If it wasn't for the fact that his voice is so calming and soothing, I wouldn't have watched this. This is Grade 7 math in Ontario, Canada. It is scary that people are making things that catch fire on purpose, and can't do basic math? God Save our planet.
I want to learn how to make candles as a business. The fear that I have is so overwhelming because I’m afraid of failing, but every time I watch your videos, the motivation comes right back. I hope to make you proud, and my first scent will be named after you ❤Keep teaching, because the content that you share, truly blesses others!!!
I can not tell you how grateful I am that you are providing this info in this way. Incredibly clear, concise, you do not miss a beat. Even the "candle math" (which has been terrifying, lol) is understandable for me- saying a LOT- Thank you Thank you Thank you from a brand spankin new candle maker.
You're a good teacher 😊not many people are good at keeping the learner's attention. And I understand everything youre trying to convey. Thanks for sharing
you sir! are a god! im from NZ and everywhere ive searched it was always conflicting info, or do this, do that, try this, try that, ive only started dabbling in candles, and using your measuring method is completely different to what the supplier has advertised on their website, a recommended fill volume, with the usage of 250g of wax with a 10% fragrance load, it was recommended at 30ml, Your way seems sooo much easier to understand! Cant wait to try making a candle using your measuring method instead! Thank you!
0really have been learning from and enjoying you videos. I'm a beginner to candle making, which means I can use any help that I can get. Always great and helpful information. Thanks.
This was, by far, the most important, & informative video I've seen of yours! You should have or could have been a teacher. I'm a Sociologist, & you have such a calm, mellow, patient, & thorough way of explaining these Pre-Algebra formulas. Thank you for your sweet demeanor 🙂
Learning so much with your videos!!! You’re awesome I put your video in transcript sometimes in order to understand everything and don’t miss anything because my native language is Spanish !!!! Muchas gracias maestro 🎉🙏🏼🕯🥹
This was literally the most helpful candle video I've ever seen. I've been doing method one and it's such a waste, but I didn't know how to fix it. Thank you!!
I am new to your channel and I am an official student of the Black Tie Barn experience ❤ I am going back through and starting from the beginning: 30-45 minutes a day will keep my candle IDK what the heck I’m doing stress away 😂😂😂 THANK YOU again!!! Please please know that you are a BLESSING to the candle makers community
Thank you for the formulas. Thank you for the explanations. When you said the phrase “The one thing you never thought you would be doing when it comes to candles.” I said kind of begrudgingly said…Math. Then you said math. Before finding this gem 💎 video I learn about density, mass, volume and specific gravity. I learned about myself that sometimes I just need a good reason to learn something. Math is explaining a lot. I bet my high school math teachers would faint if they knew about my new interest in math. I kind of Like math. I never thought I would say those words. You are a Great Teacher.
Haha. For sure. I always enjoyed math but it's funny that you mentioned a lot of people who didnt..didn't... end up using it and enjoying it later. True!
Not only are you extremely talented and your instructions are easy to understand and follow. Your funny and entertaining to watch. Thanks for the tutorials. I will definitely try my hand and candle making. For myself. And maybe a friend or two. Congratulations on your new store🎉.
I didn’t know about the net weight point. I checked lots of products and it is always net wt. It is a very important to be correct. Thanks a lot . God bless.😊
Thanks so much for this. At age 54 and a bit old school, this was extremely helpful for me. I am not good at math but when taught can pick it up. So thank you for this.
By far the most useful and helpful video I’ve seen so far (and I’ve seen a lot) 😂 some make the math soooo complicated and I wanted to thank you for breaking it down in a very easy way!
Just started playing with the idea of starting my own candle making business and you have been my got to guide ! Thank you for sharing and being such a resource ❤
See here I am thinking that I am a pro already. I was doing so much tweaking and using my mathematical skills on how to get the perfect amount of wax to fragrance ratio for my 12oz and 7oz candles. You just made my life so much easier LOL. My formulas were looking like tally marks. This is so much simpler I will be doing this ASAP. This, is going to be really long. For my measurements I will find out what was the total amount of both fragrance oil and wax together then I will start subtracting wax amount and then adding on the fragrance oil until I matched up to what I needed.
Apologies if this is somewhat of a dumb question but I've been trying to figure this out... what do you do for the labeling when your weight is not an even number? For example my fill weight is 7.9oz. Do you totally put that exact number, try to get the fill to an even number, or round down?
Not dumb question at all. Rounding is fine, probably safer to either 1) round down or 2) just add .1oz more of fill so you can just make it an even 8. That's easiest if you have room. BUUUT it's also totally fine to say 7.9oz. I know plenty that do that. :
This video was just what I needed. I'm stressing over the wax, FO, weight combination and you explanation was spot on. I'm mathematically challenged and your explanation was perfect for understanding. Thank you sir, again you are a candle God.
Thank you I was doing the first example but recently I learned example 2 but in grams so I had to covert oz into grams so now that you explained into oz it’s AMAZING!!! Same though but I like more in oz than grams Thank you so very much Sr!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🕯
Second time watching this video; this time I am able to take notes. Definitely will be using METHOD 2. Who wants to be wasting wax and fragrance oil anyway. Thank you so very much for sharing this formula. Definitely will be making use of it in my journey.
I am very impressed, I’ve seen maybe 30 videos of how to make candles and i haven’t been able to feel confident enough to do it. I have to say that after watching your video i feel ready! You should be a math teacher too btw! .. thank you for taking the time to explain this to people like me trying to understand the formula. You are truly the best! 😊
Thanks so much Susan. Glad it was helpful. I enjoy math and wouldn't mind teaching it.... unfortunately it would be a massive paucity. 🤣 so I'll just sprinkle it in where it makes sense. Ha. Thanks again!
@@BlackTieBarn lol well you are very good at it. I am having trouble understanding something I bought a wax to be exact but I don’t really know of anyone that does candles 😞 hopefully i will get it one day. But thanks for all your videos! I think I’ve seen them all 😅
I'm very new, like virgin new, lol, to candle making. I detest math, never good at it, but watching your videos does help, ALOT! I would love the cheat sheet! That would be awesome for me! Your very informative and not finger tapping boring to listen too!😊. I'm looking forward to starting this adventure and want it to be a fun adventure not stressful!. Thanks for your videos, please let me know how I can obtain that cheat sheet😊
This video really helped me with my fear of making the right measurements for my candles. I didn't even know where to start until i found your vid. Thank you! I just have one question, when you explained how to know how much fill you need per jar, and you said to weigh the empty and filled jars. Can i just use water to fill the jar instead of wax?
Hi, thank you for all this information it has helped me understand little by little. Now my question is for lesson 2 fragrance and wax can that also be used for essential oils?
Another thing I didn’t see you touch on is that with method one your final fragrance inclusion doesn’t end up being a true 9%, but rather 8.28% because it’s 1.44 oz fragrance to 17.44 oz total volume. This is a small but important distinction that trips up beginning chemists and microbiologists all the time too, since in those fields a difference of a fraction of a percent can throw the whole process off. As long as you’re sticking with one method for your formulas it can work just fine, but that’s a critical difference you’ll need to account for if switching between the two calculation methods.
I didn't touch on that specifically because it depends. Most waxes list a % FO they can hold IN the wax. The example you mentioned is what % of the combination is FO. Which is different. My recommendation is for people to choose one and stick with it. But when most companies/manufacturers say 10% load. They mean 10% in addition to the wax (which was the two methods I mentioned assumed). If someone was wanting 10% of the finished product to be FO that does not lead to 10% fo load. You are correct. It's close, but not the same. But both methods I mentioned are the same FO % (just different amounts total)
But honestly..... I would have added confusion for most to the video. It's sort of a side discussion. Lol. But definitely worth it at some point. Thanks Dustin
First off- thank you for taking the time to make this video. Candle math is very important to me, a newbie to this hobby/business. One thing you did not discuss was determining how much unmelted wax to start with, by weight, to use when attempting to fill a particular container. I've been taring my container, filling it with water and then multiplying the weight of the water by .86 to give me the weight of wax to melt that will fill that container. It seems to work OK, but my question is will this work with all wax blends (or at least be close) besides just straight soy? I'm just trying to find a method of determining how much wax to use in a container without actually melting the wax to weigh to begin with. Weighing water is definitely easier than weighing melted wax, especially if your batch consists of several differently-sized containers. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer my question... and for making this video.
Hey Floyd. I guess I could have mentioned that but I made an assumption. My mistake. You can use the water method if you want... but I just weigh an empty jar, then melt wax and fill the jar once that I plan to use. Then weigh again and net the difference. To me that just makes the most sense snd is the most accurate. Different waxes have different densities so the water method isn't all that accurate for all waxes. So this is my preference plus easy you have to melt wax anyway so just fill your jar one time first. 😀
Awesome breakdown on the math formula! I cheat and use and The Candle Maker Calculator App but it's important to know how to do the math too. I snagged a spot on the Skillshare offer, thanks for setting that up!
Thanks Alyssa. I don't trust apps a lot so I always do the math when creating my recipes. Then craftybase keeps ny recipe and never have to do it again. But I've seen apps spit out strange results before. Makes me nervous. 😁🤪
Thank you so much for this video, I hate math and didn't even clue in that I would need to use it to start my candle-making journey. You made it very easy to follow, and I appreciate the examples and simple, easy-to-follow instructions. Thank you for being awesome, and for making these videos. (And a hello from Alberta, Canada! I'm glad I found your channel!)
I am looking at the idea of making a few candles for personal use. Wade, your channel has excellent technical info! FYI, serious soap makers and cosmetic formulators also use weight, not volume. [I do both.] Also, if you can use it, the metric system will make the math easier to deal with. [9% of a kilogram = 1,000 grams x 0.09 = 90 grams. 9% of 2 pounds is ... confusing.] For a good visualization of why we use weight instead of volume ... fill a glass with ice cubes. When they melt, you have the same weight of water, but less volume. Or fill a wax pouring pitcher with chunks of wax, then melt them - again, same weight, different volume.
Hi Wade, I just saw this video today and I have to say your videos are educational and fun. I love them. Now I must admit that I use a different method and here in Aus we use grams. I hope that my method is correct as that is the method I’ve been using since I started over 2.5 years ago. I know my jar holds 280g so I calculate 280 x 9% = 25.2g of oil, I round to 25g. So I subtract 25 from 280 = 255g wax. I hope the way I’ve been doing is also correct and if not please let me know.
Thsnk you. The formula is the same whether is grams or oz, just a different unit. Regarding your specific method. It's fine and most people start that way. The concern (which is the example I gave in the video) KS that your fragrance load isn't actually 9% anymore. It's almost 10% now (9.88). By adding it in first snd then subtracting it out, its not accurate. You said your final numbers are 25.2 FO abd 255 wax, right? 25.2 / 255 = .988 or 9.9% FO load. Which is not what you thought you were getting. So you can do it that way if you want, just keep in mind your FO is more than you thought. Whatever melts you use, be consistent. But hope this helps show why that method isn't preferred for accuracy
I’ve talked myself out of so many entrepreneurial ideas. Watching your videos makes me confident that I can do this. I haven’t talked myself out of it yet….
After watching this video, I realized I have been doing it a mixture of both methods. I was taking 16x .09 =1.44 then taking 16- 1.44=14.56. 🤨 I think I am going to start doing it the way of method 2 even though the difference is only .12. Thanks for the video!
Yes. Good catch. The math you were using actually leads to a different fragrance load. Which isn't a huge deal if your consistent with it. But it does lead to a different FO load then you think you are using
This video was very helpful and easy to understand. I just recently started making candles and saw videos on candle math and wasn't sure if I was doing it right. Your videos are great. Thank you so much for the info and the details you give.
Thanks! Well, the simple answer is.... "math". Lol. That's just the formula to get a percentage part of a whole. 1 is the whole. Its easier to just accept that it's just a math formula. Lol. So hard to explain in text. Lol
Thank you so much Wade. Math was definitely not my favorite subject, I have always used the 1st method, and just poured wax melts with my left over wax, so seeing the 2nd method was super helpful today. Thank you!! ❤️ 😊
Thank you soooo much for explaining the math method in its simple form making it easier for me to follow and make my candles. I was at a lost just to make one the right way. Looking forward to watching your other videos.
You have a great way of explaining things that make it very easy to understand. Thank you for taking your time to help people that are just starting out❤️👍🏻
Brilliant, thanks. I'm just at the testing stage and did wonder about finding fill amount needed for containers. I was going to weigh with water, but that probably would have been way off... Formula for total fill is so helpful too. Cheers 🙃
I poured my very first candles today. I don't believe I'd have made it without you. You are my 'go to' instructor. I have so many questions, but I know you're busy so I'll just ask one...do I check each candle for sink holes, and how soon into curing? {okay, two questions). I used IGI4630. Thank you.
Hey Don. Np at all! I'd check for the sink holes a couple hours in and then fill in. It will depend on jar size though so just experiment. If your using a wax likely to have sink holes you'd want to do that to each or you'll never know. If using waxes not as susceptible to them, then you're good
@@BlackTieBarn I had no idea how intricate this process can be...testing, testing, testing. My first candles weren't bad (thanks to you). However, of the many questions I have, the most important one is regarding HT. I used 2.375 dia. mason jars, 4 and 8 oz. I used IGI4630 with 6% fragrance in the 8oz and 9% in the 4oz. I used multiple wick sizes, htp, cd, lx, and heated/poured according to wax manufacturer instructions and cured 48 hrs. What I experienced was a stronger smell of paraffin than fragrance in all testers. I just purchased 464, thinking a blend with the 4630 may reduce the paraffin odor. Would you be so kind as to offer any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
I don’t think you understand what you just did for me?!?! I absolutely hate math and struggled with it in school! You literally helped me understand this within 20 minutes! Its so easy! I just have to continue to practice it! Thank you so much! God bless you!
Thank you for the information! It was wonderfully delivered. I am going to ask what may be obvious but here goes. When you fill the container to determine how much it hold it needs to be done with melted wax, correct? And then can it be poured back out and the fragrance added or should that one be tossed. Thank you!
Thanks sO much for your generously sharing your professional expertise. Always learn very much from your exceptionally detailed videos. Thank you for all your servanthearted detailed work. Grateful wanna be candlemaker. Mucho Gracias
Thank you so much for this info , you have been helping me so so much in starting my business you make it plain for me . I haven’t started yet but I will soon. Again thank you
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Great video wade
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You are now the official candle guru!!!!!!!!!! You make it so simple. You should be the author of "candle making for dummies"
Haha strangely...I'm kinda working on something like thst. Thanks so much! :)
If it wasn't for the fact that his voice is so calming and soothing, I wouldn't have watched this. This is Grade 7 math in Ontario, Canada. It is scary that people are making things that catch fire on purpose, and can't do basic math? God Save our planet.
I agree!! He makes it soooo engaging and easy to learn. Thank you!!
Can you please tell me where he got the 17.44 from I been lost since that part and why he divide 1.09
I want to learn how to make candles as a business. The fear that I have is so overwhelming because I’m afraid of failing, but every time I watch your videos, the motivation comes right back. I hope to make you proud, and my first scent will be named after you ❤Keep teaching, because the content that you share, truly blesses others!!!
Fear is normal. Experience breeds confidence. Confidence fights fear. Give it time. 😉
Only way to succeed is to fail
You can do it. It is a process. Excellence takes time and you lose to learn, you lose to win.
This video has been incredibly helpful as I’m just starting out with candle making. Can’t wait to get started.
Whoa the Best Candle Math explanation on TH-cam! Thank you sir! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Amazing full explanations!!! Simple to the FACT!!! Ty so much for sharing this information.
Glad it was helpful!
I can not tell you how grateful I am that you are providing this info in this way. Incredibly clear, concise, you do not miss a beat. Even the "candle math" (which has been terrifying, lol) is understandable for me- saying a LOT- Thank you Thank you Thank you from a brand spankin new candle maker.
Awesome. Glad to hear. Thanks Dina!
You are my TH-cam instructor on candles.
Haha. Thanks Melissa. So much more to come!
Thank you for being so patient and kind! You are truly an awesome human! Thank you!
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You're a good teacher 😊not many people are good at keeping the learner's attention. And I understand everything youre trying to convey. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much!
I can’t believe how your video is very informative in a very clear and organized way ! Such an amazing video Wade ….
🤗 thanks Rania!
you sir! are a god! im from NZ and everywhere ive searched it was always conflicting info, or do this, do that, try this, try that, ive only started dabbling in candles, and using your measuring method is completely different to what the supplier has advertised on their website, a recommended fill volume, with the usage of 250g of wax with a 10% fragrance load, it was recommended at 30ml, Your way seems sooo much easier to understand! Cant wait to try making a candle using your measuring method instead! Thank you!
OKAY - by far the BEST EXPLANATION FOR HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE FORMULA FOR WAX/ FRAGRANCE WEIGHT
Thanks Eula!
0really have been learning from and enjoying you videos. I'm a beginner to candle making, which means I can use any help that I can get. Always great and helpful information. Thanks.
Glad to help
This was, by far, the most important, & informative video I've seen of yours! You should have or could have been a teacher. I'm a Sociologist, & you have such a calm, mellow, patient, & thorough way of explaining these Pre-Algebra formulas. Thank you for your sweet demeanor 🙂
Thanks so much Christopher. I appreciate that. I like teaching as much as I like doing. :)
Learning so much with your videos!!! You’re awesome
I put your video in transcript sometimes in order to understand everything and don’t miss anything because my native language is Spanish !!!! Muchas gracias maestro 🎉🙏🏼🕯🥹
😁 awesome. Thanks so much.
Thank you for your clarity in your explanation!
No problem!
This was literally the most helpful candle video I've ever seen. I've been doing method one and it's such a waste, but I didn't know how to fix it. Thank you!!
☺️ Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I am new to your channel and I am an official student of the Black Tie Barn experience ❤ I am going back through and starting from the beginning: 30-45 minutes a day will keep my candle IDK what the heck I’m doing stress away 😂😂😂 THANK YOU again!!! Please please know that you are a BLESSING to the candle makers community
Thanks so much Cherise! And welcome!
This video is definitely something I will keep bookmarked to come to as often as needed. It is extremely helpful and simplistic. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. I am new to candle making and im curious to your method #2 how did you get 1 in the 1.09
Best basic candle math explanation on TH-cam! Thank you!!!🕯
Thanks for making it clear and simple. Good teacher.
Thank you!
Thank you for the formulas.
Thank you for the explanations. When you said the phrase “The one thing you never thought you would be doing when it comes to candles.”
I said kind of begrudgingly said…Math.
Then you said math.
Before finding this gem 💎 video I learn about density, mass, volume and specific gravity.
I learned about myself that sometimes I just need a good reason to learn something.
Math is explaining a lot.
I bet my high school math teachers would faint if they knew about my new interest in math.
I kind of Like math.
I never thought I would say those words.
You are a Great Teacher.
Haha. For sure. I always enjoyed math but it's funny that you mentioned a lot of people who didnt..didn't... end up using it and enjoying it later. True!
Not only are you extremely talented and your instructions are easy to understand and follow. Your funny and entertaining to watch.
Thanks for the tutorials. I will definitely try my hand and candle making. For myself. And maybe a friend or two. Congratulations on your new store🎉.
Thanks so much 😊 Appreciate that. :)
Thank you so much for your tutorials, you are the absolute best and always informative, to the point, interesting and USEFUL! THANK YOU!!!!!!
Thanks so much
I didn’t know about the net weight point. I checked lots of products and it is always net wt. It is a very important to be correct. Thanks a lot . God bless.😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for this. At age 54 and a bit old school, this was extremely helpful for me. I am not good at math but when taught can pick it up. So thank you for this.
No problem!
By far the most useful and helpful video I’ve seen so far (and I’ve seen a lot) 😂 some make the math soooo complicated and I wanted to thank you for breaking it down in a very easy way!
Thanks so much Maria. Glad you enjoyed it!
Just started playing with the idea of starting my own candle making business and you have been my got to guide ! Thank you for sharing and being such a resource ❤
Thanks so much. I appreciate that
Thank you so much the way you explain is incredible i went to start my candle business it helps me alot thank you so much
No problem!
Thank you so much for this video! Incredibly clear, concise, and informative.
Glad it was helpful!
So very helpful!!!!! I'm just starting out and this was really useful. Thanks
Glad to help!
I signed up for Skillshare the last time you ran your promo. I'm really enjoying it.
Awesome. Yes I use it all the time. Lol
See here I am thinking that I am a pro already. I was doing so much tweaking and using my mathematical skills on how to get the perfect amount of wax to fragrance ratio for my 12oz and 7oz candles. You just made my life so much easier LOL. My formulas were looking like tally marks. This is so much simpler I will be doing this ASAP. This, is going to be really long. For my measurements I will find out what was the total amount of both fragrance oil and wax together then I will start subtracting wax amount and then adding on the fragrance oil until I matched up to what I needed.
Ah yes. You will definitely benefit from this then.:)
Excellent video, to the point, clear, well executed. Thank you very much sir!
Your welcome. Thank you
Thanks for the info it really helped me a lot on figuring out the weight of the fragrance
No problem! :)
Thank you so much for breaking it down! I feel more confident in making candles
Glad it was helpful!
Apologies if this is somewhat of a dumb question but I've been trying to figure this out... what do you do for the labeling when your weight is not an even number? For example my fill weight is 7.9oz. Do you totally put that exact number, try to get the fill to an even number, or round down?
Not dumb question at all. Rounding is fine, probably safer to either 1) round down or 2) just add .1oz more of fill so you can just make it an even 8. That's easiest if you have room. BUUUT it's also totally fine to say 7.9oz. I know plenty that do that. :
Thanks Wade. I saw this before but didn’t really look closely. You explained this perfectly. Thanks again. Very understandable.
Thanks!
I am really enjoying your channel lately. Thank-you so much for great useful content!
Thanks so much.
This video was just what I needed. I'm stressing over the wax, FO, weight combination and you explanation was spot on. I'm mathematically challenged and your explanation was perfect for understanding. Thank you sir, again you are a candle God.
Thanks so much. Glad it helped!
Thanks Wade, good piece of information and education. Hopefully will show u my product in due time.
I needed you a month ago but I'm so happy I found you 😊. Thank you this helped me so much ❤
You're welcome! :)
Thanks!!! Great teacher!! 😎
Thank you Wade, that was the easiest explanation I have heard....wow that was not complicated at all....a million thanks..Carol
i think this is the most helpful video out there plus he’s so patient in teaching… really good video
Thanks so much Isa belle
@blacktiebarn Thank you for the two explanations, I needed this!!
Can you please tell me where I can find the cheat sheets?
Thank you
I was doing the first example but recently I learned example 2 but in grams so I had to covert oz into grams so now that you explained into oz it’s AMAZING!!! Same though but I like more in oz than grams
Thank you so very much Sr!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🕯
No problem. Yes it's the same either way. You can use whatever unit of measurement you want (as long as it's by weight)
Finally! A great video to start making my own candkes
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I Swear You Are A Messiah Of Candle Making Thank You So Much For These Quick And Easy solid steps Leading us candle makers in the proper direction
Can I just say thank you so much for really making this super easy for me to understand.
Second time watching this video; this time I am able to take notes. Definitely will be using METHOD 2. Who wants to be wasting wax and fragrance oil anyway. Thank you so very much for sharing this formula. Definitely will be making use of it in my journey.
Awesome. And I agree! :)
Thank you so very much for this clear version.
Np!
Thankyou ..that was a well presented uncomplicated lesson session..awesome!
I had my sons helping me try to make the candle math math but still didn't sink in and here you come along and boom there it is. thank you
Lol. Awesome
I am very impressed, I’ve seen maybe 30 videos of how to make candles and i haven’t been able to feel confident enough to do it. I have to say that after watching your video i feel ready! You should be a math teacher too btw! .. thank you for taking the time to explain this to people like me trying to understand the formula. You are truly the best! 😊
Thanks so much Susan. Glad it was helpful. I enjoy math and wouldn't mind teaching it.... unfortunately it would be a massive paucity. 🤣 so I'll just sprinkle it in where it makes sense. Ha. Thanks again!
@@BlackTieBarn lol well you are very good at it. I am having trouble understanding something I bought a wax to be exact but I don’t really know of anyone that does candles 😞 hopefully i will get it one day. But thanks for all your videos! I think I’ve seen them all 😅
Thank you so much wade !! This was very helpful 😊
Thanks for sharing this. You are always so helpful.
You are so welcome!
I'm very new, like virgin new, lol, to candle making. I detest math, never good at it, but watching your videos does help, ALOT! I would love the cheat sheet! That would be awesome for me! Your very informative and not finger tapping boring to listen too!😊. I'm looking forward to starting this adventure and want it to be a fun adventure not stressful!. Thanks for your videos, please let me know how I can obtain that cheat sheet😊
Thank you so much for all your help
You're welcome. :)
I learned a lot after so much confusion with wax wt and Fo percentage. Thanks❤
Glad it was helpful!
This video really helped me with my fear of making the right measurements for my candles. I didn't even know where to start until i found your vid. Thank you! I just have one question, when you explained how to know how much fill you need per jar, and you said to weigh the empty and filled jars. Can i just use water to fill the jar instead of wax?
I was struggling with my own formulas and def wished for help with it. Thank you!
No problem!
You explain this really well! thank you!
Np! Thank you!
Hi, thank you for all this information it has helped me understand little by little. Now my question is for lesson 2 fragrance and wax can that also be used for essential oils?
The math can be... yes. But you don't want to use near as much EO as you would FO. EOs can be very toxic abd dangerous if used that much.
Really appreciate this video! Not enough on this subject even though the information is out there, it needs to be discussed. Cheers!
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Another thing I didn’t see you touch on is that with method one your final fragrance inclusion doesn’t end up being a true 9%, but rather 8.28% because it’s 1.44 oz fragrance to 17.44 oz total volume. This is a small but important distinction that trips up beginning chemists and microbiologists all the time too, since in those fields a difference of a fraction of a percent can throw the whole process off.
As long as you’re sticking with one method for your formulas it can work just fine, but that’s a critical difference you’ll need to account for if switching between the two calculation methods.
I didn't touch on that specifically because it depends. Most waxes list a % FO they can hold IN the wax. The example you mentioned is what % of the combination is FO. Which is different. My recommendation is for people to choose one and stick with it. But when most companies/manufacturers say 10% load. They mean 10% in addition to the wax (which was the two methods I mentioned assumed). If someone was wanting 10% of the finished product to be FO that does not lead to 10% fo load. You are correct. It's close, but not the same. But both methods I mentioned are the same FO % (just different amounts total)
But honestly..... I would have added confusion for most to the video. It's sort of a side discussion. Lol. But definitely worth it at some point. Thanks Dustin
First off- thank you for taking the time to make this video. Candle math is very important to me, a newbie to this hobby/business. One thing you did not discuss was determining how much unmelted wax to start with, by weight, to use when attempting to fill a particular container. I've been taring my container, filling it with water and then multiplying the weight of the water by .86 to give me the weight of wax to melt that will fill that container. It seems to work OK, but my question is will this work with all wax blends (or at least be close) besides just straight soy? I'm just trying to find a method of determining how much wax to use in a container without actually melting the wax to weigh to begin with. Weighing water is definitely easier than weighing melted wax, especially if your batch consists of several differently-sized containers. Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer my question... and for making this video.
Hey Floyd. I guess I could have mentioned that but I made an assumption. My mistake. You can use the water method if you want... but I just weigh an empty jar, then melt wax and fill the jar once that I plan to use. Then weigh again and net the difference. To me that just makes the most sense snd is the most accurate. Different waxes have different densities so the water method isn't all that accurate for all waxes. So this is my preference plus easy you have to melt wax anyway so just fill your jar one time first. 😀
Great great video. So specific an full of information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This has made my candle making so much easier, thank you!
Great!
Awesome breakdown on the math formula! I cheat and use and The Candle Maker Calculator App but it's important to know how to do the math too. I snagged a spot on the Skillshare offer, thanks for setting that up!
Thanks Alyssa. I don't trust apps a lot so I always do the math when creating my recipes. Then craftybase keeps ny recipe and never have to do it again. But I've seen apps spit out strange results before. Makes me nervous. 😁🤪
Thank you so much for this video, I hate math and didn't even clue in that I would need to use it to start my candle-making journey. You made it very easy to follow, and I appreciate the examples and simple, easy-to-follow instructions. Thank you for being awesome, and for making these videos. (And a hello from Alberta, Canada! I'm glad I found your channel!)
Awesome. Glad it was helpful. I worry I might add more confusion by I tried to simplify yet also provide details. Lol
You are very clear and easy to understand. Ty
Ty. :)
This was so helpful. Are are the guru of candle making!😊
Lol. Thanks so much. :)
Thanks for your truly helpful content Wade!
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Absolutely amazingly informative ❤️❤️
Thanks!
I am looking at the idea of making a few candles for personal use. Wade, your channel has excellent technical info!
FYI, serious soap makers and cosmetic formulators also use weight, not volume. [I do both.] Also, if you can use it, the metric system will make the math easier to deal with. [9% of a kilogram = 1,000 grams x 0.09 = 90 grams. 9% of 2 pounds is ... confusing.]
For a good visualization of why we use weight instead of volume ... fill a glass with ice cubes. When they melt, you have the same weight of water, but less volume. Or fill a wax pouring pitcher with chunks of wax, then melt them - again, same weight, different volume.
Yes all absolutely true! Thanks for sharing. I always recommend the same as well!
Thank you for this, definitely signing up for your news letter.
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You are amazing - thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Its a lifesaver for a newbie candlemaker like myself.
Thanks so much!
Hi Wade, I just saw this video today and I have to say your videos are educational and fun. I love them. Now I must admit that I use a different method and here in Aus we use grams. I hope that my method is correct as that is the method I’ve been using since I started over 2.5 years ago. I know my jar holds 280g so I calculate 280 x 9% = 25.2g of oil, I round to 25g. So I subtract 25 from 280 = 255g wax. I hope the way I’ve been doing is also correct and if not please let me know.
Thsnk you. The formula is the same whether is grams or oz, just a different unit.
Regarding your specific method. It's fine and most people start that way. The concern (which is the example I gave in the video) KS that your fragrance load isn't actually 9% anymore. It's almost 10% now (9.88).
By adding it in first snd then subtracting it out, its not accurate. You said your final numbers are 25.2 FO abd 255 wax, right?
25.2 / 255 = .988 or 9.9% FO load. Which is not what you thought you were getting.
So you can do it that way if you want, just keep in mind your FO is more than you thought. Whatever melts you use, be consistent.
But hope this helps show why that method isn't preferred for accuracy
@@BlackTieBarn thank you Wade.
Omg you just made candle music !!!! Thank you soooo much !!! I understand ever step you just explain ☺️
🤗 awesome!
Thank you so much! This was awesome! Very well put together!
Np! Thanks you Alisa!
I’ve talked myself out of so many entrepreneurial ideas. Watching your videos makes me confident that I can do this. I haven’t talked myself out of it yet….
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After watching this video, I realized I have been doing it a mixture of both methods. I was taking 16x .09 =1.44 then taking 16- 1.44=14.56. 🤨 I think I am going to start doing it the way of method 2 even though the difference is only .12. Thanks for the video!
Yes. Good catch. The math you were using actually leads to a different fragrance load. Which isn't a huge deal if your consistent with it. But it does lead to a different FO load then you think you are using
I was just thinking the same myself. Had to come into the comments and make sure cause that’s how I would normally calculate a 9% of something.
This video was very helpful and easy to understand. I just recently started making candles and saw videos on candle math and wasn't sure if I was doing it right. Your videos are great. Thank you so much for the info and the details you give.
You are welcome . Thanks Jennifer!
Good Evening awesome video on question in method 2…. Where does the 1 come from on step 3
Thanks! Well, the simple answer is.... "math". Lol. That's just the formula to get a percentage part of a whole. 1 is the whole. Its easier to just accept that it's just a math formula. Lol. So hard to explain in text. Lol
Thank you so much Wade. Math was definitely not my favorite subject, I have always used the 1st method, and just poured wax melts with my left over wax, so seeing the 2nd method was super helpful today. Thank you!! ❤️ 😊
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Thank you so much for this video!! It was very helpful! Let me know where I can locate the cheat sheet - I would love to have a copy 😇
Thank you soooo much for explaining the math method in its simple form making it easier for me to follow and make my candles. I was at a lost just to make one the right way. Looking forward to watching your other videos.
No problem at all!
You have a great way of explaining things that make it very easy to understand. Thank you for taking your time to help people that are just starting out❤️👍🏻
Thank for you thst. I appreciate and glad it's coming through. ;) I always worry about it. Lol
Brilliant, thanks. I'm just at the testing stage and did wonder about finding fill amount needed for containers. I was going to weigh with water, but that probably would have been way off...
Formula for total fill is so helpful too.
Cheers 🙃
Np!
Calculus teacher here to say WOOOOHOOO MATH!!!
🤣🤣👍 awesome. Lol
so informative, thank you!
You're so welcome!
I poured my very first candles today. I don't believe I'd have made it without you. You are my 'go to' instructor. I have so many questions, but I know you're busy so I'll just ask one...do I check each candle for sink holes, and how soon into curing? {okay, two questions). I used IGI4630. Thank you.
Hey Don. Np at all! I'd check for the sink holes a couple hours in and then fill in. It will depend on jar size though so just experiment. If your using a wax likely to have sink holes you'd want to do that to each or you'll never know. If using waxes not as susceptible to them, then you're good
@@BlackTieBarn I had no idea how intricate this process can be...testing, testing, testing. My first candles weren't bad (thanks to you). However, of the many questions I have, the most important one is regarding HT. I used 2.375 dia. mason jars, 4 and 8 oz. I used IGI4630 with 6% fragrance in the 8oz and 9% in the 4oz. I used multiple wick sizes, htp, cd, lx, and heated/poured according to wax manufacturer instructions and cured 48 hrs. What I experienced was a stronger smell of paraffin than fragrance in all testers. I just purchased 464, thinking a blend with the 4630 may reduce the paraffin odor. Would you be so kind as to offer any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
I don’t think you understand what you just did for me?!?! I absolutely hate math and struggled with it in school! You literally helped me understand this within 20 minutes! Its so easy! I just have to continue to practice it! Thank you so much! God bless you!
Ty. And happy to help. :)
Ok, I usually like math but you got my eyebrows dancing on the method 2! LMBO 🧐☺️
Haha!
Beautifully done video. Thank you Wade. I've been making candles for a few years and this would have been soooooooo good to know at first!
Ty!
Thank you for the information! It was wonderfully delivered. I am going to ask what may be obvious but here goes. When you fill the container to determine how much it hold it needs to be done with melted wax, correct? And then can it be poured back out and the fragrance added or should that one be tossed. Thank you!
Thanks sO much for your generously sharing your professional expertise. Always learn very much from your exceptionally detailed videos. Thank you for all your servanthearted detailed work. Grateful wanna be candlemaker. Mucho Gracias
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Thank you so much for this info , you have been helping me so so much in starting my business you make it plain for me . I haven’t started yet but I will soon. Again thank you
You are so welcome!