3bees~1flower Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 so i burned my candle made with the oive oil wax from Swan Candles....the first burn was good with a nice melt pool...but now, everytime i light it, it smokes terribly...even right away when i light it...the wick is not too long. i used the normal frag load that i do with my soy (1.5oz ppw, this amount does not smoke in my soy). does the smoke mean the wick is too big or what? if that's the case, why didn't smoke on the first burn? i'm using an ECO wick. thanks for any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logcabinmomma Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I would contact the manufacturer for the max FO load on that wax. It's a new one that even Swans says they're still testing and it's not even listed on the manufacturer's site... try this number (888) Wax-Pro1 for the corporate office and ask the FO load... my guess is that it's not blended to hold that high of a load....-Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I make my own olive oil blend and even though I don't use very much oo, I still cut back on fo in the exact ratio of the oo. In other words: 1 tsp oo, I cut back by 1 tsp fo (measure out my ounce and then take a tsp out.) With heavier fo's you may need to cut back even more... I haven't had a problem with smoking, I use cotton wicks. They do tend to burn slower than straight soy so the candle lasts longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3bees~1flower Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 thank you for your relies.KK...i will try making one with less fo...i just always fear poor hot thro due to not enough FO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Honestly, I've only used the herb scents with my olive oil...Rosemary, Sage, Basil or a combo of these and they tend to throw pretty well with less fo; so I don't know for sure if you will have a problem with other scents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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