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Lavender Aromatherapy Tumbler

Name: Lavender Aromatherapy Tumbler
Ingredients: 460 g Golden Brands 464 Soy; Wick: CD 10; 2 × 8 oz Straight-Sided Tumbler; 6.0% Bulgarian Lavender (Essential Oil); Pour temperature: 55°C

Essential oils run hotter than fragrance oils and burn off fast. Pour at 55°C to stay well below the 70°C flashpoint of lavender. Note: lavender essential oil is unsafe to burn around cats.

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Ingredients

460 gGolden Brands 464 Soy
WickCD 10
2×8 oz Straight-Sided Tumbler
6.0%Bulgarian Lavender (Essential Oil)
Pour55°C

Burn notes

Approx. 42 hours per 8 oz. Throw is soft and close-range, this is a bedside candle.

Compatibility notes

Bulgarian Lavender (Essential Oil) is toxic to cats when burned indoors. Pets lack the liver enzymes to metabolise many essential-oil terpenes. Avoid burning these candles in rooms shared with cats, or substitute a fragrance oil with a similar scent profile.
→ Read the pet-safe guide

Method

01
Weigh the wax into a pouring pitcher to the gram. Accuracy here decides everything downstream.
02
Heat the wax in a double boiler to 80°C, stirring gently until fully clear. Do not exceed 85°C.
03
Take the pitcher off the heat. Let the wax cool to 60°C, then stir in fragrance and dye, if used, for a full two minutes.
04
Continue cooling, stirring occasionally, until the wax reaches 55°C.
05
Pre-warm the vessels in a 50°C oven for ten minutes. Centre the wick, fix it with a wick bar.
06
Pour in a single steady stream into one side of the vessel until full. Do not move the vessels for at least four hours.
07
Cure undisturbed at room temperature for 10 days before the first burn. The scent throw climbs the entire time.
08
Trim the wick to 5 mm before lighting. Burn the first time for two hours minimum to set the memory ring.

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$136

Batch basket

Bulk pack only The supplier only sells Golden Brands 464 Soy, Bulgarian Lavender (Essential Oil) in a pack much larger than this batch needs. The total below reflects buying the whole pack. The true cost per candle is far lower once you use the rest.

WaxGolden Brands 464 SoyEstimateBulk pack
920 g for 2 candles
CandleScience, 1× 22.7 kg
$95.00Find supplier page
WickCD 10Estimate
2 wicks
CandleScience, 1× 100 ct
$14.50Find supplier page
Vessel8 oz Straight-Sided TumblerFX converted
2 vessels
CandleShack, 2× 1 ct
$4.95Find supplier page
FragranceBulgarian Lavender (Essential Oil)EstimateBulk pack
55 g (6.0%)
CandleScience, 1× 454 g
$22.00Find supplier page

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