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I really like Cigar Lounge and Luscious Vanilla
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I agree French Vanilla is lovely
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OK so I tested my melts today, it smells amazing however I used 10% fo and im thinking I maybe should of tried 8% as im finding it very strong which seems to be the case with most CS scents (good thing though)
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Morning all. I’ve been asked by a new potential wholesale client for a candle similar in scent to the one detailed in the photo. Does anyone have any ideas on a CS fragrance similar? Thank you 🕯
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Just got my sample now ! Can't wait to try it x
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I'm in process of testing Efette in 30cl looking good between cl16 and v14 try theSe next . Has anyone mastered Efette yet ? 😊
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Unless you're planning on selling unscented candles I'm not sure making them without oil is worth it. Have a look in the search bar for the oil, wax & container combo your using and go from there x
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Nobody? I’m pretty sure I’ve labelled my tests correctly, and I’d love to know if others have experienced similar. They’ve been burning around 6 hours now and the LX 16 wick has settled down but is still a little more badly behaved than the LX 18 and the 16 still has the bigger melt pool.
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I am allergic to lavender and I wish I could find anything else that was soothing instead 😂 I am much better with camomile but it is often mixed with lavender 😏 if anyone knows a fragrance oil that will help let me know 😂😂😂😂
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Morning all, has anyone used the Citronella fragrance oil in room sprays just wanted to check it’s safe before I make some and promote them. Thanks a million xx
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I started my candle making journey about 10 years ago in Sydney. I made for friends. I moved back to the UK - fancied making a few candles just as a hobby again, but my hobby has turned into a Candle/Gift business. Launching our products next week....I am glad nothing was rushed. Our brand has evolved so much from a year ago. My CS wish is for Diptyque Baies fragrance oil. It's stunning.
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Hi has anyone got a starting point for booster wicks for internal gloss white 9cl with RCX please. Usually use 8% FO. TIA
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Have you thought about one of the woody oriental fragrances? They tend to remind me of autumn days, ripe fruit and woody fires. Fireside is gorgeous 😍 or Tamed with its sandalwood. Or the Himalayan Cedarwood & Jasmine is current favourite to conjure up Swiss chalet and apres ski.
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Morning all. Can anyone tell me how long it would take for a fragrance to crystallise in cyclomethicone and which fragrances are more prone to it. Fairy dust was fine but now isn’t your experienceswoukd be much appreciated, to help safe on testing time. I like this base and don’t want to go down PA route.
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When will they be releasing new fragrances oils.x
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Hi everyone. Passion Fruit Mango in candles question. I've managed to figure out Black Raspberry Peppercorn and still I can not get Passion Fruit Mango to give a good HT. Here's my question... (Here are the waxes I have incase any of you can help) I use a different wax for my main line but it doesn't seem to like PFM Maybe one of these will work? Candle Gods help me, I have a litre of Passion Fruit Mango FO. CB-135 SCX 464 C3 Thanks!
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Lime & mango if you’re wanting summery but both are nice.
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Thank you all for your help and advice. I’ve got a few ideas to try, fingers crossed 🤞
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Hi all I am looking for some advice on sealer for pots made out of terracotta to then fill with soy wax. I have seen these beautiful terracotta pots but I can not see any advice on the internet of what sealer I need to use inside the pot before adding the fragrance wax. Has anybody got any advice on this and what I need to buy in Uk.
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Try to buy ones that weigh from 0.01g. Jewellery scales are the best to buy. I brought mine from Amazon. Some people will recommend trading standards scales as well.x
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Can't answer your question but just wanted to 🤜🏻 another Jumpsuit Apparatus fan 🤘🏻😂
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Please can anyone advise me? Thank you very much 😉😉
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The link.of the OPC base in the whipped soap assesement goes to the bodybutter base 😊
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Effette, or Mr Grey as my wife has branded it 🤔, is a nightmare to wick and get a good HT so fingers crossed on the new mod
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HI everyone, I`m trying to add tealights to my collection and have been testing for a while. I want to off both unscented and scented ones in a box of 12 but wanted to know how others who sell them manage to come in with a good price. I am doing the sums and starting to feel that they are alot of work, using about the same amount of wax and FO as for a 30cl candle but I will have to charge way too much if I am to retail at x4?! I feel it a nice addition to the range but will it be worth it? Thanks for any advice forthcoming...
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Winter fae
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i’m debating weather to start doing Wax Melts/Candles/sizzlers salts. i’ve made a few for myself before, but want to start up properly. so i’ve got a couple questions please, 1- what’s the best wax to use? 2- best temp to pour at, add colour & fragrances? 3- what type of colours work best with wax & sizzler salts? 4- how much fragrance to add to Wax & Simmering salts? Thankyou!
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I asked one label company if their ink and clue are vegan friendly, this was their reply: The components of our products are so complex and diverse I could not say they are vegan friendly.
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Manufacturers guidance is 80/70/60 I think then take it from there and fund what works for you
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You'll probably meet a few of us in there....just introduce yourself 🤪
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If I bought 100g for a pack of 10 then I would expect them to weigh 10g each. Not 6g. That’s dishonest of them.
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Linda Stannett-Daborn
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Do you do a dupe of sicily D&G please x
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Hi Lisa, I messaged you. Let me know what you need and I’ll send it over.
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Please be kind to me lol Very first batch of wax melts using FO starry night Pictures are rubbish, I took them for posting reasons 🥰
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Has anyone tried this? Does it spray out in a fine mist when mixed with FO?
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Hi Guys, As promised, here is the list of Mods I am working on and where we are with them. I realised I had missed a few Fragrances. I removed the old file and updated the list. If anyone has any questions please let me know. I will remove old files and add an updated new one every Monday.
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Diffuser % question! What % FO should I start testing with. I am currently only testing ones that have been modified by CS so I don't have to stress about the IFRA49 change. Thanks 😊
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Keep going and don't give up. You have all the time in the world to crack this. Make plenty of notes and most of all, enjoy the experience. Eventually it will just click.
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Hi Cheryl Maclean, thank you for the update. Any news on Jasmine and Frankincense?
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Hi, Can anyone advise on this candle. It’s scx wax and Christmas tree fragrance oil Votive clear glass My original test was with a lx12 and the candle extinguished itself the flame got so small and did not have a full melt pool. I went up 2 wick sizes this is not a lx16 an hour and half into the first test it had a good size flame but fairly big mushroom to it. Now it’s 3 hours in and the mushroom has disappeared but the flame is just getting really small again. Should I go up another wick size do you think? It’s a 7% fo on both tests
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I've been learning for about a year now and I'm only just at the point where I'm almost confident enough to start selling and making battle plans ready to open up shop. I tried a about 4-6 different waxes and ended up settling on SCX for containers. So far I reckon I've about a 90% success rate with both Hot and Cold throw with just 8%. There's obviously a few fragrances that are not hitting the mark and need some fine tuning but I suppose that's what makes us all unique. Keep at it and just keep experimenting until you find your preferred formula 💪
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I hate it personally 🤮 Im sure loads love it. I dont mind the baby bath one.
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Hi everyone! Can I ask what are your best selling fragrances for wax bars/melts please?
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It works rather well in RCX as per the recipe. It can still be improved but I’d be happy to sell it from its recipe!
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Fireside & Effette
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I don’t like the fat reeds, I find the thinner ones are better and I use 8 of them, before I put my reeds in I put the stopper in the bottle and give it a good shake
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Great idea👌
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Yes they can. Look at the ifra document for the safe amount to mix with perfumers alcohol. If you want to sell, they will need to be assessed. I just make mine for myself.
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No, they have only 3 Daisy, Daisy Dot and Decadence
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What % fragrance oil to you use in M&P soap? I’ve started with 2% but can’t really smell it….
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I always use wood wicks, tube, cross, straight, and a shape but I mostly use them for 30cl, I trialing tube wicks in 20cl tins today, there is a guide on cs store to size, for vessels but now and then you have to, test as some fragrance oil acts differently but I do find cs1 great with the wood wicks, pure soy can be a pain, order 2 or 3 of each one it recommended and go with that.
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Is it likely that Paradise Beach will be replaced completely or just have a Reed Diffuser version? X
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Thank you all so much for the information😊 I’ve lots to go off now 🥰xx
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Hi everyone. Is there any difference between the chunky fibre reeds and the normal ones? I'm currently in the process of testing my very first diffuser and have used:- 100ml bottle 68% augeo Crystal base 22% sauvage fragrance oil (I did this to make 90ml as I read not to fill it to the top) 5 chunky black reeds I mixed the oil and base in a jug for a good couple of minutes then poured it into the bottle and stuck the 5 chunky reeds into it on Friday night. Couldn't smell anything from it so turned the reeds last night (so 48hrs later) and I still can't smell anything at all. I can't fit any more than 5 of the chunky reeds in the bottle so using more of those isn't an option but could try the thinner ones? Or any idea what else I'm doing wrong? TIA
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Has melts changed too ?
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Fragrance oil de stash due to taking a break from my business. Open to offers Cranberry Orange Toasted Marshmallow Pumpkin Spice Rhubarb & Custard Black Raspberry & Vanilla Nag Champa Cinnamon Vanilla Message / comment if interested.
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Gin and tonic, strawberry and rhubarb, black plum and rhubarb
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Ooooo look forward to that
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We use lids, bags and boxes for our premium candles 🌅
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I normally put inspired by popular high street shop or brand
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Lilial changes were in March. IFRA 49 affecting diffusers is 10 May.
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Hey Cheryl, I'm prepping SDS's for wholesale and noticed that Dark honey for instance is listed with different %'s, the 7% was updated just a couple days ago but the 10% one is a bit older. There are slight difference in the contents of the documents, will the 10% one need to be updated or could I use it as is? x
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I have it it’s great but it’s from another supplier xx
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Mine is Happiness (NEOM dupe) is so fresh and subtle.
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Thank you 😊
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Never had frosting using soya ?
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Hi Elizabeth, the chemical composition is identical to standard Augeo. So you shouldn’t need to retest.
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I'm the same 😁 ... it's hard to choose what to keep and what to give up cos one person's favourite one week is someone else's the next or vice versa 🙄😂🤣 xx
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Pepper and rose is really rosey and strong although it’s soooo expensive.
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I find black plum is thirsty with short thicker reeds but at 18% with 6 thin reeds is better and last longer x
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Hi everyone! I have recently started making some bath and body products for personal use and was wondering if when making body wash can you add other moisturising oils to the blend at the same time as adding the fragrance oils please? Can I add oils such as camelia or jojoba to the 3 in 1 body wash? I understand that the assessments don't cover this so if I chose to make them professionally I will need to get independent assessments done. Thank you for any help or advise that you can give.
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You guys are on fire 🔥 👍👍
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Oh I would absolutely love my fave perfume. (A.Marni code) I know.you don't really like doing perfumes. 👌🏻 I can only hope. 😁😁 I also.agree with Dawna, proper roasted coffee. 👌🏻
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Kerasoy users, at what temp do you add FO for best HT? 💕
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Hpm is amazing for melts xxx
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Hi all, three wick 50cl bowls.. - the shorter ones not the tall - It took me forever to master the 30cl in this fragrance but going to have a go at Lime Basil & Mandarin at 10% content and planning to try 3 x Stab 6. Does that sound about right... I always do full size testers and it's a lot of wax to get wrong and waste! Thanks in advance. J x (For my 30cl I use RCX stab 10 and 10% content.)
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I’m pretty sure it’s flammable as well as stripping paint as if you spill your diffuser it can ruin paint work
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In black Pom, it’s got too bigger melt pool, like 1 cm, for my liking & I can’t smell it unless I’m near it. Back to the drawing board with that.
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ROGUE JEANS my grandma love it 😀
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The one on the right looks really good to me but I don’t make candles just melts .
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If your not selling or gifting it you can add whatever you want to it for personal use. Just make sure your checking the IFRA before doing so as you don’t want to cause damage to your skin
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Great idea!! 🤩
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Hello all, When submitting fragrance oil blends to CS, which form do you fill out please. There’s only one I can see but it’s for essential oils only. Many thanks. Xxx ♥️
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I think you may need to say you’re looking for a rain fragrance xx
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Oh I spotted these last night while looking at the oils & I thought my eyes were playing tricks??? Wax melts?? What’s this ? 🥳
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Has anyone made room sprays out of the fragrance oils from CS? 🤗 If so, how do you do it? What products do you need to do this? I’ve tried looking for recipes on CS website but can’t find any?? Many thanks 😊
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Lovely! Very shiny
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I find this with CL wicks, it’s the paraffin that the wick is dipped in- if you/ she is used to plant based wax it will be more noticeable. I couldn’t get on with these wicks for this reason x
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Making my products by hand is an art form in its self. Don’t be afraid to charge the right price for your work. https:// rowanandhill.com /products/ triple-wick-cand le
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I have just had a look at the IFRA statements of the fragrance oil. And You can only use 17.68% of fragrance oil.
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Pink Pepper & Rose I find very easy to work with, it smells "posh" and Duncan suggested it
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Thought I'd test out four notorious difficult fragrance oils.... Why not? It's not like I've not got anything else to do? I like to challenge myself said she.🙄 Paradise Beach Christmas Spice Christmas Tree Pomegranate Noir If you don't hear from me, I'm in the local psychiatric unit mumbling about wicks....🤪
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lemongrass oil also helps.
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Few RCX fragrances I'm testing/want to test and would like some pointers if you've cracked them. Dark Honey & Tobacco - Tried 10% CL12, cured for 1 month and still quite subtle and much less than I expected given how strong it is out of the bottle, did any of you find this also? Is it supposed to be subtle? Starburst - Haven't bought this but can't find much info on the group about it. Want to try it but would like a good starting point if somebody has cracked it. Thai Lime & Mango (Yes I still can't crack it) - Tried the CS recipe (10% content Stabilo 12) Also tried CL12, hot throw is perticularly poor in this for me, it can barely fill a small room. Cured for 1 month also. Thanks in advance!
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Eo we use 6-7% in soy melts and rcx candles
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Morning Has Seaweed and Juniper and Velvet Peony and Oud been reclassified within IFRA 49 yet as your SDS are showing the old version still. These are the only two I’m waiting for so I can make new diffusers. Many thanks in advance.👍
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I think this is another lesson in how we all hold ourselves to a higher standard than some other very large successful businesses.
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