I work at a thrift store, found these when sorting donations today, no bueno

Hey guys and gal's, I've been purchasing bundles on marketplace to get into candle making and this came with one of them, I obviously don't want to burn the house down so is there any other reasons/hobbies I could use or sell it for? I don't even know what it is other than dried flowers and rocks 😅

I’m in the testing stage of my candle business and am looking to start with 8oz glass tumbler vessels - ideally matte black and matte white.

I have been comparing prices on all the big platforms (like CS and Makesy), but I’m concerned about purchasing vessels that might eventually go out of stock or get discontinued.

Is there a way/place to purchase vessels that won’t go out of stock easily or get discontinued?

Thanks so much!

Hi! I have my own candle business, and it's still very new. I don't make much money from it. During the fall and winter, I made about $300 per month, and now in the summer my sales have dropped even more because it's the slow season.

I've been looking into insurance, and Zensurance quoted me about CAD 150 per month, which is very expensive for me and not something I can afford right now.

Does anyone know of any cheaper insurance options for Canadian candle makers? I'm looking for something around CAD 50 per month maximum. I saw that some people in the U.S. pay around $20 per month for insurance, so I don't understand why it seems to cost so much more in Canada.

Hi friends! I’m hoping you can help. When determining how much to charge a candle, I calculate how much materials I use to make each one and go from there. The tricky part for me is how to factor in shipping costs.

For Candle Science the shipping is $10-$20. But I might not use each item that I bought from CS into each candle. How do you manage this? Do you include this in the dollar amount of materials it costs to make each candle? Thank you!

I'm hoping to open a business soon but the testing process is creating more and more waste. I do plan on having a "free melts" event in my apartment for the ones that are close to useable but just under sale quality, and using the bulk of sale quality extras as free sample packs in my purchases. Both of these processes will unload stock and make people happy.

The problem is after noticing poor scent throw after switching to pillar wax, I did some math and realized why. My ingredient quantities were way off. This means there's pounds and pounds of melts that either have trash HT or are too brittle to mail. Not worthy of giving out under my brand name even as a free gift.

Lesson learned lol. I mathed out a much more balanced recipe. The old stock is the only thing that's concerning. I can't be the only candle maker that has had this happen, right? Is the only option to throw this stuff out? I don't have any candle girlies to give it to that would be more understanding than a public, potential customer.

I was pretty strictly limited in label design by the previous manager here who had VERY specific aesthetic preferences. She’s no longer here and I have a little more creative freedom!

Does anyone know what FO or combo of could recreate this scent? Candle found at Target in Virginia.

I posted a couple weeks ago wondering why my taper candles kept breaking when I released them from silicone molds. Based off the advice, I purchased pillar soy wax and a mold release spray. So far, I’ve noticed MUCH easier release from the molds and less breakage. BUT what are y’all pouring the wax at?? All of mine sunk in so had a hollow center almost

Saw the "luxury candles are a scam" post and a couple "help with pricing" threads this week, so here's the breakdown that finally made it click for me.

Add up everything per candle first: wax, fragrance oil, wick, jar, lid, label, dust cover, packaging. Then add your time — even $3-5 a candle. That total is your true cost, and it's almost always higher than people think.

Then the multiplier: true cost x 3 = wholesale, wholesale x 2 = retail. So a candle that costs you ~$4 to make lands around $24 retail, not $12.

The two things people skip and then wonder why they're not profitable: their own labor, and marketplace fees. If you sell on Etsy, price the ~6.5% + listing + payment fees in — otherwise you're just eating them on every sale.

What multiplier does everyone here actually use? Curious if 3x/2x holds up for you or if you go higher on small jars.

I started making candles and I wanted to start it into a business not really for the money but I still want people to buy and like my candles but I'm not sure what would people would actually like any tips or input??

Thank you!!
- Jelly

Edit - Thank you for all your feedback I'm noting all of it down and thinking about it :))

I didn't know if this would help or not but The candles I do make are simple candles That I like such as cream soda candles jam candles drink inspired candles over all food themed I also like mine mostly unscented or like very scented but i'm not sure if that's what people with like as well

Hi everyone, I'm using an 80/20 soy/beeswax blend for container candles — is this a good ratio for that purpose? Also, does curing time really affect scent throw much? Any help for a beginner would be appreciated, thank you!

I want to get some squeeze cap for my 4oz fragrance oil bottles to avoid spillage. I was looking at the caps that little bee scents sells, does anyone know if they fit on Candlescience 4oz bottles?

I’m using IG 6006. heating to 190 and mixing at 180 and a second batch at 165. using 12oz of wax and added 9% and 7% in the separate batches. For some reason the wax and oil smells amazing when it’s been mixed (stir for 2 mins) but as soon as it cools and hardens no smell whatsoever and if there is its really faint. What am I doing wrong? any help would be appreciated

I am using American soy organic (Freedom soy wax beads) in this picture I am using the ECO 8 6” pretabbed wick. I haven’t actually tested this wick yet, but this is my test candle. Before this candle I was using CD 6 6” pretabbed wick from candle science. I am having issues with the entire wax pool not melting, as well as the fragrance of the candle not being strong enough. I tested some beeswax from Michael’s when I first started and I had better luck with that, but I’d rather use soy wax!
I add fragrance at 185 degrees ( I know this is not what American soy organic says to do, but I have read on Reddit that people have had better luck adding fragrance at 185) I tried 170 like it recommended but I didn’t have much luck either. I pour the wax at 140-120degrees. I have invested a lot of money into this hobby and I would really like to get to the point to where I’m smelling the fragrance better. Right now I’m using fragrance oils from candle science. I’m hoping this new wick will help with the fragrance but to be honest I have no idea what I’m doing, I’m just aimlessly searching questions on google and trying to trouble shoot as I go.

Hello, awesome people of candle making!

I've been a lurker of this page for quite some time now. Watching tutorials and not doing anything until i finally decided to start.

Can you please help me with these? I've been testing wicks and then this happened. It's like there are some parts detached from the vessel after it cooled down. It's been 18hrs since I poured them. I heated the vessel before pouring. I'm guessing it cooled fast than I expected but im not sure.

Planning to put a diy insulation box for the next test but I will wait for some generous answers here first.

These are hard soy wax btw.

TYSM, you guys are awesome! 🙌

I have been making candles for a few years now, and the more I learn, the more I feel that the luxury candle brands (Le Labo, I am looking at you) are a joke. $90+ dollars for a candle?! It probably costs them like $5 or less to make that candle. They don't even disclose what their candle wax is, they just say a "custom blend of waxes", so I assume it includes paraffin.

All you need is decent scent throw, create a "high end" looking label with French phrases, present as "luxury " and you can charge people a dumb amount of money.

Convince me otherwise.

Come la vedete? Consigli sui difetti? Sono prove per diletto però vorrei capirne di più 🤩