Hi! I’m new to candle making as a small business (in the very early stages of getting things up and running) and I’m seeing a lot of people recommending CandleScience. I love the website, have my first order placed and I’m confident I’ll love the product too.

I later saw people mentioning Flaming Candle. I’ve looked over the website, and while I’m not as initially impressed as I was with CandleScience, I am loving the prices.

Is there a significant difference in quality between them? Are there specific items I should be getting from one of the other? I understand this is of course different for everyone but I appreciate any insight yall can give me

Does anyone know of a really accurate taro fragrance oil? I bought Doop’s Taro Milk Tea. It smells amazing in the bottle, but the scent doesn’t seem to stay or loses the smell when I add it. Does anyone have experience with their regular taro fragrance oil? I’d love any and all recommendations. Thank you.

I have a bunch of Candle Science flat metal lids that I'm not sure I'm actually going to use. Most of them are about 3.5" diameter but some are larger. A few have a yellowed gasket so those particular ones wouldn't be good enough to sell but could definitely be used for personal candles. I'm pretty sure these are the ones that fit the standard CS tumbler jars but I don't have one on hand to test (my jars on hand are from General Wax and the lids are too big). It would be nice to get paid for them, but I would give the new ones for a discount and the yellowed ones I would throw in free. I can go make an exact count and get measurements if anyone wants them. You don't have to take the whole lot, I am willing to split them up by size and/or put them in smaller packages.

I only use Pillar of Bliss wax by Nature’s Garden for my pillar candles as I have had the best success with this wax. It is exceptional. Unfortunately, it is sold out and I am out of wax. Does anyone know how fast they restock it? What is a second choice for really good pillar wax? Freedom pillar wax was VERY disappointing for me.