appreciate it. I’m starting out my small candles company and know I will be adding room sprays. Thank you so much for all your videos, they all have been such a help. Could you do a video on how you package your room sprays. I so enjoyed your other videos on how you package your candles. ❤ Blessings to you always♥️🌹♥️
Distilled water is used with baby formula, so that’s probably why the nutrition label is there. I’m sure there are other purposes, but that’s what I’m familiar with. Great video overall. Always appreciate your detailed tutorials.
Thank you for sharing ♥️ I felt like I was sitting and talking with a soul mate. There were moments I even cried when you talked about the message from your boyfriend. You are amazing, Erica.
Hi Erica. A fellow candle maker showed me an app today that calculates the amount you will need to make a candle, any amount and it has a few features to. And it's on point cause I use you method to calculate wax and oil amount. Maybe you can do a short video about it. I think it can help alot of people. Novice and advanced. Thank you for doing the videos they helped me a ton. Sorry for texting you on here didnt know were to send you a message. Would help if I gave you the name of the app. Lol. CANDLE CALCULATOR.
So very true about the pressure to work all the time. I feel that if I am not working/making in all my free time, I feel guilty. I never say no when people ask me to make things, then I panic about getting it done and making it correctly. I get tight muscles in my shoulders and neck. I am an anxiety ridden person to begin with so it does get out of control. I doubt myself all the time. I sometimes feel like I am fooling people , they think I have it all together and I don’t.
Thank you so much for this vid! 🙏 I humbly ask if you can please do a vid someday about how to or what to get for starting a UA-cam channel or like what are your thoughts on starting one and how was for you at the beginning thank you for everything God bless you ❤
Just want to say I love watching your videos... YOU ARE SO REAL and it comes across in all the videos I've watched so far... a previous video on room sprays you said something like, what's it "friggin called?"...omgosh it cracked me up!! It's what we all would say and brings through who YOU are! We love you... keep keeping it real :)
To reduce spillage from the bottles, use the stirrer. Hold the stirrer against the opening of the bottle and allow the liquid to drain into the pitcher. In this way, you reduce the amount of liquid that flows on the outside of the bottle. And it will be easier to keep the bottles clean.
i love the fact that you share the good bad and ugly of your great work. your positive message is needed to all of us new and seasoned candle makers. thanks for sharing the video on your room sprays. i myself are testing the same bottles but a different mix (distilled water and everclear grain alcohol} and im noticing leaking. ive even tried witch hazel and bottles still leak. the sprayers came with the bottles. HAVE YOU NOTICE ANY LEAKING WITH YOUR BOTTLES? thank you for what you do and much success.
Erica, Do you use a warning label for your room spray bottles? If so is it under the bottle or behind the bottle? Where do you get the under the jar label from and what size? Sorry for the qs
I am addicted to your videos-thanks for all the incredible information! I noticed that on your labels, you list 3 scents. Do you choose these from the fragrance oil's note profile?
Thank you for all your invaluable advice and transparency. You give so much inspiration and reassurance to us struggling candlemakers. Also, your website is gorgeous!!! Please, please, please do a video on how you set it up with Shopify or even just a video with your recommendations on what apps we should get.
I do like making spray, and it ends up clear with high amount polysorbate 80. Maybe 1:1 with fragrance. But keep it mind, more polysorbate means the water will be a bit sticky. And also it depends with the fragrance. Some fragrances require more polysorbate to make it clear. Anyway I still wonder about the difference between distilled water and demineralized water. I always use demineral water, and have no problem with it so far. Maybe it could be a good alternative to distilled water
Hi! As always thanks for sharing. I began my journey into candle making roughly around this time last year too and it has been THE process. I am currently working as a teacher and doing candles is a side job (hoping to make it a full time job) and I have to write what I am going to do every day so that I limit my time working because I tend to start something and then move to the next and next think I know is night already 🤦🏻♀️ it’s exhausting and exciting at the same time.
Why would someone use the recipe you shared vs. one with witch hazel? Have you used both and decided on the one you use due to personal preference? I'm wondering if the witch hazel I am using is grainy smelling itself or if it is a "witch hazel" thing and might be why others choose not to use it? Would love your feedback with what you've experienced!
Hi Erica, I live in Australia and am having trouble finding bottles like you are using, any suggestions where to look. loving your video's - UPDATE sorry just found the link lol
Hi Ericka, Love your candle, ok starting a business and have learnt so much from your videos. I have a question about the sprays, what have you found is the shelf life for them? Once made and once the customer uses them. Love from London Kyra x
Hey Erica, first of all I really appreciate you for this video. Next, I have a question. Can I use any preservative in my room sprays? In my town or if I say in my neighbourhood and nearby I’m only able to find sodium benzoate(water soluble) and that too in solid(powder) form. Should I go for it?
Oh wow! I absolutely understand what you’re saying! I started a small business called Ruby Slippers Soap Company and I’ve felt all the things you’re talking about. Thank you for being so open and honest.
I don’t know 😭 this is something I talk about in the video lol that I don’t know how strong! I feel like this is all subjective cause it’s so hard to measure how to test the strength 😫
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo yes I would say my cold throw smells great..I had a family give me feedback on one of my candles and shel lived it but when I lit it I felt like I could barely smell it
Hi I have a question on which method you use to ship room sprays. My husband and I are owners of Anthology Home Decor and we recently began selling rooms sprays with the same size bottles as yours. However, usps will not allow shipping of room sprays in priority, only ground (at least in Las Vegas post offices). So we are looking for help with this. We are using WordPress and woocommerce. The plug ins are not great. How do you manage a shipment that has rooms sprays and candles? Do you ship both items together or do you ship them separately? And how do you set up customer prolies that enables two separate shipping costs within the same order. Any advice is greatly appreciated. And viewers advice is greatly appreciated.
How do you like the sprayer itself? I bought glass bottles for oils we use at home and the sprayer is so hard to push down. So I was thinking about buying the other sprayers that are like the cleaning product sprayers when I purchase these vials. What do you think?
I used this method and made a test room spray and MAN, I can’t stop spraying it 🤣 you are the best and deserve all the success you have
Thank you so much!! 🥰
@TheBeautifulKD
Hi, Where did you get your scents from that you used, if you dont mind me asking?
With being a college student, working, trying to manage my mental health, and trying to start my own candle business actually drives me INSANE!! It all just overwhelms me and give me extreme anxiety. I just recently made the choice of deleting ALL social media platforms. I’ve been without it for three days now and I feel so relaxed. Social media can be an extreme toxic environment, it can just pull you in for hours and lose sooo much time. Love your videos Erica!! You do an amazing job, hope you’re able to figure out how to balance everything!
I’ve been following you for awhile & typically don’t make comments , but I am so appreciative of you & your content ! just wanted to say thanks for everything you do , you’re an inspiration 🖤 🕯
Thank you so much!! 🥰❤️
Erica, I just wanted to say that I’m really proud of you for discussing your mental health on your channel. Currently, there are many folks having anxiety and depression but afraid to speak of it.
Thank you so much 🤍
It is so important to speak about it, as everybody thinks they are the only ones to struggle...
Wishing you relaxed moments, laughing is best medecine! 🌹
Wonderful video and topic, Erica!
I have perfect balance, I work a full time job from 10:30am to 9pm Saturday thru Tuesday, from 6am to 9am I'm working on my business, go to work then from 9:45pm till 1 or 2am back working on my business, days off from 6am till 2am working on my business, sleep 4 hours and back at it. No breaks, days off come when success is reached, there is soooo much to do, It's my whole life, its all I can think about, I LOVE it and WILL be successful!!
Being a empath is a super power and a gift! Congrats for figuring it out so early in life. Bill Shakespeare said “to thine own self be true.” Remember, you are not alone. Keep swimmin, proud of you
You're not alone. I feel like I overwhelm myself and I don't know why I make it so hard sometimes. 😕 I watch a lot of stand up comedy. I learned about The Secret many many years ago and have to remind myself thoughts are super powerful. Stay positive!!
Thanks for your honesty and openness. This was so on time for me. This was such a breath of fresh air for me! I can step back breathe, and restart. This is my side hustle. I work full time but I so love making candles. Thanks for opening up your life your flaws and struggles. It resonated with me deeply. Mistakes will happen but it’s inevitable. It’s what we do moving forward. Be blessed.
Thank you so so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video! ☺️
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo ❤️
Thank you for not only showing your process, but Thank you for sharing your tips to manage mental health and time management when your running your own business. I'm a new business owner and I'm learning a lot by watching entrepreneurs like you, cause I fell like I have no idea what I'm doing sometimes and I have to juggle a lot because I have two jobs and building my business and I'm a single mom with two kids and active at my church, so sometimes I feel like I'm being pulled in so many directions and it gets very overwhelming. So Thank you so much for sharing how you manage everything that you do and just simply setting time limits for things and listening to your body will definitely help with mental health and balance in life. Love this video Thank you so much and keep doing what you're doing. God Bless you and your family and your Business 😊
Absolutely after 23 years in the same career 🙌🏽 your mental, physical health etc.. is everything 🥰 work and life balance is everything 👍🏽
This brought me life. Wanting to start at my own business and feeling like I’m not good enough or have it together. Thank you for sharing ❤
I own two small businesses and its honestly what's been keeping me sane after becoming a mom for the first time at the beginning of our pandemic. I just love your content and you have helped me so much on my candle making journey. My one year anniversary of my small candle business will be coming soon.
Hi, how is yours business going?
The secret to anxiety is not to fight off the feelings and the thoughts, but to see them and see through them. That way, even if they pop up, you are ok. Before you can let something go, you gain strength and consciousness by letting it exist. But you see through it.
Hi. I’ve watched several of your videos. They are extremely helpful. I’ve been wanting to make candles and wax melts for over a year now. Your videos of very detailed. I’ve bought wax melts at wholesale and resold them but would love to make. I have a jewelry and accessories boutique of which I’m selling off my products over a period of time. I’m also an accountant working part time. Once my inventory is much smaller, I intend to start candle making. I’m older but have no plans to fully retire anytime soon. Would still want to work my business part time (with help if need be, just as I currently have an assistant). Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise in such detail. I have many more of your videos to watch! ❤😊
I feel you with the anxiety plus empathy towards other people, it can be a lot to handle at times.
I just wanted to let you know that your videos have been very insightful and I've learned alot through you and standley handcrafted about candle making. You two are probably my most favorite candle makers so far lol, there's a few others that I watch also.
UA-cam is such a great platform for teaching and learning new skills.
I can't wait to start my own candle journey, I finally have all my supplies just waiting on my shipment of wax. I've been doing a ton of research for over a year and a half and I'm definitely feeling ready.
Thanks for being such a great youtuber!
When you mentioned the full time job with doing this job on the side, you're absolutely right! I've been slowly building my candle company up while I'm working all over the clock and when I finished all my startup product, I was so mentally and physically drained that my boyfriend (who has been helping me through everything) was about to tell me to stop for a couple weeks. I love doing it but breaks are SO IMPORTANT and I can't stress that enough!
Great to hear someone of your experience talk about real life. It gets really crazy for a lot of us. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I have learned it all through your videos.
Thank you, still looking for balance after 7 years. After your video, I realize I am just human. Thanks so much.
Erica!!!!! You're the sweetest ever!!!! It fills my heart that I was some sort of inspiration. I'm a mental health advocate and it took me a while to accept that I needed to take breaks. So glad you have found what works for you:) Love ya girl!!!! :)
I can’t believe I’m just seeing this comment now!! thank you girl, you were definitely an inspiration for this topic! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your journey. I’m 3 weeks in and boy oh boy has this been a roller coster of a ride. 🖤
Polysorbate 80 might help with the cloudiness.
I also love doing this with perfumers alcohol
Great video
definitely love the self care part of this video. we started our business with a mission to create products that supports the love yourself campaign. Our Vision/Mission statement is to "Love Yourself Better than Yesterday." So thank you for this video Erica!
🥰 love that! Thank you for watching!
I just buy a kit to make candles on Amazon and I was looking for tutorial videos, I found your channel and now I can't stop watching all your videos and I don't even sell candles! LoL. I love the way you express yourself, your brand colors and packaging! Thank you for sharing your processes (:
I am also an empath and feel you high vibration coming through in your openness, honesty and giving that you do by sharing your knowledge. Keep up what you are doing. There will always be negativity but stay grounded and you will continue to shine xo
You need to make a “memory box candle co Bible” I swear everything I know comes from you!! Lol! I come to your videos with a pen and a notebook ready!
This is so the truth!!! I work a full time job, have two babies and starting my candle business. I feel so overwhelmed sometimes
Thank you for being so honest love your channel
Absolutely love watching your videos! Thank you so much ☺️Helped me so much with my candle journey. Can you use the same recipe if you’re using essential oils?
Fascinating to me that people use schedules for running their day to day life. I have no schedule. I feel trapped and tied down. I do things when they need to be done. I TANK when I plan! Having a set time for everything stresses me out so bad just thinking about it. I don't know why but I learned years ago (and I'm pushing senior citizen status) that some people need schedules and some people do things when they need to be done. I don't think there are many like minded people like that out there but I just wanted to let you know that if you do think this way, it's okay. Everyone is different. When you are young life can be confusing sometimes trying to sort it all out but the main thing to remember is getting all upset and worried and stressed isn't going to help. Choose your battles. Don't sweat the small stuff and in the grand scheme of life, it's ALL small stuff.
I ordered those black spray bottles. They are AWESOME. Also labels. When I need a label size I know all I need to do is watch one of your videos and click on the label link. I mean really, what other UA-camr does that? Putting the exact label link. I wish I had your savy when I was your age. I had to find out all this stuff the hard way. No UA-cam in the olden days. Thanks for giving out all that information.
Im 36 and have exactly the same issue, schedules and me just dont work well. I just do things when they need to be done too :)
My first time watching you and I subscribed cause I love how things look so clean ❤
I know this is an old video. But I so appreciate it. I’m starting out my small candles company and know I will be adding room sprays. Thank you so much for all your videos, they all have been such a help. Could you do a video on how you package your room sprays. I so enjoyed your other videos on how you package your candles. ❤ Blessings to you always♥️🌹♥️
Distilled water is used with baby formula, so that’s probably why the nutrition label is there. I’m sure there are other purposes, but that’s what I’m familiar with.
Great video overall. Always appreciate your detailed tutorials.
Oh, that’s so interesting! Thank you for letting me know ☺️
And thank you for watching!
That’s what I used when my youngin was a baby. It made a huge difference for her.
I am an empath as well. Going into hospitals does me in!
Your videos have helped me a lot. There’s so much more I need to learn.
Thank you for being so transparent
If you use the polysorbate 80 it will come out clear the polysorbate 20 gives you a cloudy look
Do you figure out the fill weight of the bottle first?? If so do you use water? And is there a big difference in density?
Thank you for sharing ♥️ I felt like I was sitting and talking with a soul mate. There were moments I even cried when you talked about the message from your boyfriend.
You are amazing, Erica.
Hi Erica. A fellow candle maker showed me an app today that calculates the amount you will need to make a candle, any amount and it has a few features to. And it's on point cause I use you method to calculate wax and oil amount. Maybe you can do a short video about it. I think it can help alot of people. Novice and advanced. Thank you for doing the videos they helped me a ton. Sorry for texting you on here didnt know were to send you a message. Would help if I gave you the name of the app. Lol.
CANDLE CALCULATOR.
Thank you Erica! My room sprays are on point. I’ve created 4 scents.
What scents sale good?
I can relate to you so much!! You are so inspiring and your candles are amazing!!!!♡
So very true about the pressure to work all the time. I feel that if I am not working/making in all my free time, I feel guilty. I never say no when people ask me to make things, then I panic about getting it done and making it correctly. I get tight muscles in my shoulders and neck. I am an anxiety ridden person to begin with so it does get out of control. I doubt myself all the time. I sometimes feel like I am fooling people , they think I have it all together and I don’t.
I was wondering what size labels are you using for your room spray bottles? Thanks
Hi Erica! Thank you for the video :) Are we able to use powder version of the Sorbic Acid?
I needed a room spray video and your video was perfect
Hi, thank you so much for your videos. They are very helpful. What size are the labels that you use for the spray bottles? Thank you
Thank you so much for this vid! 🙏 I humbly ask if you can please do a vid someday about how to or what to get for starting a UA-cam channel or like what are your thoughts on starting one and how was for you at the beginning thank you for everything God bless you ❤
I love youuuuuuuuu really nice conversation it make me feel better
I've been wanting to make my own room sprays for ages! They look so easy to make too! 😍
They are super easy! ☺️
Wow! You're amazing...... God bless you
I’m working full time plus running my candle business. It gets hard but I know I’ll be working for myself before the end of the year.
You make it look so easy girl
Just want to say I love watching your videos... YOU ARE SO REAL and it comes across in all the videos I've watched so far... a previous video on room sprays you said something like, what's it "friggin called?"...omgosh it cracked me up!! It's what we all would say and brings through who YOU are! We love you... keep keeping it real :)
Lol thank you!! 😆❤️ This is literally me every day and I will constantly bring that to my channel!
To reduce spillage from the bottles, use the stirrer. Hold the stirrer against the opening of the bottle and allow the liquid to drain into the pitcher. In this way, you reduce the amount of liquid that flows on the outside of the bottle. And it will be easier to keep the bottles clean.
I'm following you for a couple of weeks, and thank you for the content you share.
Thank you so much for this video! So real! I've been wanting to get into room sprays and this was such a great video to watch 🤍✨
i love the fact that you share the good bad and ugly of your great work. your positive message is needed to all of us new and seasoned candle makers. thanks for sharing the video on your room sprays. i myself are testing the same bottles but a different mix (distilled water and everclear grain alcohol} and im noticing leaking. ive even tried witch hazel and bottles still leak. the sprayers came with the bottles. HAVE YOU NOTICE ANY LEAKING WITH YOUR BOTTLES? thank you for what you do and much success.
Hi, Does this give off a better scent throw then using just the cyclopentasiloxanne spray base?
Does this spray stain furniture or linen due to oil content. I tried your recipe with 5-4 oz bottles and it was perfect
Can you make these ahead of time or is it best to make them made to order? Also what is the shelf life?
Would you be able to see the milky texture through a frosted bottle room spray ?
Erica, try Miss Doyle's - "Odor eliminating room spray base" video it's on UA-cam and the base comes out clear.
It didn´t work, every Fo are different and it´s a normal apperiance from natural ingredients. Not saying that some other could find the missing trick
Erica,
Do you use a warning label for your room spray bottles? If so is it under the bottle or behind the bottle? Where do you get the under the jar label from and what size? Sorry for the qs
Will you be so kind to show the measurements for each liquid ...love your videos!!!!
Yes! I just updated the description with everything :)
Hi Erica! Is it okay to use Germall plus in replacement of Preservative - Sorbic Acid +2 PF? Thank you :)
I am addicted to your videos-thanks for all the incredible information! I noticed that on your labels, you list 3 scents. Do you choose these from the fragrance oil's note profile?
Thank you for all your invaluable advice and transparency. You give so much inspiration and reassurance to us struggling candlemakers. Also, your website is gorgeous!!! Please, please, please do a video on how you set it up with Shopify or even just a video with your recommendations on what apps we should get.
Thank you so much! This is just amazing and you’re an angel for sharing your recipes! Again, thank you! 💕🕯
Is there a way to make the room spray clear instead of cloudy?
I do like making spray, and it ends up clear with high amount polysorbate 80. Maybe 1:1 with fragrance. But keep it mind, more polysorbate means the water will be a bit sticky. And also it depends with the fragrance.
Some fragrances require more polysorbate to make it clear.
Anyway I still wonder about the difference between distilled water and demineralized water. I always use demineral water, and have no problem with it so far. Maybe it could be a good alternative to distilled water
Have you tried uaing Poly 80 on them? I saw somewhere they said it helps the FO bind more than Poly 20 does? Just curious
Hi! As always thanks for sharing. I began my journey into candle making roughly around this time last year too and it has been THE process. I am currently working as a teacher and doing candles is a side job (hoping to make it a full time job) and I have to write what I am going to do every day so that I limit my time working because I tend to start something and then move to the next and next think I know is night already 🤦🏻♀️ it’s exhausting and exciting at the same time.
Literally been in my head lately and this is exactly what I needed to hear! Thank you! Seems like it happens to all of us
Love this! Can I ask what size label you use?
Your soooo put together
Hello! Thanks for this very uplifting video. You are a sweet heart. Can you tell me what system you use to know when you have a candle sale?
Hi Erica, can you share how you package your room sprays for shipping to prevent breaking during shipping? Thanks in advance ☺❤
Why would someone use the recipe you shared vs. one with witch hazel? Have you used both and decided on the one you use due to personal preference? I'm wondering if the witch hazel I am using is grainy smelling itself or if it is a "witch hazel" thing and might be why others choose not to use it? Would love your feedback with what you've experienced!
I was told by crafters choice to use water soluble because the pf+ (sorbitol acid) is for aerosols.
Hi Erica, I live in Australia and am having trouble finding bottles like you are using, any suggestions where to look. loving your video's - UPDATE sorry just found the link lol
Hi Ericka,
Love your candle, ok starting a business and have learnt so much from your videos.
I have a question about the sprays, what have you found is the shelf life for them? Once made and once the customer uses them.
Love from London
Kyra x
Hey Erica, first of all I really appreciate you for this video.
Next, I have a question. Can I use any preservative in my room sprays? In my town or if I say in my neighbourhood and nearby I’m only able to find sodium benzoate(water soluble) and that too in solid(powder) form. Should I go for it?
Where did you get your spray bottles? I love them and want to learn to do this! 🥰
Premium vials! But they took them off their website I can’t find them 😭
Wooden wick co has the matte black bottles that look like the exact same bottle and their organic bases are amazing :-) love your videos!
How do you choose fragrance oils for the sprays? There is no heat so you would base on cold throw or how it smells right out of the bottle?
WSP has an EO/FO modifier which does what poly 20 does but it does not make your mix cloudy.
Curious, are you able to provide a recipe for the room sprays?
Making this today! Thanks 😊
Hey Erica, love your videos. How do you calculate the cost of the room sprays and how much it costs to make one?
Oh wow! I absolutely understand what you’re saying! I started a small business called Ruby Slippers Soap Company and I’ve felt all the things you’re talking about. Thank you for being so open and honest.
I’m so grateful for your knowledge and sharing. I just made my first batch. I only got 4.5 bottles. Is this something I did incorrectly?
TY for this video. Just wondering, what do you use to clean out to bottles?
I’m so curious if I can use witch hazel instead of distilled water?
Thanks for the great video Erica! Could you share all of the measurements for each liquid please.
Yes! I just updated the description with everything ☺️
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo Thank you x
How strong should a scent throw be??? I have been testing and testing and I feel the scent could be alot stronger!
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I don’t know 😭 this is something I talk about in the video lol that I don’t know how strong! I feel like this is all subjective cause it’s so hard to measure how to test the strength 😫
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo yes I would say my cold throw smells great..I had a family give me feedback on one of my candles and shel lived it but when I lit it I felt like I could barely smell it
Hi Erica. Is there any tips for making room spray smell last longer??
Hi I have a question on which method you use to ship room sprays. My husband and I are owners of Anthology Home Decor and we recently began selling rooms sprays with the same size bottles as yours. However, usps will not allow shipping of room sprays in priority, only ground (at least in Las Vegas post offices). So we are looking for help with this. We are using WordPress and woocommerce. The plug ins are not great. How do you manage a shipment that has rooms sprays and candles? Do you ship both items together or do you ship them separately? And how do you set up customer prolies that enables two separate shipping costs within the same order. Any advice is greatly appreciated. And viewers advice is greatly appreciated.
Cool video , I been finding myself to take 1 day off a week to relax. I also like staying busy and designing . Just finished a Kawaii Pikachu model :)
i have a question have you had customers having problems with the sprayers not working getting stuck once you want to spray
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING !
How do you like the sprayer itself? I bought glass bottles for oils we use at home and the sprayer is so hard to push down. So I was thinking about buying the other sprayers that are like the cleaning product sprayers when I purchase these vials. What do you think?
Thank you for being real with everyone. I also feel anxiety.
What funnels do you recommend?