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We have added three new fragrances to our Escentscia Range! All three of these fragrances are beautiful perfume type fragrances. These fragrances are also 50% off the 50ml bottles until: 08/07/2018!  Our new fragrances are:  4Belle  This feminine fragrance has top notes of pear, blackberry, and coconut milk with middle notes of magnolia , iris, jasmine, and orange blossom set on a patchouli base.  4Diamonds This feminine fragrance has top notes of lychee and raspberry with middle notes of rose, lily of the valley, patchouli, and freesia and base notes of vetiver, amber, and vanilla.  4Rush This feminine fragrance has top notes of freesia, peach, and gardenia with middle notes of coriander, rose, and jasmine, set on a vanilla base. 

Introduction:  The Chandler Grey Pro Container wax is a creamy and smooth one-fill container wax which boasts a smooth surface, excellent container adhesion, and a powerful scent throw. It's low melting point (40-44C) also easily allows a full melt pool, when wicked correctly. Container and pillar candle making wax is very different; container wax is made to adhere, whilst pillar wax has been made to contract for easy mould release. Characteristics: Max Fragrance Load:  8% Melting Temperature: 40-44C Pouring Temperature: As low as possible, ideally around 60C Dye: Inpex Deep Dye is most suitable (mixed at 1g dye per 100g wax) Wicking:  For the Chandler Grey Pro Container wax, we recommend testing the WickWell Cotton Core and Wedo LX wicks. Alternatively, the 0.508 Lumetique Wooden Wick range is also a suitable option to test.  More information can be found on our Cotton Core and LX wicks here.  More information can be found on our Lumetique Wooden Wicks he

Scoopable wax is similar to a wax tart/melt however instead of being stand-alone the wax is poured directly into a container such as a jar or tin. The end user is then able to scoop out the required amount of scented wax and place directly into their wax melt burners. Scoopable wax is becoming more common for candle makers as the usual process of removing tarts from the mould, and packaging them, is no longer required! Scoopable wax also allows the end user to decide how much wax they’d like to use and is ideal for irregular shaped burners. Due to the wax needing to be scooped out by the consumer, a much softer wax combination is required. This wax combination is 100% natural too! This recipe will make enough mixture to fill one of our large aluminium tins and have some mixture left over.   What you’ll need:   1 x Double Pan Set (to melt your wax) 1 x Thermometer 20ml Escentscia/Escentscia US Style Fragrance Oil 50g Golden Wax 494 (5715-94-02) 150g White Rapeseed Wax

These votive candles are easy to make and are very popular, they are best used in the votive glasses that are available in the accessories glassware tins section.   The votive candle is a very good selling product as people enjoy having a candle in a container such as a glass. The main problem with container candles is that once the candle is finished you have the glass left over and it seems to be a waste. The beauty of these votive candles is that once you have finished one candle you can just clean out the glass and replace it with another.   Question: How much wax is needed per votive candle? Answer: Calculate for 65 grams per candle will be sufficient  Essential Equipment Needed: Something is needed to melt your wax bearing in mind that you cannot melt candle wax with direct heat you need a double pan or a specially made wax melting pot, more information can be found in the melt wax safely guide. A thermometer is a must so you can check the temperature of the cand

We have been inundated with fabulous feedback regarding our new Escentscia US Style fragrances, this week! The 50ml bottles are still 50% OFF until 10/06/2018! Below, you can see our new Escentscia US Style fragrances and their notes:  Black Pearl Orchid A sweet and floral fragrance with fruity middle notes and musky base notes.  Vintage Bookstore A rich and fragrance with dry top notes of tobacco, old pages, and black pepper. This fragrance has woody middle notes including cedarwood, leather, and sandalwood. Base notes of patchouli, amber, musk, and vetiver.   Lemongrass Coriander A herby fragrance with citrus top notes, coriander and green middles notes and spicy base notes of chilli, cumin and lime. 

We have been inundated with fabulous feedback regarding our new Escentscia fragrances, this week! The 50ml bottles are still 50% OFF until 10/06/2018! Below, you can see our new Escentscia fragrance and their notes: 4Detol An original antiseptic type fragrance with citrus top notes of lemon, tea tree, and lime, middle notes of eucalyptus, and a base note of pine. 4Dreams A truly unstoppable fragrance with top notes of coconut, followed by middle notes of jasmine, cyclamen, lavender and peony on a base of cedar, tonka beans, and musk. 4Uplift A truly unstoppable and elegant fragrance with apple and pear crispness and rich vanilla undertones.

Escentscia are currently in the process of creating a fabulous festive range of fragrances for us, but we want to hear from you! What festive fragrances would you like to see this year? Let us know here!

Today, we have despatched 30 x 50ml bottles of fragrance oil to the lucky winners of our Facebook competition ! Winner #1 chose to receive: Escentscia Blackberry, Escentscia Lemon, Escentscia Strawberry, Escentscia White Musk Escentscia Ylang Ylang Escentscia US Style Bakewell Tart 3x Escentscia US Style Lime Cooler, Escentscia US Style Pineapple Crush, Winner #2 chose to receive: 2x Escentscia 4FloralBomb, 2x Escentscia 4Invictus, 2x Escentscia 4Opium, Escentscia Baby Powder, Escentscia Eucalyptus, Escentscia US Style Cinnamon Sticks, Escentscia US Style Nag Champa Winner #3 chose to receive: 6x Escentscia 4Uplift, Escentscia US Style Black Orchid Pearl, Escentscia US Style Lemongrass Coriander, Escentscia US Style Love Spell, Escentscia US Style Vintage Bookstore     Did you enter our competition? Look out for more competitions and new fragrance oils in the future!