In this video Dianna goes in depth on how we make our candles and gives tips on how to make soy & beeswax candles. check out our candles at jasminefalls.c...
Hello. I hope you don’t mind a bit of advice from a fellow maker. I see you have a scale there so I assume you weighed your wax. It’s important that you use the scale to weigh your fragrance oil as well. Everything must be weighed using grams or oz/lb, not by volume (fl. oz.). Every wax has a maximum amount of oil that it can hold. This info should be available on the suppliers site. If you haven’t already, I would also advise testing two smaller wicks in that particular vessel. Possibly, a single wick. ECO wicks burn really hot. Best wishes.
Hi Tara, thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to comment! We weigh our fragrance oils in grams and try to be as accurate as possible with the amount the wax can hold. Most, if not all, of our fragrance oils recommend a ratio of 1 ounce of oil to 1 pound of wax, and we do double check to make sure we are within the accepted range. As far as the wicks go, we try to follow the size charts but have found that they do not always line up with reality. For the container that I am using, an eco 14 is recommended but I have seen, both in my candles and those I have purchased from others, those are not big enough. I have had mixed results using the eco 16 so I chose to go with the double eco 4. A lot of things can influence how a wick burns, such as amount of and type of fragrance oil, dyes, and type of wax used. My experience has been that the double wicks provide the most consistent results, but I am always open to suggestions, and will definitely experiment with using 2 smaller wicks. Also, if you have any advice on how to deal with wet spots on glass candles I am all ears!! Thanks again!
@@jasminefalls9791 Hello. I wish I had a sure way to avoid wet spots. I’ve seen other makers heat their jars before pouring but I haven’t tried that. Most makers say that customers don’t care about the wet spots but it’s bothersome to makers that want to make an aesthetically pleasing candle. Some makers have switched to colored vessels. Best wishes.
I use 75% soy to 25% bees wax. The amounts are determined by the size of the candle container. This one is a 10 ounce container, so 8 ounces soy, 2 ounces bees wax. :)
This is the best video I’ve seen on beeswax and soy candles. Thank you!
Thank you so much!!!
Hello. I hope you don’t mind a bit of advice from a fellow maker. I see you have a scale there so I assume you weighed your wax. It’s important that you use the scale to weigh your fragrance oil as well. Everything must be weighed using grams or oz/lb, not by volume (fl. oz.). Every wax has a maximum amount of oil that it can hold. This info should be available on the suppliers site. If you haven’t already, I would also advise testing two smaller wicks in that particular vessel. Possibly, a single wick. ECO wicks burn really hot. Best wishes.
Hi Tara, thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to comment! We weigh our fragrance oils in grams and try to be as accurate as possible with the amount the wax can hold. Most, if not all, of our fragrance oils recommend a ratio of 1 ounce of oil to 1 pound of wax, and we do double check to make sure we are within the accepted range.
As far as the wicks go, we try to follow the size charts but have found that they do not always line up with reality. For the container that I am using, an eco 14 is recommended but I have seen, both in my candles and those I have purchased from others, those are not big enough. I have had mixed results using the eco 16 so I chose to go with the double eco 4. A lot of things can influence how a wick burns, such as amount of and type of fragrance oil, dyes, and type of wax used. My experience has been that the double wicks provide the most consistent results, but I am always open to suggestions, and will definitely experiment with using 2 smaller wicks.
Also, if you have any advice on how to deal with wet spots on glass candles I am all ears!! Thanks again!
@@jasminefalls9791 Hello. I wish I had a sure way to avoid wet spots. I’ve seen other makers heat their jars before pouring but I haven’t tried that. Most makers say that customers don’t care about the wet spots but it’s bothersome to makers that want to make an aesthetically pleasing candle. Some makers have switched to colored vessels. Best wishes.
Is this a cali jar?
May I ask at what temp do you pour? Thankyou.
How much bees wax and how much soy wax you add in this blend??/
I use 75% soy to 25% bees wax. The amounts are determined by the size of the candle container. This one is a 10 ounce container, so 8 ounces soy, 2 ounces bees wax. :)
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