Hi...love your videos...can you talk about international shipping ...and also the best way to collect revenue to be specific alternatives to paypal and cash app...thanks in advance. I haven't started yet, but these are some concerns i have that i don't see candle makers creating content on
I think grams are soooo much easier! It seems confusing only because it’s something we’re not used to, but working with whole numbers instead of decimals is so much better!
I just turned my volume down, lol! I think you have just the right amount of volume. I hear you fine! Thank you for your time and energy to make this vid, Erica. 💗
if you registered your shop as a business in your state can you make a video going over that process and the difference between the different business models such as LLC vs Sole Proprietor? Thank you, love your channel!
Hi! I haven’t really talked about this in depth just because I don’t know very much about it because I’m still so new, but I briefly discussed it in my last video at around 14:30 🙂 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RjmSpxGbpRA.html
I promote my candles as clean burning i use a 100% soy wax and a coconut soy blend. It sounds like people always have more success with using paraffin or blends of paraffin for better throws. And i am stuck between a rock and a hard place because my candles are being promoted as luxury CLEAN, with clean and healthy ingredients with out all the crap that they say is in paraffin.
So you don't use soy wax only for your melts? Do you recommend not using soy wax or coconut soy blend with clamshells? I've used 100% soy wax for clamshells and they pop out fine, yes they are softer but they pop out fine. What do you recommend?
hello how do I work with the container wax, I order a large amount and they don't accept return even if its not open. any advice on how to use it for wax tarts. it was too soft and wouldn't pop out when I found out they won't accept the return. also my other question is when I am measuring in grams when my wax is solid I get a little bit over the amount I need for my calm shells at 17g leftover which is fine for samples. however when I melt the wax and pour it out instead of having over I am a whole 70 g short (instead of 4 filled ,I only have 3 filled) what am I calculating wrong. I went online for the cal and it says my measurement is correct but yet when its liquid the grams is not right
That looks so easy. I have a quick question and I can’t find the answer to it any where. So can u melt down the wax melts you already have and pour them in to a silicone mold of like flowers or something
I always wash it out with the soup when I am done, feeling like the scent from the previous one still smell strong and will alter the net one I am about to do. am I overthinking lol?
I just did my fist wax melt and followed your directions, and it came out awesome!!! How long should I wait before I can use them, give them away or sell them????
Love you videos. I use 646 soy and put them in condiment cup because they are soft wax, how does this compare with 464 wax? Does it hold the scent better? Thank you
Loved this! Just got 45 lbs of Pillars of Bliss. And some clamshells. What wax were you using here and do you still continue to use it for your wax melts? Dying wax is so hard and I have liquid wax. I may need to waste some wax to do a dye sample color spectrum. I just can't figure out how to do it using the least amount of wax. For instance if I use tealight molds, I don't feel it could give me a good basis for measurements. I would assume that one ounce increments (half a votive) would be best to help with the math for larger quantities. If I do decide to do so, and find hues that I like.... can I re-melt them to make a votive and adding scent at the appropriate time?? I wonder if anyone has testing making their waxes in a color batch first, which would require a re-melt.... and once they know they have the color right - to add FO when the re-melt reaches 170-180?
Erica I love watching your videos, they are so informative and entertaining. I do have one question, what kind of wax do you use for your melts? Thank You in advance.
Very good video 😉 but one question, yo mentioned that the precision of the scale should be 0.01g in your comments, but the one that is linked is 0.1g, which one do you recommend?
I just got into candles in March 2022 I am in the process of testing but I also would like to make some wax melt I know this is not related to wax melt but I was making some candles tonight and I took one of those cups that you have and I poured in the fragrance and I noticed that at the bottom of the cup it turned dark And I assumed that the cup is soaked up some of the fragrance well I took a pipe lit and I removed all the fragrance from the cup and put it back into the 1 ounce bottle and yes I was right it did soak up some of the fragrance because it did not fill up to 1 ounce so I’m thinking of using something different something maybe that is plastic that won’t soak up the fragrance thank you for all the tips that you are giving because I am fairly new to candles
Hi! Such a great video. Really full of great information! In case you’re interested in how I got here, this was recommended after I watched Sunshine Soap& Candle co.’s latest video (love her!). So anyhow, you have a new subscriber. 😄
What temp do you add the FO to the wax for melts? I’m using 6006 and heating to 200 and I can’t get a good HT to save my life!! Each clam is about 66g wax and 4-5g of FO.
Hi there I'm new and interested with candle making but I still can't find supplier for the wax and equipment. Do you have any recommendation for candle making supplier that ships outside US, like asia? Because most of the them are shipping to US only. Thanks a lot!
Hey darling ;* I have a question about fireplace wax. i make mantel wax from soy wax for candle making. the proportion of wax and fragrance is the same. special fireplace for tarts and waxes. after an hour of smoking I see steam like in hot tea. I also used a special wax for tarts and fireplaces. after an hour I also see a couple. what can it cause? can they pair like this? how many hours can you burn the wax in the fireplace? sorry for my english i am from polish. forgive 🙏😘
Hi. I just wanna tel you I find your videos very helpful. I now wanna give you my idea.... maybe you want to try to use a metal meat tenderizer tool to brake your tart wax.
Hi do u have any links please for the containers you put the wax in, the colouring for the melts ,the wax you use and if you make a plain one like baby powder is that just using the wax itself .
Good morning! I recently discovered your channel and have been loving watching these older videos to see what you use to do vs what you do now! Quick question if you have time: have you noticed any discoloration of the wax melt warning labels due to the dye in the wax melts? I have seen it happen a couple times to others and am curious how common it is when putting the label on the inside. Or, maybe it takes awhile to happen and you may not keep them in stock that long. Thank you! :)
I'm so glad I watch your video I like making wax melts I came across this new wax eco soy wax q210 and its fragrance load it's approximately 18% Max would you prefer a 15%when using this wax this is my first time ever going this high in percentage of fragrance for Candles
Oh wow, the container wax holds 18% or is it tart wax? Either way I would test out different fragrance loads and see what works best! Going with the highest load doesn’t always yield the best candle! Sometimes less is more
Not sure if you'll see this message, but you say wax tart n wax melt throughout your description. I'm wondering what is difference if any between melt n tart??? Thank you!!!! Love watching you and I'm learning so much! Thank you
They are the same thing :) however I think “wax tart” is actually trademarked so it should be wax melt, but they are the same thing! The wax used to make wax melts is typically called “tart wax” or pillar wax, though!
