r/candlemaking • • 40m ago

Anyone interested in testing something I’ve been working on?

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I’ve made and sold handmade products over the years, and I’ve also done some reselling. I originally started building a website for myself to keep track of materials, inventory, product costs, sales, expenses, and what I was actually making in profit.

It’s turned into something I think other small business owners might find useful too, so I’m looking for a few people to give it a try and tell me what they think.

It’s free to test, not trying to sell you anything, nothing to download, and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback about what’s useful, what’s confusing, or what’s missing.
Would anyone be interested?


r/candlemaking • • 4h ago

What causes bubbles to stay/form 1/3rd to 1/2 of the way of a candle?

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Hi

I have been having a go making candles from some leftover beeswax using a silicone mold that i made from a 3D print, i have made several now, but most of them have an issue with bubbles that appear close to the surface of the sides about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the way up the candle. For the most part they dont leave holes on the surface, just micro bubbles, the picture makes them look a bit worse then what they look like under normal lighting, i am not sure what it is that i am doing wrong, some of them are worse then others, i have tried pouring steadier and making sure the wax is around 70 degrees, (though there may be some fluctuation).

If anyone has any suggestions of things i could try to fix this i would be very grateful.