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I prefer to use wood wicks over cotton wicks, but that's just my personal preference. I do like the fact that they make a slight fire crackling sound as they burn down and I think the burn radius is more even. The wicks I use do tend to discolour non dyed wax slightly but that could just be the...

I tried pouring at a cooler temp 2 nights ago & so far so good, I had a lot less problems than I usually do so thanks so much for the advice :D I do find that I have more cracking problems in the wax using the wooden wicks but nothing any where as bad as the photo I posted since then & pre...

Thanks for the replies Lyn & Flameflight :) I've taken to using the heater to warm up the kitchen so it's not quite so cold when I'm making my candles and as I work full time as well I find the only time I really get to make them is at night when it's obviously cooler. But I find they're...

Thanks for the reply Relle, I have tried to slow down the cooling time by keeping them in a pre-warmed over and even tried sitting a candle in a bowl of hot/warm water until it set. But yes I think I'll have to keep my candlemaking to during the day instead of at night when the temperature's...

I'm hoping someone can shed some light on a problem I'm having. I made a few candles earlier this week which have deep holes or air pockets close to the wick. I haven't been doing anything different than usual as far as I know but over the last 2 weeks I've noticed these happening and also with...

Thanks to everyone for welcoming me aboard :) Vanessa, I only have one book right now & that's "Soap Maker's Workshop" by Robert McDaniel, but I'll be looking at adding more so I'll definitely be checking out those that you recommended as I've read great reviews about those 2 in particular...

Thanks for the links Hazel :) I'll be checking out those video's when I have some spare time & thanks again for replying

'Lo All, I'm FMP from Sydney (originally from NZ) & thought I'd better introduce myself before I forget :D I'm completely new to soap making, I haven't had a chance to make any yet. Though I had enrolled in 2 soap making classes but unfortunately both were cancelled for various reasons :(...

I've tried a few different waxes for my tarts & this is the one I only use now, it's definitely the best I've used :)