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Hi. Is the offer of buy 4 FO get 5 apply to Tester Bottle sizes ??

Cuban Oak and Tobacco - Autumn Leaves Fall Crisp Mornings

Hi Sandra, the Batch number is for your records really, so the item is traceable. You can have the same batch number with different recipients. So if I make 10 identical candles they will have the same batch number. If I make 5 of one FO and 5 of another I will give them 2 different batch numbers. Poorly explained but hope it helps 👍

Hi Cheryl Maclean Is the new concentrated Peony & Blush Suede FO the same price as the old non-reformulate d FO?

Fresh UNstoppables SOLD pending collection

Does this not raise the question of reformulation again. Ie. I purchase lemongrass and ginger to test but in a few weeks time you will be having a reformulation introduced so will have to start again?

Where did you store the candles? Anywhere near a window can cause this or if they place they are stored is particularly warm.

White musk like the old body shop fragrance oil

Hi, what type of scales do you use for your wax? I use a lab scale which has a 0.01g division to measure my FO, however do I also need the same for my wax? The 0.01g scales I have found only carry max load of 500g, which isn't enough when weighing a larger amount of wax. However I have seen 1g scales which have a much higher max load. Thanks

As a rule of thumb it's your cost x 2 for wholesale, x4 retail. Depends on how many they want. Add in your time, electric, labels, raw materials etc see what that comes out at, find a figure you are happy with x

What fragrance? Heavier fragrances need a lighter load, they just block the reeds

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

is normal, now heatgun and warmup that.

With fragrance oil it’s always better to start low and build up. I always start at 6%. Keeping in mind the oil is highly flammable so having a higher % is dangerous

Perfect tops everytime 👍love it lol

Love them!

Hi thank you for the update can you please give an approx date on how long it will take from you receiving a mod to buying. I work a few months in advance with my clients so need to have a realistic timeframe thanks

🛁 BRAND NEW FRAGRANCE! 🛁 AVO-BATH - Mixed notes of lemongrass, citrus and sage blended beautifully with notes of violet, cinnamon, vanilla, and white musk. Similar in style and identity to the well known bath and body products! Available on our website now! https://www.randallscandles.co.uk/products/avo-bath-fragrance-oil

I rarely get cracks with rcx… do you preheat your glasses? I’ve found that really makes a difference!!

Fragrance oil to destash closed down due to not having time to be making them anymore. ALL SOLD⛔️⛔️⛔️

Does anyone use these candle containers and can advise me on a type of wick and what size? I know that sometimes they depend on fragrance oil so do you have a range of sizes and if so which ones? X

Those are super pretty!

Tbf I use most of their oils in everything I work in the body industry so I can only use between 1-3 % I just live their oils x

What Claire said 😂

We are launching some oils before summer containing an insecticide additive, which can be used as an insect repellent. The most popular oil that some people claim is effective is Citronella, but this is not backed up by any scientific evidence I’m aware of. In the U.K., it is not legal to market citronella candles as insect repellent. Only products containing a certified insecticide can be marketed as insect repellents. In short, citronella is popular, but should be marketed as an ‘outdoor’ candle, but not as an insect repellent. If you want a repellent, wait for our oils in the coming weeks. Hope this helps.

Sharon - Christmas Spice I got to work with the VRL range - VRL 9 on the Amber glass jars 150g at 9% FO. Love it!

My eldest is 16 next month. Her exam leave starts on Thursday. The way her school is doing it is their leave starts the day before their first exam. Her first is on Friday, Nat5 chemistry. It's the only one she's a bit worried about as she's only done chemistry this year as a filler subject as there wasn't anything else in that column that she wanted to study. I think it's wrong the way they have to choose subjects now, have to choose one out of each column and not the subjects they actually want. She really struggled with choosing for her 5th year Highers. Absolutely nothing at all in column 2 she wanted to study but there were 2 or 3 in column 1. I think that's so wrong, it's their life and the subjects they want to study for their chosen path, it shouldn't come down to what's in a certain column 🤷🏻‍♀️

With soy you dont need to heat moulds, sit on foil .. that's for parrafin which likes heat .. never warm moulds or anything in a microwave /oven you use for food as any left over fragrance will remain inside .. even if doesn't smell there's still chemicals .. search the wax in the group and loads of temps will come up you can try , you will need to find what's best for you as ultimately your surrounding temp plays big part x

Pumpkin Spice - I’d really like to start testing this soon for Autumn but I understand it’s undergoing a reformulation at the moment. If I only want to use it in candles and melts am I ok to test with the current fragrance oil? I assume I’ll have to retest when the new one comes out but does anyone have any idea when that might be? X

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.

I weigh my fragrance oil and then put my mica into it and mix well,it then goes into the wax then mix well again . You won’t get specks then .

I label my products at vegan friendly but went to great lengths to ensure that every aspect of it truly is. Including the paint the glass is sprayed with not tested on animals etc and the glue on the stickers. It matters if you are going to use that label.

Mojave Desert is a really luxurious fragrance and my personal favourite, Blackcurrant & Tuberose or Effete would also fit the brief!

Amanda Fraser

Cuban oak and tobacco is amazing. Smells like a high end aftershave.

I use kerasoy and heat to 75 add fragrance at 65 stir for a few min and pour 3/4 slowly, then top up at the end. 99.9% have smooth tops 😊

fab

Hello, I'm looking for some advice please. I'm doing some test burning on some 30cl candles (see below) but having issues with flickering. Below is a 30cl coconut soy wax / 10% FO / CL14 wick tester. Why is it flickering? I've tried wicking down to CL12 (in a 8% FO) tester but it's tunnelling badly and still flickering. I've tried some other FO testers with CL12 wicks and they don't flicker but do tunnel badly. Should I change wick? If so what size / type would you recommend? Thank you!

Hi Cheryl. Happy Easter. I’ve popped you a message. 🙂

Hi Beth, Have you seen our https:// candle-shack.co. uk/products/ soap2go-cranberr y-orange-cinnam on?_pos=2&_sid= b3b2e3e42&_ss=r

Can I take lime basil please?

All so me thanks xxxx

They look lovely. X

Ha ha you made me laugh out loud at the end. Good luck!

Can you message me too please ? X

Edit: How do you edit the CLP templates provided by CS - found the CLP tool on the website so ignore this. What 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. Also, 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.

Cheryl Maclean does the Damson plum smell the same?

If you're planning om making "simple" pillars, the best you can get are aluminium molds. If you want layers, you'll probably prefer a polycarbonate mold so you see what you're actually doing. I highly recommend using a blend made mostly of paraffin wax for pillars, and flat braid cotton wicks.

I use them but don’t have individual for each fragrance, when finished I pop them in a Tupperware type box with warm soapy water give a shake, then rinse them under a running tap

Ah amazing have been waiting on something like this!!! *Goes to website*

I have this issue with Fairy Dust

The bottles are rubbish! They work well with heat so the vent clips are good. X

Thank you so much!❤

Baccarat Rouge, laundry Fairy & Rhubarb & Rose

I use it at 8% in 464 for candles and find it nice and strong 💪🏻

Evening all, been wanting to do about 4 candle fragrances to start with have picked pink pepper n rose, lime basil and mandarin. Others I have tested and thinking about is cigar lounge and fireside what are your best sellers and what sizes of your candles sell best? TIA

Fab idea! X x

Its frosting, common in soy wax and pot luck nothing you can do to stop it but it doesn't affect the candle performance. Wouldn't worry about it no one ever even mentioned it to me but if they did just educate them and most customers are fine with it

Quick Q for those that use them - I'm looking at getting some glass pippets, do you use one for every FO or are they relatively easy to clean? 🤔

Wilco smells amazing wish you could get fragrances oil x

Ok so, as a lot of us do, the way to gain perspective on your own candles/ performance is to try other well known brands to get an idea what customer perspective/ idea of what a “normal” candle is, that is makers can too easily forget. I’ve been pricing up costs for tins recently and Lily Flame are allegedly the firsts so I thought I’d try one as even though they are a very large company, it just wasn’t worth it for me to charge £10 for a large tin candle which is what they charge Now, good points, it does smell lovely … But there is quite a sizeable wick core which I can assume like most wick cores are totally fragrance free… which doesn’t seem necessary for this size vessel… the wick is still off centre… and shooting At least a quarter of the candle is therefore fragrance free… this could explain the lower cost so Performance scent wise, pretty lovely, performance wise generally not great … This is the first burn I think again, we all lose perspective of what a good candle is… And that is that it smells nice really😂 Just my thoughts aloud🤔

If you supply the Safety Data Sheets to DHL that is normally sufficient.

Can any one help me out - I am a hobby candle maker and have been for over 4 years but I have been asked to make candles for a company to brand themselves - and how much would i do wholesale for - no packaging/ labelling etc just making in their containers - how much would you say the right amount to add on excluding wax, wick and fragrance please ?? Especially with the cost of electric these days! - as I only charge minimal amount for my candles as I make for friends and family and a select number of customers. I would like to branch out further but I have a full time job and this doesn’t make enough to give up although maybe in a few years but the market is saturated I personally would just like to stay small whilst I love the amount I do.

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! The 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!

Happy weekend y’all 🖤 I treated myself this weekend to Byredo Woods and the fragrance itself has a similar identity to CS Bois (or the other way round?) which I absolutely love 🖤 Beautiful glass and packaging. I also had two perfume testers- the most popular I guess Gypsy Water and the newest De Los Santos which is perfect for Sage scents lovers. It is really fun to explore the candle world and experience other brands, also to stop worrying about ‘perfect burn/ burn rate’ that much as I find most of the big brands candles are slightly overwicked and the burn itself can be far from what we’re trying to achieve. I agree with Duncan recent statement about a perfect candle and perfect branding and marketing. A great performing candle isn’t everything. Byredo’s branding for instance is so on point 🖤

I’ve given up with RCX as also just could not get the ht anywhere near that of other waxes. Good luck with your tests

English Pear and Freesia, Lime Basil and mandarin and Jo's Grapefruit

70, pour at 60 xx

I tested over a year and a half before I was confident enough to launch. I launched my first collection of 5 early December and I'm still retesting a couple of those because my perfectionist soul won't let me be. It took me a long time to get any HT and even longer to get HT with a reasonable flame/burn ratio. I started with 464 and have since switched to C3, and I have tried pretty much every wick under the sun. Don't get discouraged if you don't get there right away. Some people manage to get there in no time, others not so much. The search bar in this group is your best friend. Good luck!

That's a tough one!!

I ❤️ a spa, and I'm pretty keen on Lavender...bett a check it out! 😁

OK I thought I had cracked Paradise Beach with my first test but on my second and third test its being a total d***! CB 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). Got 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. SEND WINE!

Roses 🌹 it’s gorgeous

Hey, looking for advice on making candles, so best wax, wicks, jars, heat to melt wax and then when to add fragrance and how much etc ☺️x

I would also say no dupes I'm reworking our range to remove these

I don’t know of any but if you interested in aroma chems, there are AC’s that will easily recreate the petrichor fragrance.

Damson Plum, rose and patchouli

So I've just finished first burn of a new candle, rcx, FO 10%, CL10, 20cl tin. At first, no HT, then after a while great HT (can smell upsaitsnin my bedroom! 🎉) melt pool quite large. Not full but big. Is that just the wax? Is that ok? If I wick down will I lose the HT? What do you experts think?

Oh my goodness, I will hold fire on batching citronella 😊

Black Coconut would be nice

Pink pepper and rose is the best

Hi everyone! 💕 Does the NI Candles fragrance name have to be on the CLP? For example, if I'm using midnight poppy but want to call it red poppy does it still have to say midnight poppy on the clp? Thank you! 🌸

I had no idea it’s under reformulation and been testing for months to no avail 😭 hopefully I’ll be able to wick the new formula!

Can I buy the fresh unstoppable please x

Marcella Chute x

I use cyclomethicone 95% and fragrance oil 5% if it’s out of stock I use perfumers alcohol same percentages x

Is pumpkin spice still available pls?x

Ok, here goes Cheryl… I live in Edinburgh with my husband and I have 2 boys now 20 and 17. I think they all believe I’m having a midlife crisis with all this candle madness. I started in January as a hobby, but it’s taken over my life and I plan to launch a small scale candle business in September. Inspired by my love of candles and I wanted to have a go to see if I could do it. Fancied a challenge. No great ambitions, yet. I’ll be happy to roll out a small range. Used to be a pharmacist. Candle making is taking me back to lab days at uni. I now have a fitness/yoga business, teaching classes in local venues. Sometimes my brain wanders to candles while teaching and I lose my place! If I’d known how long testing would take I wouldn’t have told anyone what I was doing until I was ready. Everyone asks if I have anything ready yet, all the time. My advice for anyone new is to read through all of the posts in the group and read all the CS blogs and watch the videos. Try lots of waxes before choosing your favourite, don’t buy a big box until you’re sure. 3 wishes: a scent like Molton Brown ylang ylang, copper 30cl electroplated glasses in stock and wick claws that fit 20cl tins. Happy or grumpy depending on what kind of testing day I’m having. I’d like to see more CS videos, love them. Lynne x

Hi Cheryl I'm glad you are feeling better... do you have any news on the mods for the below please? Lemongrass & Ginger Pear & Freesia Paradise Beach I also known you mentioned you'd try and get a mod for Mandarin & Sandalwood fragrance oil ... any news if this is possible at all please? Thanks soo much for all your help and support...It is very much appreciated 🙏🏼 x

I only use silicone moulds. I always heat them to get them shining before use. I do place them on a silicone sheet so they don’t sit directly on the cold worktop but don’t heat before pouring. I start pouring at 55c and I don’t get frosting. Hopefully when you lower the pour temp it will help. There’s an article on the CS website somewhere showing 3 melts poured at 55/50/45 (I think) 55 is the shiniest so I think that is the ideal.

I have plastic ones then keep them with the individual fo bottles with an elastic band

Can I ask where you got your testing sheets from

Velvet Peony & Oud. Not a strictly Rose scent, but rose is one of its main scent profiles. I really love this scent, and Candle Shack has the best version by far IMO. I have tried 8 different versions now 😂 Pink Pepper and Rose is also fabulous!

Hey Candle Shackers! Looking for some advice. Can you guys let me know which wicks you find to be the best for the rose gold 20cl tins using the coconut and soy wax/rapeseed & soy wax at fragrance oil approx 8%? I know there are lots of variables but any guidance or experiences appreciated 🙂. Thanks in advance ❤️🙌🏾

Loving pink sands at the moment

Fluffy towels Twilight garden Orange clove Amber and sweet orange Avobath or though I think they changed the name for this Lemon sherbet Lemon Hotel of dreams

Love it… puts me to sleep every night ❤️

I change Wick first. Increasing oil means a more expensive candle!!

Burnt my filter x