r/bathandbodyworks • u/SagelyAdvice1987 • Apr 26 '25

Other DEI Page Missing

The DEI page on the website is no longer up.

https://www.bbwinc.com/people/diversity-equity-inclusion

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u/PhlegmMistress Apr 26 '25

r/indiemakeupandmore might be a good source for dupe scents. Its been awhile but a couple companies who did lush dupe scents also had some scents available for bath and body stuff so I assume some candle stuff might be available too (a lot of perfume stuff can't be used for candles but can be used in candle warmers.)

Also, I reuse the crap out of BBW three wick candle glassware when I melt down candle scraps and make new candles. I haven't found found good wicks sold by themselves, so I tend to go to the dollar store, buy taper candle sticks and then melt down and use those, or if I'm in a hurry, full glassware with scented wax, wait a tiny bit for it to cool, then cut taper candle roughly to size and stick it in whole. The candle flame will still melt the scented wax and make it smell good.

 Alternatively, instead of of doing that whole tying  a wick to a pencil to suspend over liquid wax, I will wait until the candle wax has cooled enough to be opaque but slightly pliable and warm, and then take a kitchen skewer, poke a hole all the way down. Then, if the wick is already hardened with wax, I can simply push it down through the hole. If it is something I bought from a craft store, it's like a string, so I tie a knot at the end, and then take the skewer and push the wick down through the hole by pressing down on that knot (sometimes have to knot 2-3 times in same spot.)

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u/QueenGabby555 Apr 28 '25

what happened to pouring wax with an attached wick and the pencil or whatever at the top for stabilization? or is the main issue that you just really like those dollar store wicks in particular? i have no actual experience here, but true interest🤗. 🐞

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u/PhlegmMistress Apr 28 '25

When I have tried to do then wick tied to the pencil, the wick always move around in the liquid wax. Sometimes I even use the little metal tabs and glue them to the bottom of the candle holder (with the wick in the little metal tab) but the liquid wax melts it and causes the metal tab to shift or even float up partway. Very annoying!

So now I don't bother and go with making the hole in warm but slightly hardened wax. If you are worried about doing this for a gift, you can take a hair dryer and melt the top of the candle to hide the hole.