After wasting a cringe-worthy amount of time, money, and materials on FO testing, I found a few things helped: 1. Getting recommendations from the supplier. Candle Science lists FOs that pair well with each other in the description of each of their scents. Even if I don't go with their options, they at least give me ideas. 2. Googling. For example, "What scents pair well with lavender?" 3. Using a medicine cup and coffee stir stick to blend and sniff 2 fragrances gradually adding more of one fragrance or the other until it smells right. 4. Testing with clamshells (intially) instead of candles to save wax. I use a presto pot of wax, a small Pyrex measuring cup, a scale, and a metal teaspoon. I use a laddle to pour only the amount of wax I need for one clamshell into the Pyrex, add the FO mix, stir, pour, wipe out the Pyrex with a paper towel, and repeat for every new combo. The struggle is real😓 I hope this helps🙏🏼
OMG! You are a life saver, Erica! Thanks a lot! Actually I just decided to make a candle business because in my country is not too many business of these things. So, wish me luck! I don't know, your channel is the-MOST-make-sanse-videos then another content creator who share about 'candles things', and I learnt a lot of making candle from your videos, then my friends said 'your scent is uniqe' that actually I learnt from you. Well, thanks for your sharing. May God always blessing you and hope you in every joys and happiness.. Hallo from Indonesia anyways ❤️🤗✨
I get anxiety when i blend. Always afraid it'll end up smelling awful and thats just wasted fo. But i have come up with a few blends that i really like. If you're a fan of pink sugar (i prefer lonestar)...try blending it with CS Sprakling Grapefruit. Mmm.. or i really liked CS sea salt & orchid blended with TFC pineapple. Amazing! You should do a video on peoples favorite blends. I think it would be interesting to see what goes well together and how creative makers can be..
All the fragrances in my line are custom blends besides 1. I always get compliments on how unique my scents are. Blending is definitely my favorite part. ☺️
@@islandstar8974you just have to keep testing until they smell perfect to you. If you wanted a smoked pumpkin marshmallow for instance. I would use almost 50% pumpkin, 30-40% marshmallow and 10-20% “smoke” and then go from there.
im using coco apricot so the wax can hold up to 10 %. I’m using memory box candle co formulas. So my 9oz jar really holds 7oz. So 7oz =198 grams. So with your formula. I have to take 198 divide it by 110%= 180. So now I need 180 grams of wax. In order to find the 10% FO. I have to minus the 198-180=18. N I will need 18 grams of FO which will be the 10%. So that is where I got the 18 from. When I use the formular for blending two or more FO the candle sweat. Don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I follow the required melting and pouring temperature for coco apricot and soy C10.
I dip with a q tip put a piece of paper towel in a small zip lock bag and leave for a couple of hours. It gives the oils a chance to mingle and I don't waste anything on a candle I have no clue what to do with later on. I've made most of my blends this way by testing first. Of course it doesn't smell exactly the same mixed with wax but it does give you the sense if they're going to blend well. My worst attempt at a blend was trying to soften Driftwood. I added vanilla to the test and it smelled like a grandma who had been a smoker. Epic fail. But again. Didn't waste any supplies! 🤣
If you use a scent that is already blended, then mix it with 2 or 3 other scents, do I have to add every single scent on my label including the blended one? I really enjoy your videos and learned so much from you. Thank you and keep it up!
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After wasting a cringe-worthy amount of time, money, and materials on FO testing, I found a few things helped:
1. Getting recommendations from the supplier. Candle Science lists FOs that pair well with each other in the description of each of their scents. Even if I don't go with their options, they at least give me ideas.
2. Googling. For example, "What scents pair well with lavender?"
3. Using a medicine cup and coffee stir stick to blend and sniff 2 fragrances gradually adding more of one fragrance or the other until it smells right.
4. Testing with clamshells (intially) instead of candles to save wax. I use a presto pot of wax, a small Pyrex measuring cup, a scale, and a metal teaspoon. I use a laddle to pour only the amount of wax I need for one clamshell into the Pyrex, add the FO mix, stir, pour, wipe out the Pyrex with a paper towel, and repeat for every new combo.
The struggle is real😓 I hope this helps🙏🏼
I love the wax melt idea ! Thank you for your advice 🖤
OMG! You are a life saver, Erica! Thanks a lot! Actually I just decided to make a candle business because in my country is not too many business of these things. So, wish me luck! I don't know, your channel is the-MOST-make-sanse-videos then another content creator who share about 'candles things', and I learnt a lot of making candle from your videos, then my friends said 'your scent is uniqe' that actually I learnt from you. Well, thanks for your sharing. May God always blessing you and hope you in every joys and happiness.. Hallo from Indonesia anyways ❤️🤗✨
Thank you so much! ☺️
I get anxiety when i blend. Always afraid it'll end up smelling awful and thats just wasted fo. But i have come up with a few blends that i really like. If you're a fan of pink sugar (i prefer lonestar)...try blending it with CS Sprakling Grapefruit. Mmm.. or i really liked CS sea salt & orchid blended with TFC pineapple. Amazing!
You should do a video on peoples favorite blends. I think it would be interesting to see what goes well together and how creative makers can be..
Oh gosh that would be a really cool video honestly! ❤️
All the fragrances in my line are custom blends besides 1. I always get compliments on how unique my scents are. Blending is definitely my favorite part. ☺️
Do tell! 🤩 I’ve had success with 2 so far. 🙏🏼
Can I ask what formula u use to blend two or more fragrances??
@@islandstar8974you just have to keep testing until they smell perfect to you. If you wanted a smoked pumpkin marshmallow for instance. I would use almost 50% pumpkin, 30-40% marshmallow and 10-20% “smoke” and then go from there.
I been wanting to mix fragrance but never new how to thank you for that tip Erica going to give it ago
Thank you so much for this insight Erica! I was just testing candles & making some the other day & they came out so beautiful!! 😍
Oh that’s wonderful!! 🥰
love the blending idea for a super fun video.
im using coco apricot so the wax can hold up to 10 %. I’m using memory box candle co formulas. So my 9oz jar really holds 7oz. So 7oz =198 grams. So with your formula. I have to take 198 divide it by 110%= 180. So now I need 180 grams of wax. In order to find the 10% FO. I have to minus the 198-180=18. N I will need 18 grams of FO which will be the 10%. So that is where I got the 18 from. When I use the formular for blending two or more FO the candle sweat. Don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I follow the required melting and pouring temperature for coco apricot and soy C10.
I have blended so many great ones. Do you need to be mindful of the different flashpoints when blending?
Do you make all of your candles with the same FO % or do you switch it up depending on the fragrance??
I do the same FO % :)
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo good to know, thank you for responding.
Can you smell the two different scent caps next to each other to get an idea if the scents are compatible?
I dip with a q tip put a piece of paper towel in a small zip lock bag and leave for a couple of hours. It gives the oils a chance to mingle and I don't waste anything on a candle I have no clue what to do with later on. I've made most of my blends this way by testing first. Of course it doesn't smell exactly the same mixed with wax but it does give you the sense if they're going to blend well. My worst attempt at a blend was trying to soften Driftwood. I added vanilla to the test and it smelled like a grandma who had been a smoker. Epic fail. But again. Didn't waste any supplies! 🤣
I do something similar also!! :)
Manny Thanks Erica......LOVE this vedeo.☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆♡♡♡
Great video Erica! Thank you!
How do you add your blended scents into inventora?
Thank you! And I just add in the specific quantity of each oil used per candle in the COG area of the inventora product listing!
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo Got it! Thank you! 😊
If you use a scent that is already blended, then mix it with 2 or 3 other scents, do I have to add every single scent on my label including the blended one? I really enjoy your videos and learned so much from you. Thank you and keep it up!
Excellent video. thanks 👏
Thank you! 🤍
Would love to see a random FO blend video!
Can you tell me who to use your label template
Are these tips good for soap making?
Very useful, just subscribed thank you
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Can you explain how to create clp label with blended fragrance oils? This is also important but you didn’t explain that, thank you 😊
I am trying to get to your ETSY shop to download a candle sticker for warning label. You are not coming up. Do you have a link?
Yes it’s usually always the first link in my description! ❤️
www.etsy.com/shop/MBCCDesigns
Why did you change your intro?? Just curious....
I felt that this intro better describes what my channel is about ☺️ and also I like changing things up every once and a while! 🙃
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo I like it.
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