Hi Chris
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 CG> 6) Seal both wick ends of the candle with wax. This is important.
 BH>But then after the candle is done, how do you unceal the end you are
You still never answered my first question. 
How do you seal the ends of the candle before you start?
This is important to note since I do not want to have my gift suddenly
sputter and go out.
 CG> I start with clear wax and add colouring. Since I add different
 CG> amounts of colouring for each batch, I end up with different
 CG> batches of coloured scraps.
Do you make other different taper candles as well?  I would be
interested in any other recipes you might have which would be fairly
easy to do.
 CG> different shades throughout the year and clarify them (q.v.)
What do you mean by clarify the wax?
 CG> If I *really* put out the word, I'd have everyone I know hanging
 CG> on to their old candles for me. I could set aside a storage space
 CG> at home for the sorting of different colours - red, pink, peach,
 CG> tangerine etc - and then clarify these batches. 
When I was trying to make candles in babyfood jars, I had people at my
church saving candle scraps for me.  I melted the ones of similar colour
down and used the wicks from them for part of the candles I was making.
 CG> Did you have in mind clarifying wax and then 
 CG> offering it for sale as pre-coloured wax at craft 
 CG> shows, so that otherscould then make use of it? 
That is also an idea I had not thought of.  I will give it some thought
and get back to you.  It looks like you could start quite a production
line.
 CG> I confess that after this last Christmas season was over, I wish
 CG> I'd approached several social organisers and asked them to save
 CG> the old candles for me.
 
Did you get many scraps from your efforts?  Please let me know how it is
going.
 
 BH>I also have essential oils from my Massaging, and I supose I could scent
 BH>the green wax too.  What do you think?
 CG> Check with either a supplier, or experiment carefully. Massaging 
 CG> oil is usually applied at body temperature, right? Who knows what 
 CG> happens to its componennts at flame-temperature? The 
 CG> manufacturer's name from the bottle should provide a lead to 
 CG> information. Their labortaory testing probably has to certify 
 CG> that it's non-toxic at flame temperatures. 
The essential oils I use for massaging are as pure as they can get.  I
do not use any blends or anything you could get in a store.  I have used
them in the past with no bad effects.  I particularly like to use
strawberry oil for pink candles.  It really has a pleasant smell but not
perfumy like store-bought ones.
Barb and Remi
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