How to Make Stronger Smelling Candles // Candle Making 101: Hot Throw
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2024
- Are you ready to create seriously strong scented candles? "Hot throw" is how strong a candle smells while it's burning. In this video, we'll give you some of the most essential tips for achieving a powerful hot throw to level up your candle-making and make the most of your fragrance oil.
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00:00 Intro
00:13 Hot Throw Explained
00:23 Wax Temperatures
00:44 Mixing
01:00 Testing Fragrance Loads
01:24 Weighing Your Candle Supplies
01:48 Perfect Your Melt Pool
02:48 Key Points to Keep in Mind
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Would enjoy more videos like these!!
More to come! If there's a particular topic you'd like us to cover, just let me know!
Thank you 😊
Very happy to help!
The longer I let my candles cure (4 weeks minimum), the stronger the CT & HT.
That’s great to hear! Candles will generally improve over a few weeks, especially when stored in good conditions!
Yep I cure my soy ones 1 month
Thank you so much
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Just a very small pedantic correction (that CandleScience very likely know) that many candlemakers mistake, Wax and Fragrance does not "bond" or "bind", there is no molecular binding of the two. Instead, they create a "homogenous mixture" where the molecules are not connected, but equally distributed within the wax.
I've seen many candlemakers misunderstand this and constant talk about wanting the fragrance to bind to the wax and it can lead to a general misunderstanding of the process which can throw up problems when it comes to troubleshooting candles.
Great point! I can definitely work on getting some more in-depth content out regarding the candle-making process!
good science there
With essential oils, could adding 10% fragrance load actually be causing the hot throw to not be as strong? I’m struggling with both cold and hot throw but I’ve only tested at 10%
Do you have any advice for tallow/beeswax candles? My cold throw is great, I have a hemp wick and it has done well but my hot throw is lacking. With tallow should I add the fragrance at a higher heat than 185?
Unfortunately, because we don't currently carry materials to make tallow candles I haven't done much comprehensive testing with it, I'm so sorry! Each type of wax holds on to fragrance ingredients differently though and some scents may work better than others. For beeswax, especially if it is unbleached, more earthy scents and florals tend to work better as they compliment the natural aroma of the beeswax. For tallow, it may be a bit more trial and error to find which types of scents work best. You may also be able to experiment with different fragrance loads, you'll just want to be sure to not overwhelm the wax. Adding a little paraffin, or soy if you'd like to keep the wax all natural, might help too.
Thank you for this video. Question: I've burned candles that didnt need 2-4 hours to experience the HT. Why is that? I'm referring to manuactured candles.
Happy to help! Many candles are capable of getting a strong hot throw in a short amount of time and some can have a very potent cold throw without even being lit! A lot of that comes down to the wax used and the fragrance load. Paraffin wax typically throws scent better than soy alone and paraffin is used often in large brand candles for this reason. If the candles are 100% soy though, they may use a higher fragrance load, many waxes can hold up to 10%!
@@candlescience Thank you for your response, and that makes perfect sense! I have another question, if you don't mind answering. I'm having an issue with mushrooming, and I've used several different wicks. Whenever I burn a manufactured candle, there's no mushroom! How can we, homemade candle makers, get the same wicks? I've tested CD and HTP wicks.
@@treninajohnson3304 Hi I had that happen to me as well, where I just couldn't get a great burning candle. So what I did was change the wax/or at times change to wick manufacture and I had excellent results. I used Premier Wicks being that they have so many sizes. I have a few candles that take HTP. Hope this helps
I will be using essential oils in my candles do I use the same amount as you do with fragrance oils?
Typically, we recommend starting testing at 6% but this can vary by scent. I'd recommend taking a look at the essential oil's product page to see the recommended amount as well as the max amount safe to use according to IFRA.
HI! Are you saying that I should be measuring the weight instead of volume? :O i've been measuring the milliliter instead of grams/ounces!
Hi! Because fragrance oils and other materials can vary in density, measuring by weight will be the best way to get the most accurate results. Sometimes the difference in density is barely noticeable but other times it can make a big difference which could lead to under or over-scenting your products.
In some videos they say that we have to put the essence at 150 degrees. is this true? I can't understand what to do...
If you are working with materials that specify adding scent to the wax at 150°F you can absolutely test by following those instructions! In our testing though, most fragrance oils and essential oils need to be added to wax at higher temperatures to ensure that they bind well to the wax. We usually recommend 185°F. Adding fragrance at low temperatures can sometimes allow for the fragrance to seep out of the wax and this will cause it to burn off faster and cause some performance issues.
Okay so I thought if you add the fragrance oil that hot
it burns the fragrance oil off? Is that not true or is that true for some waxes?
We recommend adding our fragrance to the wax at 185°F to ensure that it binds well to the wax but some waxes, like a few coconut waxes, sometimes recommend adding it higher. This will not result in any damage to the scent or cause any burn off. If the wax and fragrance is held at very high heat over a VERY long period of time, then you may start to run into some burn off issues but not during the typical candle making process.
How important is the curing period?
It can depend on the wax but it does make a big difference for soy wax in particular. The curing time allows for the fragrance and wax to fully bind and soy candles generally smell better after a period of at least 3-5 days. You can definitely burn the candles sooner to test the wicks but I would wait longer to get a more accurate impression of the hot throw. Paraffin candles typically throw scent a bit easier than soy and can be burned sooner.
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I went to college to studies of candle making #successfully
😊 good luck
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