THANK YOU FOR THE MELTED VERSUS SOLID VISUAL!! Been looking for this confirmation! I thought it seemed less when I had measured melted. Now I know they're the same weights!
Hi.. I measured mine today only to figure out whether both are same quantities, but my flakes were 80 gms n on melting it was 77 gms.. Surprisingly, the wt kept coming down i noticed till 67 gms only.. No idea wt science is behind this.. 😅
Thank you so much for this video. Im a beginner at candle making and have watched several other videos. I was so confused on why I was not getting enough wax to fill the number of jars I prepped for. Then came across your video which was by far the best. Thank you for taking the time to not only explain well but provide a visual also.
Did my first candles they were just small 1 oz molds, i didnt know so i used the hard wax to see what fit as the fill weight. Now i know to liquify it to figure it out. I also tried to do my own paraffin soy blend, 70/30 and my candles smelled on cold sniff but had absolutely no throw. Not sure when i added fragrance oils but i melted wax until 190 degrees then poured into molds around 130 degrees.
Hi, Erica. I actually sent you an email on converting from water to wax in grams (pour to fill line with water x 0.9 density = total amount of wax in grams needed )a couple of weeks ago, as well as an easy to follow chart when calculating your wax, fragrance oils and colour. Free to use and share if you like. Keep up your great content.
Hi there, thank you for your informative videos, I really appreciate your help! I was wondering when you make one of your larger candles, how do you know when to stop filling them up when making more than one at a time? How can you be sure that each candle has the same amount in when making multiple at a time when there isn’t a guide line? Thank you 😊
Thanks for sharing this. 👍 I have over 50 jars and wondering how to average the amount of wax for them. God bless you 🙏 ❤ 🙌. You're doing a great job 👏 👍 🙏 🙌
To use water to find wax weight- Fill jar with water to fill line e.g. 300ml. 300-30ml fragrance oil=270 gms wax 270 x .835=225 gms wax needed. Weight of wax times .835=precise amount of wax to use everytime.
@@ourevilone to find the amount of fragrance oil needed- Ok so we want to have 10% fragrance oil in our mix. The fill volume of our container is 300ml. 10% of 300ml=30ml. If we want to add 5% fragrance oil in our mix-5% of 300ml=15ml.
Hi! I have been making candles in 4 oz jar and I waited for 3 days to cure.. when I lit one of them to test it the scent doesn’t come but very faint… how do I make it stronger? I want to sell it to my customers but I can’t if the scent doesn’t come… what did I do wrong… I did everything right and I measure by myself without the weight. I waited for the wax to be cool like around 140•F then added a EO… please help
Hi Areca. Can you tell me when are putting the weight on the candle label, what weight are we talking about . Weight of empty jar + wax n scent= candle net weight
I just started candle making. It is going well. However, I have never figured out why my 4 oz jar at the fill line with wax never equals 4 oz or higher. Is that just how it goes?
Hi I love those tins but can’t find them anywhere in the uk 🇬🇧 if you can get some please I will be happy to buy them if you many thanks 😊 love 💕 your videos it’s helping me lots
Thanks Jeff! And ahhh I just checked and it looks like I never clicked saved when I add your video link to my description 🤦🏼♀️ I’m sure you’ve done that before lol. Just added it!
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but all I took away from this was to measure under the oz of candle tin, in liquid or solid form,since there the same either way. 🤔🤔
It’s adds a such a tiny bit of weight that it doesn’t affect anything 🤍 now I only have experience with cotton wicks, wood wicks might be slightly different. But I wouldn’t see it being so drastic that you would have to adjust anything
Hi! I have a jar related question. I have dark matte jars and my oily hands sometimes stain the jars 😫 do you have any tips of how to remove fingerprint oily stains? Thank you !!
Ugh this is my BIGGEST struggle 😫😫😫 Someone told me one time to use soap and water so I typically do that. But I’m verryyyyyyyy cautious when making candles to not get oil on the matte black coating
When you get your weight for your wax and you find out how much F.O to use doesn't that change the weight of the candle and you would have to subtract the weight of the wax to account for the F.O. When I make my candles I always have some leftover so I minus the weight of my F.O and it seems to work but I could be wrong on this. Thank-You
Hi I used your method of working out how much wax to use in my jars it didn’t work out could u help me please.. I don’t know what I did wrong...help as I’m a beginner.
I’ve been watching your videos and it’s so helpful. Thank you for sharing 😊 Btw, where did you get the clear box for tealight candles? I’ve been looking for one and haven’t found it 😅
You can line a baking sheet, set your oven to the lowest temp and put your candle upside down on the sheet and let the wax melt and fall out. You could also scoop out the wax and then use a heat gun on the remaining wax. Then use rubbing alcohol to wipe it out and dry thoroughly with a paper towel. You may need to clean with alcohol and few times to really get that wax residue from the bottom (you don’t want any residue at the bottom of the jar because this will make it harder for a new wick to stick to the bottom)
I have a question and I hope you can answer it :). Do you have to change your wicks depending on any different FO, or do you just use the same wicks all the time
Sometimes this can happen! As of right now I haven’t found any oils that needed different wicks for my personal candles. But it’s always important to test a new scent with your wick to see how it performs :)
Is This fill weight or Net Weight that you were using in your other video when you took us through multiple demonstrations of formulas to figure out how much FO and Weight of wax for different oz of vessels? I think the video was calling “this formula is so simple”
I use fill weight and net weight interchangeably :) So if you do what I do in this video, then that number becomes your fill weight/net weight for the formula in my other video! ❤️
Hi! I have a question... I have been burning my wooden wick candle( I do know u don’t use ) idk if that makes a diff.... but I touched it after one hour , and it felt hot to the touch , and I am not sure if this is normal, even using a regular wick? My vessel is a bit hot... now what?! 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I’m no expert but depending on my knowledge ur vessel must’ve heated up because of what it’s made out of. The vessel will cool down eventually. About the wick it will also cool down eventually but I’m assuming wood heats up faster and more than cotton. I suggest you experiment with ur wicks and vessels and see which one you think is better and safer.
Lena Gojara I usually do as you know! However I wasn’t doing any formulas or math, just showing a visual that water weighs more than wax! Didn’t think that showing it in oz. over grams would make a difference with showing that visually☺️
