EO to Soy Ratio ** Was: Oh Kathleen, Rose Oil 5/97

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Yo Butch~

 

>Janet wrote;

> > Cause you need 1oz of eo to a lb of soy for scent throw!

> > It will mostly burn off and after a few minutes you will not smell it.

> > A sad way for rose to die, welled around a wick. ;-(

 

Butch asked:

 

>I don't think you mean that for all oils .. right? An ounce of Rose

>Otto ... or mebbe Neroli or Jasmine Absolute (if one were crazy enough

>to make candles from them) would blow you out of the room. At least

>that is the case for perfumes I think .. which is also a subject I know

>nothing about .. but I gathered that from a statement made in my OLD

>Guest Book ..

>at

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(Kathleen did say to tell her something that would make her stop, sounded

like a challenge to this old

cauldron stirrer).

 

This snip is taken from the soy wax distributors web site:

 

Heat wax to 150/160 degrees in a double boiler or wax melter

 

Add color, remove from heat source

 

Add desired fragrance oil at about 140-150 degrees (generally about 7% by

weight is suggested for the wax). remember---all please be sure to weigh

your fragrance oils. Stir slowly to combine, yet not incorporate air.

 

My note: manufacturers usually suggest stirring for 2 minutes.

 

True eo's are not fo's. so lets play a bit here.

 

Kathleen had 16oz soy and 1 oz of beeswax at 3% eo we are at .51

at 7% we are at 1.19 and

at 10% 1.7

And true different oils call for different amounts. Some folks " triple

scent " Also true adding eo's into wax at 140-150 degrees tends to give the

candle maker a burst of fragrance. Run ya out of the room, make sure the

room is well ventilated but not drafty. Now also true, I do not make

candles scented with Rose Otto, Jasmine absolute or Neroli eo's.

If some one on the list does, please I would love to talk to you.

 

I suppose if I had a customer who wanted it done and was

willing to pay the cost I would try it to see. But the rose wax etc like

Ylva suggests makes better sense to me.

 

I do know from experience Oregano onites will clean my lungs out very time

I pour Oregano candles, and I have 3-4

people who swear they can burn those and the breathing is not hindered and

in some instances they feel it helps them.

 

Many folks get frustrated when they first begin with soy because everything

about it is different.

What works for 1 person will not work for another. Humidity, room

temperature, pour temps, types and

amounts of oils, types of wax formulae, additives, wick types and sizes

vary with different oils.

 

And I am sure folks get tired of hearing me say it takes testing, testing,

testing.

All soy wax is not equal, all eo's are not going to react the same.

 

I suppose at some level this gets us back to the diffusion issue, what

happens to eo's when

heat is applied. I know may folks have strong opinions, some insist on cold

water diffusion

rather than heat diffusion. But ya can't add oils to cold wax.

 

>The entry for October 13, 1999. Heidi was List Mom of 1Toiletries for a

>long time .. she was a perfumist.

 

See there you have me, what I know about perfume making would not fill a

child's sewing thimble.

 

>Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch <http://www.AV-AT.com>http://www.AV-AT.com

 

you too

 

 

Making Light of Scents,

Janet Golden-Hogan

 

http://www.GoldenEssence.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Janet,

 

> Cause you need 1oz of eo to a lb of soy for scent throw!

> It will mostly burn off and after a few minutes you will not smell it.

> A sad way for rose to die, welled around a wick. ;-(

 

I don't think you mean that for all oils .. right? An ounce of Rose

Otto ... or mebbe Neroli or Jasmine Absolute (if one were crazy enough

to make candles from them) would blow you out of the room. At least

that is the case for perfumes I think .. which is also a subject I know

nothing about .. but I gathered that from a statement made in my OLD

Guest Book .. at http://www.AV-AT.com/guestbooks/guestbook.html

 

The entry for October 13, 1999. Heidi was List Mom of 1Toiletries for a

long time .. she was a perfumist.

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com