Rev Leon Lonnie Love
damned mine eyes, DAMNED mine eyes!!
Just get you a diffuser and orange essential oil.
Ain't nothing worse than buying some candles that don't even smell // UPDATE! Official Candle Making Thread
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but I'll definitely try cedar and sandalwood essential oils next
T-K-G
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don't listen to that nikka, you can easily make that a go-to date option, craft dates are the easiest to pull off if you add wine to the equationself-sufficiency ain't
I'm planning on learning cold press soapmaking and crochet, when SHTF and there's no stores, mf's gone need to wash their ass and stay warm
Excellent candle.
I'm making Rum and Sweet Tobacco tonight 
the last batch (above) has too many wood wicks (3) and possibly too much oil. I'm cutting it down to two wicks and cutting off about a third of the oils this time. Just enough time to cure while I go out of town and back.
I'll return with my results
the last batch (above) has too many wood wicks (3) and possibly too much oil. I'm cutting it down to two wicks and cutting off about a third of the oils this time. Just enough time to cure while I go out of town and back. I'll return with my results
I broke the jar on this one shortly after pouringI'm making Rum and Sweet Tobacco tonight
I'll return with my results
Made another mix with shyt I can't remember (gotta start labeling em) and it's hands down my strongest so far. 15-30 mins really does the job.Gettin more scents and wax tomorrow trying White Beeswax instead of Yellow this time. It's supposed to have less of a sweet scent
Still need to try Cedar and Sandalwood but this current candle could definitely last the rest of the month minimum
Update: I made 3 joints here: Tobacco and sandalwood which smells AMAZING, apple and "harvest spice" (apple pie) I gave that one to my mama. Then "Jeans", Amber, and a dash of lemongrass... smells like a bar of soap.I broke the jar on this one shortly after pouring
Gettin more scents and wax tomorrow trying White Beeswax instead of Yellow this time. It's supposed to have less of a sweet scent
The downside is the smell isn't as strong
They're only one wick and I'm learning you really need more with beeswax to heat it up. I may try again with soy but I hated it 
Maybe paraffin, it's the cheapest and cures the quickest anyway.ALSO, I'm naming them now... today I'm making "White Folks" (Vanilla and Sandalwood) "Solar Currency" (Bitter Coffee and Snickerdoodle... you see what I did there?
) and "Musk-- No Elon" (Cologne, Frankincense, and Lavender)shyts been rough lately 
I done cracked a gang of jars either burning the candle or trying to clean the jar itself. The fire alarm went off one day last week 
might have to let these woodwicks go, but they're so effective 
Got a pack of cotton wicks coming tomorrow but today imma try this
That should center the heat but also provide a sufficient melt pool. I hope
Also got a few candles that'll finally finish curing this week
I done cracked a gang of jars either burning the candle or trying to clean the jar itself. The fire alarm went off one day last week might have to let these woodwicks go, but they're so effective Got a pack of cotton wicks coming tomorrow but today imma try this
That should center the heat but also provide a sufficient melt pool. I hope
Also got a few candles that'll finally finish curing this week
daiquiridream
Pro
Burlington/TJ Max stores usually have a real good selection of strong scents to choose from. And I have a lot of essential oils to add some drops in when needed.
We making our OWN shyt over here pleighboi
I got a 60pack of essential oils the other week and gotta have about 90 total... and I don't even know what most of them are 
I've never had the stomach to play that much. Hell this whole shyt started cause I got of buying cheaper ones
They definitely got their formula down pact tho. That's the hardest part and I why I keep bumping the thread. There's so many variables. Wick type, wick size, wick amount, wax type and or blend, curing, jar dimensions, oil percentage... breh!!
