Try adding your fragrance oil at a lower temperature. I add my FO at 120 degrees Fahrenheit stir and pour and candles get a good hot throw cure time 3-5 days

I am having a hard time with the hot throw though. One of them turned out amazing, but it was one that actually cooled a lot faster than I could add the scent, so I think maybe that’s it? This last batch I made, I decided to add the FO at 15° above the melting point (which ended up being 135°). They’re curing now, but we’ll see what happens.

I’ve also been playing with pour temps. I find the higher the temp, the more cratering I have. For me, around the 100-110 mark seems to be best.

I’ve been struggling with finding the right wicks, and I keep having to go higher and higher up the list. I finally found the ECO 8 works best with my 4oz jars, but I’m trying ECO 12 for my 8oz jars at this point.

I’m curious to know what your hot throw results are. Mine is a little too subtle. I’ve only been using 1oz of FO per 16oz of wax, so I’ll probably start bumping that up to see if that corrects the problem once I’ve found the correct size wick.

You’re adding the fragrance at too high a temperature, so it’s getting burnt off before it even becomes a candle. Add the fragrance at a temp that’s lower than the flashpoint of that fragrance. I usually add mine at around 60-65 degrees Celsius and they’re amazing

I know that this thread is old, but hopefully I will get a response. 🙂 I have read all of your reviews about GB 464, however, I am interested in buying the GB 444 from Candle Science. I live in AZ, and I am hoping since the melt point for the 444 is higher that when I ship my candles there will be no chance of melting. Have you tried the GB 444? If so, would you pour the melted wax at the same temperature that you would the GB 464? There are so many different opinions out there on when to pour the 444 that it can be a bit overwhelming and confusing. Thank you for your awesome blog with so much great information!

Nature’s Garden has good fragrances