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@@lousannesloane2266 Hi , thank you for watching my video!xo For this specific video I used Essential Oil with RCX wax and I also use Fragrance oils with S41 Wax from Candle Shack. I find Essential oils you need to add them to a lower temperature than you do with fragrance oils. Fragrance oils can handle being poured at hotter temperatures. If you are using essential oils I recommend with RCX I recommend pouring at 42 degrees mix for two mins and pour into your candle jar. Fragrance oils depending on your wax between 60 degrees and 55 degrees! Xo hope this helps xo

ah you did it later lol

@@siennascott-king4806 haha I love how you answered your own question - love RCX with EO works so well!

@@emmabarlow2010 ahhh sounds like an absolute dream of a Monday Morning 🤍 Very adorable pumpkin jars , I made candles in them yesterday using wood wicks and they look incredible! Thank you so much 🥹🤍 its so lovely to see you here honey 🤍❤️

@@HeavenScentFrags thank you so much and grateful that you enjoyed my video! I will go check out your video!

@@clairegillies I love fragrances ☺️ so glad it comes across! My family are well thank God xo thank you so much for asking , I appreciate you 🤍

@@whyhnot Hi , thank you so much! I am so grateful that you find my videos helpful & thank you for taking time out of your day to watch me ☺️

@@sogolboujaran1091 as we speak , I am making wood wick candles ahah! I want to practice more with them and gain more knowledge! They are definitely a little more difficult to test with but not impossible to test with! I will for sure post more videos about it x

@@stripypjs thank you for this! quick question how do you put back the wicks back in the tabs that are at the bottom of a cured candle?

@@mawahebhome I don’t for the purpose of testing. As long as the melt pool is not to deep you can burn test nearly to the bottom before the wicks will move as they are not secured. It’s a quick and easy way to test wicks after you have made a candle and realise the wick is the wrong size. Once I have established all seems ok I will of course create a new candle with the secured wicks. Hope that helps you.

@@LouiseGoudie what an excellent Ideaa!!! I will use this if the apple core doesn’t work 🤍

@@clairegillies Honestly! I was so annoyed Claire 😭🤍 I was so close to not posting the video because I felt a little embarrassed to post a failed burn test. But I shouldn’t stop myself from posting these things. I will definitely plan a wickless testing video 🤍

@@celenet455 My pleasure , thank you for watching and supporting me! I actually do prefer it with CL wicks than Stabilo wicks but I don’t have CL wicks left lol I need to order some! However its worth trying stabilo wicks if you haven’t, i like them along with TB wicks xo

@@mawahebhome TB wicks are great in S41

@@emmabarlow2010 thank you for watching and continuing to support me! I haven’t actually tried it with FO as much as EO but when I made 9cl candles with RCX wax and FO the hot throw smelt good but I think I need to play around with it more before I give you a solid answer x

@@mawahebhome thank you so much. I'm mainly making wax melts because candles were giving me such a headache trying to find the right wax and wick combinations. But I would like to try again for my own use as there is nothing quite like a cosy candle flame. Thank you as always for your honesty and sharing your progress x

@@emmabarlow2010 my absolute pleasure, I can honestly understand what you’re feeling! Your candle doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be safe. So if your burn test is ticking all the boxes: good hot throw? Good flame size (not higher than the jar)? no aggressive flickering? No soot on the flame and your jar? Good sized melt pool? Good cold throw? Then you’re all good! You can always perfect your candle as you go but don’t aim for perfect, it doesn’t exist xo

I always do testing wickless until I find the best % and wick combination then I make 3 candles with the wicks stuck in place to test how the candle burns from start to finish....it's so expensive just testing fragrance oils never-ending essential oils 😊😊

@@LD-nb4hr That is an excellent idea and I need to bring back wickless testing in my candle making routine especially my essential oils! My heart sinks from how expensive testing is 😂

@@mariaocampo7240 Maria!! Its soo good to see you here! I hope all is well 🤍 Great to see you comment lovely! I love when you watch my testing videos , I always appreciate your experienced eyes when I testing my candles! 🤍 I need to get the laser thermometer , it seems helpful! I do notice that soy candles/natural wax take a little bit more time to release fragrance x

@@cazcoles hey lovely , they are usually advertised as 145ml amber jars with Lids on Candle Shack or scent soaps and candles xo

@@passioncommit8575 thank you so much , very kind as you usually are 🤍 Oh no! Sounds scary , definitely try EO from candle suppliers and let me know how that goes! Fingers crossed you won’t have to experience that again and keep you Essential oil load at 5% in your chosen wax 🤍 I am here to help anytime🌺

@@MSTAMRO_Organic_Skincare thank you so much for your kind words 🤍 I am so grateful that you love watching me! Sounds exciting, are you blending essential oils or fragrance oils?

@@mawahebhome essential oils. Wanna create something which is specific to my small startup business, currently using pre-blended EO however

@@clairegillies I completely agree , it is like perfume it smells different out of the bottle but when it comes it contact with skin it smells different x thank you for watching and supporting 🤍 xo

@@cazcoles Hi my lovely , it was a random pick ahaha no intentions to pick it over S41 x I rarely use RCX with FO so I sometimes like to see how it works with me x

@@clairegillies thank you lovely 🤍 and ahaha I think it makes sense actually, its almost like a perfume that we put on our skin - sometimes when you smell a perfume out of the bottle doesn’t smell the best but when it comes in contact with your skin and the notes start your reacting to your skin you may enjoy it. It is exactly the same with fragrances oils and candles - when the notes start releasing into the open air it smells different to the bottle xo

@@laurencedelattre104 Hi Laurence , thank you for watching my video. What do you mean not for glass jar? It works perfectly in a glass jar but I wouldn’t recommend to use it in a clear jar because it does leave some cracks in the wax when it cures. I enjoy working with this wax for sure and I recommend that you buy a sample and experience it yourself.

@@mawahebhomei’m so grateful that I’ve found this comment. I made a candle with this wax blend in a glass jar, followed all the rules (cooling on a wired rack, regulating the ambient temperature and etc) redone it even, and cracks and frosting were still there. It’s a relief to know that it’s not my fault but wax’s specialty 😅😅😅

@@_monamono_2382 aww this makes me so happy! I am so grateful you came across this comment, its meant to be! Definitely not your fault , its the wax haha - It doesn’t look cute in a clear jar , the performance of the wax is excellent x

@@mawahebhome ❤️

@@FlorinGN I really did hahah , Oh my!!! I am internally cringing 😂 I can’t even bring myself to watch old videos 😂 Thank you so much for supporting me and watching me , I appreciate you! I am so grateful that I improved too , it feels that I have. Practice makes perfect right? 🤍

@@mawahebhome Without cringe how do you expect to become??! 😅 But they don't look cringe to me... however, I felt the frustration and overwhelming with all of the experimenting, though 😬😬 I'm two weeks into candle making. And I just want to make them for my loved ones. And I am going through some pain too! I haven't got one single candle burning right 😅😅 🙏 thank you! I'll watch them again until I learn

@@FlorinGN I couldn’t agree more! Hahah yes alot of frustration for sure 😂 You will get there I promise, I know you will 🤍 do you just want to make candles as a hobby or would you want to start a small business with it?

@@mawahebhome I will leave the business part to people like you. You deserve it!! Years of work, oh my God! As for myself, I am making the candles for someone dear. I can make my own molds so instead of flowers, I will mold a flower which she likes in form of a candle. So thanks to your advice, I can actually make it happen! Thanks for encouragement! ❤️ And back to you! I've seen many tutorials but you are explaining the whole process with fails and wins. It is more easy to understand, it's... human. Even if some of us think it was cringe back then 😄

@@micheleeastmond9552 I will definitely be preparing a video for it! Waiting on my sticker paper to arrive this week so I can play around with it!

@@mawahebhome excitedly looking forward to it whenever you have finished 🤩🤩🤩

@@celenet455 I am so glad it came on time for you , everything happens at the right time! I recommend that you try Kerasoy but try it at 10/15% Kerasoy, I used a 50/50 blend and 70/30 blend which was not needed. I also never had a good wick with Kerasoy which is why I recommend less kerasoy in the S41 blend so the wicking process doesn’t get affected. I love S41 and the way it burns and I also the HT and CT Kerasoy gives off but the wicking process is poor. We all learn from each other , I am glad my video found its way to you x

@@mawahebhome Even the 10 percent of Kerasoy altered the wicking a bit for me but I've remade the candle with a bigger wick, will let you know how that goes. Have you tried RCX with your fragrance oils?

@@celenet455 oooo thats very interesting to know , I was going to make S41 with Kera Soy! Thats good to know thank you! I haven’t tested RCX heavily with FO yet , I did make 9cl candles with rcx + FO and the hot throw was good! But i do need play around with it more x

@@MagicFeather0 I think this is a candle maker thing hahah and I definitely don’t think we are the only ones and for sure this is normal! Ahh I am grateful and so glad that enjoyed watching this video! I appreciate you!

@@clairegillies I completely agree, it almost feels freeing 🤍 thank you for watching and for supporting me 🤍

@@LD-nb4hr I get mine from Cosy Owl , I love it! Ooo I have actually been wanting to try the fragrances from NI candle supplies , hows your experiences with them?

@@passioncommit8575 🤍🤍

@@leannedrury2383 I could have done a second pour after leaving it to cure overnight but I was too annoyed by it because I am using it at home

@@moussamatthieu62 thank you so much! I appreciate it! 😊

@@cazcoles I am definitely getting there x I think its alot of work from trying to balance my full-time job and trying to set up a passion project that I want to see grow and flourish. I taking the necessary steps to slowly start building this from ground 0. I also think the fear of starting can take over me which is why I delayed launching the last 4 years as I fear about the what ifs but I am in a better place now and working to get this running soon and looking forward to sharing it with you 🤍 x

You've definitely got this. You have put in all the hard work don't let fear stop you from achieving your goals. Thanks for sharing your journey xx

@@cazcoles Thank you my love , I appreciate your kind words 🤍

@@rosemaryclare22 Hi lovely , thank you for watching my video! I have personally tried ECO and TCR wicks but I find ECO wicks performance so poor with me , I always have bad mushrooming & soot leaving the flame & soot in my jar so I swapped from Eco & TCR to CL , stabilo and TB wicks! If I was to choose between ECO and TCR , I would choose TCR x

@@mawahebhome I've never tried TB ... Are these what you are currently using in this video? Do you get a strong hot throw with them?

@@rosemaryclare22 Hi , I definitely recommend that you branch out to the CL , TB and stabilo series I personally have had a good experience with them giving me a good hot throw , steady flames , little mushrooming but also kindly remember that every candle maker’s testing is different there is alot of trial and error involved! Hows your experience with the ECO and TCR wicks

@@mawahebhome thank you .. Eco 10 seemed to give a strong hot throw ...but feedback from my sister was she could smell like a bonfire smell, but never got this feedback from anyone else, and I couldn't smell that, but as you say lots of trial and error with different scents. TCR have been okay but not very good hot throw for me personally

@@rosemaryclare22 I do understand your sisters perspective with the bonfire smell , eco does sometimes give off that type of smell but I didn’t always smell like that personally for me it was burning too hot , lots of mushrooming and soot x

@@clairegillies thank you my lovely Claire 🤍 Thankfully , the sweating on the S41 in the heat it literally made a melt pool lool but I am glad that it worked!xo

@@passioncommit8575 Thank you pretty , I appreciate you 🤍 oooo gold foiling thats interesting, have you tried researching? Or asking printer brands recommendations? I think the Cricut machine does it , I have one at home that my sister uses for more of a tailored look but I could be wrong ( as I never used it myself) definitely some research will help 🤍 I love that you love my videos , thank you for supporting me and being there for me 🤍🥹

@@passioncommit8575 Hi lovely , thank you for watching and supporting 🤍 I completely agree , I was having this conversation with another one of my followers and I said fragrance oils are really a hit and miss in general in the UK market. I remember 4 years ago I tested fragrance oils from the US and the quality is just beyond but shipping and custom fees are sky high I wouldn’t shop from abroad again. I feel like in the UK you really have to search for good quality fragrances which also means for us spending more money and trying various of suppliers. Ooo I really dont like that odd chemical smell! Yeah I completely agree that it is a hit and miss and I enjoyed their essential oils are not too bad xo

@@byboholove thank you pretty , really looking forward to using it! I just need to buy sticker paper 🤍 Thank you for supporting me 🤍

@@emmabarlow2010 awww Emma 🥹 You literally made me tear up , what a sweet and kind comment 🥺🤍 I am beyond grateful for your support and for being by my side on my candle Journey! I cannot wait to play around with the printer and also review it for you 🤍 I really need to buy sticker paper! 🤍 Thank you so much for putting the biggest smile on my face, you’re heart is kind 🤍

@@DDTC73 I need to order more CL wicks , I have ran out lol! I do enjoy working with CL wicks with both RCX wax and my S41! Interesting perspective, maybe suppliers are not able to get good quality fragrances with Sandalwood or maybe its a difficult note for suppliers to work with! I need to start doing more wick less testing! It would be interesting to know if you buy your suppliers for the UK or US?

@@mawahebhome I'm UK based, though I do get some oils from the US, but only through friends who live there. If you know of a great sandalwood FO, I'd love to know. I'm currently trialing a blend of S41 with CS1 and it's great

@@DDTC73 Ordering oils from US is an absolute nightmare in terms of costs lol but glad you found an affordable way to get US stock into the UK! Sounds interesting, I am also trialing S41 and Kerasoy because my S41 keeps on sweating so much during the heatwave 😭

@@DR76900 my absolute pleasure , my curing time is between one to two weeks with my EO

@@mawahebhome Thank you for responding so quickly.

@@Manos-Luna-Bookish-Flames Hi , thank you for watching my video! When you say some smell great do you mean the cold throw and hot throw or one and not the other? In my experience with FO , some fragrances are stronger than others so it’s definitely not something that you are doing wrong. You could try and test with 8% but if you are working with a weak fragrance then 9%- 10% could work better for you. Also , dare I say it , trying a different wax , I personally no longer use this wax , I moved on to the S41 and RCX wax that are working better for me in regards to HT , CT and wicking process. Trial and error is key , I hope this helps!

@@mawahebhome thank you yes I meant cold throw but today apparently I can smell them I do have a lot of stock of that soya wax but I do plant to do some other testings in the future if I do one candle I do get some oxygen on the glass that I fix with heat gun but if I do more than one the are coming out very good with out frosting or anything it is really easy soy wax that’s why I decided to launch with that one and doing tests regularly with other waxees are the waxes you are using soy wax ? Or other natural wax ? Maybe coconut wax will not have that issues

@@Manos-Luna-Bookish-Flames I think its a good wax to work with from an aesthetic perspective but I completely forgot how it performed when I tested it a few years back. Yes the S41 is a soy wax however it doesn’t have a good aesthetic look unfortunately so I have to mix it with Kerasoy which is a harder soy wax than S41 and I work with RCX which is a blend of rapeseed and coconut , works excellent with me! With some of the fragrance they are soft fragrance so it doesn’t come through as strong in the CT but you could still smell it! I am glad you are having a CT today ahah , these candles are playing tricks with us 😂

@@mawahebhome it’s a hard process but everyday for the rest of our life we will found something and learn something thank you for your videos helps a lot

@@Manos-Luna-Bookish-Flames It is definitely a difficult process but what isn’t difficult right? Like you said we will always have find something to learn and learning something thats challenging feels really good! I am glad my videos are helping , looking forward to having you here for the long run!

@@LouiseGoudie my pleasure 🤍 x