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How to Get Smooth Tops on your Candles

Everyone wants to get smooth tops on their candles. Rough surfaces, while mostly cosmetic and shouldn’t impact the performance of the candle, are not the aesthetic outcome most candle-makers are striving to achieve. This phenomena is especially common when making soy candles. Here, we explain factors that can cause uneven surfaces and tips on...

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What are the Benefits of Wax Melts?

If you’re on the fence about the role of wax melts, this post is for you! We address several benefits of wax melts and why you may wish to add them to your candle line. They are aromatic Wax Melts absorb heat more slowly and are able to release the aroma(s) without burning or...

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8 Tips for Shipping Candles in the Summer

As temperatures rise, it becomes more difficult to get candles; especially soy and coconut-based candles; to your customers safely. We share 8 tips for shipping candles in the summer heat that may help you keep your customers happy. While there’s not a reasonable way to guarantee that candles arrive the way you want them...

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Why are prices still so high and so may things still out of stock?

Why are prices still so high even though the COVID pandemic related restrictions are gone? Why are so many items still out of stock? We have been fielding inquiries on this topic in various forms lately and feel that it’s time to shed some light on the issue. It’s complicated! *9/29/21 Update: Manufacturers are...

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