Formula for filling various jars with no left over wax

[@popsicletoes77]

I've scoured the internet trying to find exactly how to correctly measure the proportions of wax:scent, and also am somewhat of a math-phobe. THANK YOU so much for your super-simple tutorial, I have notes and will now be able to confidently make nicely scented candles. Thank you!!

[@mickeylyn21]

I just tried this method and I had to come back and comment. My jaw DROPPED. It was PERFECT

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Awesome! 😁

[@christinalee5806]

I tried pouring candles for the first time today and certainly tried measuring with water only to find it was wrong. I did it with wax and it just got messy and messed up an empty jar. Somehow your video popped up (universe is listening). Thank you so much! Wish I saw this before because it would’ve saved me a lot of time.

[@sonicamy4518]

Great video. This is the easiest and smartest way to wick test. I've been using this method for about 2 years now, and it makes wick testing so easy and accurate. No more setting up 3/5 candles to check the burn of the wicks. New people to candles will save themselves all the hassle we used to go through, lol!

[@4Vinny4]

I'm so tired of wick testing! Are you saying you put 3 different size wicks in 1 candle to test?

[@jsm885]

It’s not a good method, because “candles have memory “

[@JanetPlanetTube]

Thank you! Best and easiest to understand formula and demonstration. I like your adding the wicks later idea, too.

[@carmellajackson9387]

Wow! I tried it last night & it worked perfectly. This is going be so cost effective. Thank you!

[@candacemorrison1204]

i think my head just exploded! LOL TOO much math!

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

candace morrison lol

[@teannahairston5729]

Same lol

[@steweythecatdog]

Thank you for that.....I will need to review it again before I actually do it.....thank you for sharing your knowledge is much appreciated .

[@myrawiechart9543]

Thanks so much for making these videos. I am just learning about candle making and your videos are so very helpful!

[@paulaaldana8511]

Love the video! I did learn that adding fragrance oil at 185 degrees or 135 degrees essential oil provides a stronger scent throw and prevents the oil from burning too much while the wax heats up. I'm new at this and LOVE candle making :) I think it's the best gifts to make for others during the holidays :)

[@nickbutler7935]

Thanks Jeff. I like the wick tip at the end. If ever my calcs are out and I have left over ( normally with non-single pour waxes ) I have a wax melt tray handy and use it that way. Makes a nice little gift.

[@CommonCommenter]

Finally!!! A helpful video!!!!! I don't know if it's my math brain or what, but this video made sense. I'm happy.

[@elizabethedwards3259]

I love how you let every body no what to do may God blessing upon you and your family 🙏I looking to do it 😁 I have to get the things to do it 👍

[@clairalaman7394]

SO helpful! Thank you! I reuse containers that I find at secondhand stores or candles that I've burned before, so they aren't specially made for candles and don't indicate how much wax they'll hold. This is exactly what I needed to stop the guessing games!

[@mimsbaby2298]

I like your wick testing idea!

[@its.alexandria.nicole]

Awesome video. I took your last video explaining the calculation and did this myself at the start of the week. I thrift glasses and containers so its not always easy to determine how much wax is needed. I’ve found, if you leave enough fill room at the top, taking out the 8% and adding it back works just fine. The wicks are just hit or miss

[@Erinflave]

Love this video! This was the most helpful video I've watched....and that's been a lot of videos!.

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Thank you so much, I'm glad it helped. :)

[@josepharato262]

Jeff,l really dont have wax left over,l pour my excess wax into a quart deli container no matter what fragrance it is,then i melt it down when full ,and wht a heavenly aroma,and what a top ,smells like a flower shop.

[@Beyond50LisaPerspective]

I am better in math as an old lady now than I was in school! Lmao 😂

[@LoveLynetteTan]

Thanks for making the video, Jeff! Lovely, lovely containers. I thot your calculations were PERFECT! I usually like to fill my jars up 80%. Love the bbq skewer tip at the end too! Really appreciate you making this video 💯

[@scotttaylor9077]

Hi, This is the method I use to calculate the wax. The only thing different is that I multiply weight of water x 0.9 This is probably why you were a little bit short. By the way have an awesome and very informative channel. Keep up your great work.

[@jikkiez]

OMG! This is what I've searching for all day! so useful thank you so much! 💖

[@thorneeva5321]

Super useful what you said at 15:15 thank you.

[@PsalmistofGod]

This video was so helpful to me. I am horrible at math.

[@lesliesingh6772]

I just fill each vessel with the wax I’m going to use then calculate my FO percentage and subtract from the wax amount. So far that’s been working out perfectly for me.

[@melissahuffman9812]

This can cause you having too much FO to wax, some waxes cannot hold more than 10%. If you use 6-8%, I figured it would work just fine using your method then.

[@keidrascott-freeman3641]

Ok! After watching 5 times and practicing twice as much...by golly, I think I've got it!!!👍🏾

[@lehcar19991]

Help

[@worwantube]

Wow! Thanks for explaining things very clearly.

[@erin3877]

Thanks for the very informative information

[@thenaturalgemini]

The only part that I am not able to get is the 1.08 calculation. How did you come up with 1.08 and am not able to factor that? Everything else I follow, but that particular # I cannot calculate. Thanks for the video..

[@desha9215]

I agree. He said 8% FO so I am truly confused because I’m thinking .08 of oil for 8%. 😬🤷🏾‍♀️

[@drinxs505]

At 09:31 his math doesn't match up with what's on the table either

[@syedsharin3467]

Thank you so much..., You really made it so easy to understand.. I am a beginner.. following you..

[@annamayyy9771]

Not much of a mathematician but this helped. I will practice. Thank you🌻

[@shamailasyed8204]

Thank u so much… this really helped me do it using water 🙂

[@michellemcdermott110]

Thank you Stanley this really helped 👍🏽

[@Kattnipify]

Perfect!!!! It was a little hard following while he was using both oz and grams but finally got it aha

[@aparajita1in]

Super super helpful!!

[@desha9215]

I love that black sparkle vessel. Where did you get it?

[@michaeldean2053]

Great job.

[@alanafrancois6529]

Thank you for this video but how did you arrive at .8*44.3?

[@eugenesoch]

I had exact tutorial in my head! The only difference I always use 0.9 instead of 0.8, as most resources claim that the density of wax is 900g per 1 litre, hence 0.9. Now I am confused! 😂

[@jsm885]

You use 0.9, I find it fine too

[@candicemontano7090]

Do you have a video on how to make refillable candles, as I am getting stuck

[@barbmac07]

Thank you great video!

[@violet115]

thank you so much, your videos are really useful. :)

[@cocoscorner6365]

Thank you! Informative video

[@cbpapp]

I love the clear one with the cool facets! Thank you for explaining the diff between water and wax, that was incredibly helpful 🙏🏻. Thank you for all your videos, Jeff. 🙏🏻. Much love to you and your family! Happy Thanksgiving! 💗🍁🦃

[@homeblissjourney]

Hi...it was a great video...very helpful..can you please also let us know about ceramic pots..how will it go along with wax...if we use it

[@TuAmorCheyenne]

Isn’t 8% converted to decimal as 0.08. Where does the 1.08 come into play?

[@LukasOlson]

Instead of dividing by 1.08, it should really be multiplying by .92. (In other words, 92% wax, 8% fragrance... but to be fair, dividing by 1.08 and multiplying by .92 will give pretty close results.)

[@CommonCommenter]

@@LukasOlson I appreciate this. I haven't even gotten to that point of the video, but your explanation was satisfying.

[@shalenahill2294]

@@LukasOlson you literally just made everything click with the percentages for me with this info! I just couldn't seem to really get it! I thank you so much!!

[@karla110]

@@LukasOlson Thank you for explaining this! Using your calculation it comes to 2.84, which, he said is closer to 9%...but, that seems like it's exactly 8% - unless I'm missing something...

[@morganga]

The Fragrance F, must be 8% of the wax W, not 8% of the total volume V. Therefore V = W + F W * 0.08 = F V = W + W * 0.08 V = W * (1 + 0.08) V = W * 1.08 W = V / 1.08

[@rosecroix2467]

I do not know if you will answer, but if the fragrance load is 6% would it be 1.06 as an example. Thanks. This was helpful. I watched several times as math is not my strong subject and takes a bit to sink in.

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

It depends on how much wax you have. If you had 1lb of wax, 6% would be around 1oz of oil. You can find any percentage needed by multiplying the wax amount 1lb, or 2lb, or 3 and up. By .10 for 10% .09 for 9%, .08 for 8% and so on.

[@himhersoundoff]

Hey where did you get the vessels from? I’ve them all!! 💕

[@kyracl7318]

Hello from London Hope you’re well First of all thank for all your videos! Helped me so much. I have question How do you know how much unmelted wax you need for your candles? Example I know my fill weight is 220g but if I need to make 1 candle for a sample I can’t figure out how much unmelted wax I need to heat. Trying to reduce waste.

[@KP-mb9jx]

Jeff explained it all very clearly.

[@Level-qp8sz]

Can you do a demo on putting in & removing the wicks(aka wick testing)? Thanks. With regards to the calculations I followed along and I actually did ok. This was my first time trying 6006 & using the smooth jelly jars. However, although my calculations was just a tad off. I felt better after watching this video, weighing the water & using the calculations examples to measure the wax & FO to fill 4 - 8 oz smooth jelly jars. Thanks Stanley, I appreciate you sharing this✨👌🏽

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

I’m confused because according to your picture it’s 19 ounces and not 21 in the measuring cup?

[@KP-mb9jx]

I thought that too.

[@alisonbaker1963]

When testing your wicks are you burning 3 same size wicks at the same time?

[@meadowyck]

Jeff were did you find that .8 conversation rate on the wax??? TY

[@twodegreesnojob]

Where can we purchase this wax?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

two degrees, no job allseasonswaxcompany.com.au/

[@lehcar19991]

I was fine until you got the .8, how did you get that

[@cassaundrajames1393]

If I had six jars that are the same. How would I calculate the jars to come up with the amount of wax and fragrance to use?

[@karla110]

Where do you buy this specific wax? Thanks!

[@TheSmoothie10]

where u measured by 0.8 for your wax is that the same for all kinds of wax

[@TStockton4]

.86 has always worked for me when converting the water weight to wax. This was a great visual. I actually made a spreadsheet to work out the calculations. My only variables are the net water weight of the vessel I am using and the fragrance load. Then it calculates both the net wax weight I need and fragrance weight. Great time saver

[@jocquaduncan4395]

Hello. So I seen a couple different numbers to multiply by for the water/wax conversion. This is the first time I seen 0.8. The 2 others I've seen is 0.86 and 0.9. How do we know which one to use?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Depending on the wax it could be different but .8 to .9 you wiki be ok and the difference will be very minor.

[@rlight7666]

If you wick test with FO in the wax, the re-melt once you find the proper wick, will it effect the scent throw? Meaning burn off the FO?

[@georgianasalter]

😮 why times .8? Where did that number come from?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

That is the density difference between water and wax.

[@georgianasalter]

@@StandleyHandcrafted ok. I think understand now, bc they dont weigh the same. Is that what some online candle calculators call wax gravity? I need to go back and watch that many times. But I LOVE your online calculator. Its the best Ive come across. After using it I got hot throw for the first time. Who knew math was so important in candle life? Lol.

[@RoseAnnEJones-og7vm]

thank you for sharing!!!

[@joannpage6691]

While researching information on making candles I came across someone saying that the containers must be warmed before pour melted wax. Is this something that is necessary? My brain is spinning from so many different instructions🤪

[@katharinebrooks5555]

When you are making your candles do you weigh them when you pour them so you get the same weight in each jar

[@wendysweesuds5936]

Thank you 😊

[@saraproverbs2925]

Hi can you do a video on calculating how much it cost to make wax melts (tarts). I saw your video on candles but I would just like a better understanding when it comes to wax melts. Thanks 😊

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Sara Proverbs Absolutely

[@hopecarpintino6114]

How do you do this for wax melts?? Help

[@susanhill9381]

Hi Jeff, I love your informative videos. Thank you so very much. I’m wondering how you found the All Seasons A05 wax. Was the scent throw better than 464? I just got some to try but I only tested the wax without oils so far. Sue from Down Under

[@amalalsaif2234]

Another vedio says the don't use dry was to measure use liquid wax. I gound melted was is around 1.5 oz less then dry . W u think ?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

You’re weighing by weight so liquid or dry it’s exactly the same. Never weigh by volume though.

[@alexislae4778]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@adama1619]

Do you divide by .08 or 1.08???

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

You multiply by .8 to get your adjusted wax weight. Then to get your total wax and oil weights to your desired amount you divide the wax weight by 1.08. Two different formulas for two different measurements.

[@adama1619]

@@StandleyHandcrafted what If I wanted to do 9% would it be multiply by .9. And divide by 1.09 to get total wax and oil? 🙂

[@minashah9933]

is the density of the fragrance oil similar to wax since we are assuming that 8% of the total weight being fragrance oils will get us to the desired fill level we initially were trying to reach with the water and treating the fragrance oil the same as if it was wax? Will the final jar fill look a bit lower given that oil will not fill up as much as the wax compared to water? Or have I lost the plot

[@tiffanypierce2286]

Where do you get this scale?

[@jocquaduncan4395]

might be a silly question, but what do we need to look for when we do the 3 wick as you have done when using multiple wicks? only the melt pool? and how do we take in account for the HT?

[@jay300m04]

thank you

[@talahijazeen8219]

Dose it work with beeswax I mean this calculation?

[@suebradley4284]

1258x0.8 = should be 1064 g ? Love your videos though ..really informative ..

[@skinnydippingsoapsbathandb3194]

Thank you :)

[@boblagasse7971]

So if I have this correct... 5.6oz wax + 0.4oz FO @ 10% = 6oz candle.

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Yes, that’s about the amount of wax that will fill the 8oz jelly jars.

[@ozzyalvarez5906]

Why did you calculate the 8% of FO by 1.08 instead of .08?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

This is the calculation to use when you want to figure out 8% of a total weight. If you know your end total this will give you the total wax weight and oil weight combined and still keep your desired total.

[@keidrascott-freeman3641]

OMG!!! This is too much!!! I'm ok with leftover wax, I'll just use them as samples! Lol

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Keidra Scott-Freeman Lol

[@shannonland1137]

Use the wax calculator

[@crystalmorris5360]

Question Jeff, so if this was just one large candle, and not 4 individual ones...would the "Net Weight" be 35.44 oz?

[@lenagojara3524]

I like Erica Boucher's Memory Box candle co. Way of doing it, just pour the wax in and measure it in grams then calculate how much fragrance you need. Math is not my thing, sorry. Still dig you though!

[@IrishQ76]

You do know Erica from Memory Box Candle Co learned from him but she does things more simpler on camera. She does have videos with her math equations on there. All I know if I tried to make to candles or melts, they would be seeping with oils because I like my candles and melts heavy scented, lol.

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Lena Gojara She has a video showing very similar calculations. These are universal.

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Lena Gojara Does she pour the wax in the vessel, measure, then dump the wax back out of the vessel?

[@lenagojara3524]

Standly Handcrafted yes to get the weight needed for whichever vessel you're using measure once and you have your formula easy enough if you're vessels are all the same. She mentioned this in a video she made 1month ago.

[@thorneeva5321]

74.5 gr of essential oil isn't it too much? I know it respect thé percentage but it seem a lot

[@Beyond50LisaPerspective]

I thought the blur was my bad ass eyes 👀 without my readers 😂😂😂

[@royalladybug30]

*laughs in beeswax* with beeswax, if you cool it to the right pouring temperature you'll end up with too little in the jar and a good build up on the container *cries*

[@talahijazeen8219]

Dose it work with beeswax I mean this calculation?

[@royalladybug30]

@@talahijazeen8219 it does but requires rehearing the pouring picture due to rapid cooling.

[@jennifercronk4086]

Thank you. Why do some people tell us to: a) weigh container empty, then b)weight of container with water, then c) minus container weight from water weight etc, then do conversion of .86. (You mention conversion of just .8 **you're a little more easy to follow, some of these other calculations with container weight etc is just too confusing.

[@jacobking7840]

Alternatively, couldn't you multiply the container total by 0.92 to get the amount of wax you need and then subtract that product from the original total for the difference that will be fragrance oil?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

Jacob King Thats essentially what this was.

[@sadeememe4684]

For simplicity for us simple minded, maybe just starting with ONE-vessel would eliminate extra math. 🤪

[@mishabates82]

Frfr

[@mattie2u395]

I followed these calculations making two of the same colored candles and didn't have enough for both jars.. I'm crying

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

What was your calculation? This formula works so I’m curious what you measured.

[@mattie2u395]

Weight of water x .8 no oils, was making colored prayer candles. It made a jar and 3/4

[@jsm885]

You should divide by 1.09

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

If you wanted 9% that wound be correct.For this example I used 1.08 for 8%

[@adama1619]

Hi everyone HELP!!!! 😭😭 Trying to see how much wax and oil I’m supposed to use 3 8 ounce mason jars that 24oz water weight 24 * 0.9 = 21.6 21.6 / 1.09 = 19.81 21.6 - 19.81 = 1.79 ----------------- I got 1.79 fragrance when I use his Excel calculator it gives me 1.94 🤯🤯🤯😭 Help!!

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

The calculator doesn’t take into account the water weight method. 1.94 is closer to 10% also. Did you enter a different number on the calculator or 10?

[@adama1619]

@@StandleyHandcrafted 24 * 0.9 = 21.6 I put 21.6 oz of wax and 9% of oil got 1.94

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

@@adama1619 OK I see what you did. You actually want to do 19.81 X .09 which would be 1.79 and would total 21.6

[@adama1619]

@@StandleyHandcrafted ok, soo for 3 jars total 24 oz I need 19.81 wax and 1.79 FO 6006 pour Fo at 180 degrees stir for 2 minutes pour at 170

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

@@adama1619 If you poured poured water into the three and it totaled 24 then that conversion would work. And your temps are spot on. I add oil around 180-170, stir and pour.

[@ingida123]

kill me now lol Lawdy!

[@nailsbycynaraartise413]

New home?

[@sarantadthapong328]

Why this video you times 0.8 because in last video you times 0.9?

[@StandleyHandcrafted]

.8 is the actual number, I went off someones else recommendation of .9

[@gitwitit79]

@@StandleyHandcrafted Would you recommend .9 or .8 for Palm wax?

[@rafathales]

Wow, How stupid is imperial system? Great video tho

[@nataliemueller4917]

Thank you but the person with the camera is having a focusing issue

[@lynn5991]

My 🧠 🤯

[@Ishtar2419]

Too difficult☹️