Your advise needed

Subject: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:14 am

I think it's called synergy.. a lot of the scent products, oils, etc can be overlapped in candle making.

Should I try to make and offer candles? Should I co-ordinate them with the soaps?

Do you all like smelly candles? LOL

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FYI.. I don't want to make any liquid products: Lots of people have asked about liquid natural soap or shampoos. That is just too much an investment in bottling and labeling at this point.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:18 am

I think that's a great idea.
I buy beeswax candles at a local craft fair and I also like scented ones as long as the scent is not too overpowering.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:22 am

NancyB (admin) wrote:

I think it's called synergy.. a lot of the scent products, oils, etc can be overlapped in candle making.

Should I try to make and offer candles? Should I co-ordinate them with the soaps?

Do you all like smelly candles? LOL

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FYI.. I don't want to make any liquid products: Lots of people have asked about liquid natural soap or shampoos. That is just too much an investment in bottling and labeling at this point.

Fragranced candles are really popular in the UK and have been for a good few years. Atm the most popular seem to be food fragranced, espresso/coffee is particulary hard to get as they sell out so quickly and orange cinnamon is particularly popular at xmas.

Co-ordinating candles and soap are really nice gift ideas, although for myself I would probably buy different fragrances in each (food aromas for candles, floral/fresh aromas for soap), but that's just me.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:32 am

I am a candle freak, Nancy! I use them in the warming jars, so they don't have to be lit, but they are on all the time.

Same as soaps and lotions, I am very sensitive to smells, so I can't use the flowery or perfumey ones, but love the fruity ones. If you try them, I would definitely be interested in trying them out.

Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:39 am

I use the scented candles a LOT. I like the Vanilla,Hot Apple Pie and Pumpkin. Our house is closed up all summer and they do come in handy for houseatosis.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:46 am

I love to give and receive scented candles!

Just another thought . . . I don't suppose there's any synergy with body butter, is there? I've just discovered I like that, too.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 10:46 am

lindakm wrote:

I use the scented candles a LOT. I like the Vanilla,Hot Apple Pie and Pumpkin. Our house is closed up all summer and they do come in handy for houseatosis.

They are some of my favorites too, along with the berries, cranberry, blueberry, cherry, etc.

Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 11:15 am

I mostly use Vanilla, I don't like the strong scented ones either. I also use the heated oil in my bathrooms. The plug in ones. I like the fresh linen scent.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 11:47 am

Oooo, fresh linen scent! I love that. And, coffee scent, and vanilla, sugar cookie, and perfumed candles in the scents that I like. Right now, I'm hooked on Bath and Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom. The other day I was in a meeting and the guy sitting to my left leaned over, inhaled real big, and said, "Ummmm, you smell good." Made my day!

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 12:03 pm

inkydinkydoo wrote:

Oooo, fresh linen scent! I love that. And, coffee scent, and vanilla, sugar cookie, and perfumed candles in the scents that I like. Right now, I'm hooked on Bath and Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom. The other day I was in a meeting and the guy sitting to my left leaned over, inhaled real big, and said, "Ummmm, you smell good." Made my day!

I love that Japanese Cherry Blossom too, Inky.

Nancy I burn candle/candles almost everyday. I would be a customer.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 12:20 pm

Sydney get you one of the Apple pies. It smells just like your baking one.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 12:35 pm

Cousin_Jake wrote:

I think that's a great idea.
I buy beeswax candles at a local craft fair and I also like scented ones as long as the scent is not too overpowering.

Beeswax!!!!!!! Its the only candle I can handle with all my breathing problems. I love them.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 12:37 pm

They have some great new soy candles that are supposed to be super.
I will need to do a lot of researching... and practicing.. Maybe after recital in May.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 27th 2009, 12:50 pm

Nancy, soy candles are great and they have very little smoke, in other words, they burn very clean. I have 3 soy candles.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 28th 2009, 8:56 am

Nancy, if you do decide to add candles to your repertoire, you might consider candles of the season. That is how I rotate mine.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 28th 2009, 9:11 am

I am a true candleholic. I love strong scented candles. At any given time I bet I have a supply of 20 candles. LOL! I am constantly buying new scents!

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed February 28th 2009, 7:41 pm

my advice would be tarts. simpler to make and easier to package. my personal preference for home scenting

Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 4th 2009, 8:51 am

I like the tarts, too. We're not allowed to have open flames, here at work, but we can do tarts, with the little warmers.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 4th 2009, 9:16 am

I think candles are a good idea...I bought candles and added them to all your soaps that I gave as Christmas gifts...

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I love candles too. That would be a nice combination with your soaps and something I would give as a gift. It would be fun to have them complement with scents and colors for a powder room.
BTW-your pic with the wine and soap is appealling to me on soooo many levels. Everytime I see that I think if we could just sell our darn last house I need wine, chocolate and of course some gorgeous soap from Nancy! Wink

Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 5th 2009, 12:34 pm

Umm...candles. I vote yes.

Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 5th 2009, 5:15 pm

Hurry up Nancy! My candle supply is low, lol! dance

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 6th 2009, 4:41 am

Lori wrote:

Hurry up Nancy! My candle supply is low, lol! dance

LOL - Lori. It will be a while if I do it. It will take time to learn ( it's not as easy as it looks)

I am thinking about doing "soap tarts" it would be like candle tarts but you don't warm them, just place in a bowl in the room. Like potpourri but not as messy.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 6th 2009, 7:24 am

Nancy that's what I did with some of my soaps. I have them sitting around the house in bowls and they still smell good.

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Subject: Re: Your advise needed March 6th 2009, 7:43 am

LOL...just messing with you Nancy! Twisted Evil

I know you will be cranking out product in no time! dancing banana

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