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RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Small chilli - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 10:10 AM)Vinny Wrote:
(10-11-2021, 07:38 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just bought 2 lots of soap offcuts from different suppliers
The first (which hasn't arrived yet) cost £12 a kilo + £3 postage.
The second one (which I found after I'd placed the other order) arrived today 1.9kg cost £12.50 including postage. There are 29 bars of soap and at least 9 varieties. Not individually labelled but there is a list of ingredients for each colour soap - if you can match them! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174644732494?hash=item28a9a3224e:g:cv8AAOSwdGtgL8Rs
Although they're sold as "wedges" you wouldn't really notice the taper on most of them.
Smell nice too!
Have you bought these all to use yourself? Huh I thought maybe pass some on as 'stocking fillers' to family for Crimbo, or is that being mean? Rolleyes 

On a different tack, I buy a lot of scented candles and don't like to throw the remains away or the glass jars. I bought some wicks but could deffo ge into making candles from scratch,I just don't know how to start? Huh
I was thinking a few soaps for Christmas presents. I’ll decide when they arrive.

as for candle making.there’s loads of companies that specialise in the equipment . I used to make them , but decided I wasn’t very good and got quite board with it. I’d start with YouTube videos. I’d probably would of been better at it if I’d done that.

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Veggie - 12-11-2021

They're all for me, Vinny - I don't give Crimbo presents - but they would make nice stocking fillers - maybe wrapped in tissue paper?

As for scented candles. I "think" you can heat the jars in hot water/microwave to soften the wax and pour it all into a jar with a wick, dangling in it.
We used to make beeswax candles and the wax was heated in a double boiler saucepan - a pan sitting over another pan containing water that is heated. The hot wax was poured into a glass candle mould with a wick coming out of the top and bottom.- but any heatproof container would work as well.

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Vinny - 12-11-2021

I know its not a 'manly' subject but I enjoy the various candle scents. My favourite at the moment is Gingerbread which I love. Big Grin Its better than my stinky dog who now has Blueberry doggy deodourant! Cool

I have tried the joss sticks but they are too intense and don't last long, much prefer the candles but hate wasting the containers or the wax thats left. I might give it a go and be able to give family members 'home made' candles and possibly soap as stocking fillers. I might even you tube soap making as well. Rolleyes

 My Daughters friend has a small business doing just that and attends craft fairs as well as selling on ebay methinks? I don't want to pick her brains though in case she thinks I am muscling in on her business! Rolleyes

I can see where SC is coming from with candle making  being boring, but some people may find fishing, reading or playing chess boring, so unless I give it a try, and start up costs aren't too expensive, I will never know? Huh Smile

Now to go and find some youtube videos................. where would we be wthout youtube?

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - SarrissUK - 12-11-2021

I've done exactly what you describe Vinny - saved every scrap of wax from scented candles, and not scented too, melted it down and poured it into a jar that had already had a candle in it.

If you want to do your own scented candles, just buy beeswax or normal candle wax in bulk - available on fleabay, and the essential oils, also on fleabay dirt cheap. The more essence you add to the wax, the stronger it smells. It's good fun I think! I never did it to sell though.

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Veggie - 12-11-2021

My other Soap Offcuts have arrived from https://madaboutnature.uk/products/1kg-handmade-soap-odds-suds-handmade-soap-offcuts-with-soap-bag-palm-oil-free-plastic-free-uk-soap-cold-process-soap?variant=34469942591621
These really are Offcuts - some are very scrappy. Will need to go into a washbag to be usable. Won't buy these again.

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Small chilli - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 12:37 PM)Vinny Wrote: I know its not a 'manly' subject but I enjoy the various candle scents. My favourite at the moment is Gingerbread which I love. Big Grin Its better than my stinky dog who now has Blueberry doggy deodourant! Cool

I have tried the joss sticks but they are too intense and don't last long, much prefer the candles but hate wasting the containers or the wax thats left. I might give it a go and be able to give family members 'home made' candles and possibly soap as stocking fillers. I might even you tube soap making as well. Rolleyes

 My Daughters friend has a small business doing just that and attends craft fairs as well as selling on ebay methinks? I don't want to pick her brains though in case she thinks I am muscling in on her business! Rolleyes

I can see where SC is coming from with candle making  being boring, but some people may find fishing, reading or playing chess boring, so unless I give it a try, and start up costs aren't too expensive, I will never know? Huh Smile

Now to go and find some youtube videos................. where would we be wthout youtube?
They are lots of kits out there, so you can give it a go before you go into full production  Big Grin . Have a look on eBay. 

https://eco-ness.com/products/eco-soy-candle-making-kit-relax-unwind?_pos=1&_sid=6376e1156&_ss=r

if you find these guys on fb they’re are currently running a competition to win one of these.

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Vinny - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 03:01 PM)Small chilli Wrote:
(12-11-2021, 12:37 PM)Vinny Wrote: I know its not a 'manly' subject but I enjoy the various candle scents. My favourite at the moment is Gingerbread which I love. Big Grin Its better than my stinky dog who now has Blueberry doggy deodourant! Cool

I have tried the joss sticks but they are too intense and don't last long, much prefer the candles but hate wasting the containers or the wax thats left. I might give it a go and be able to give family members 'home made' candles and possibly soap as stocking fillers. I might even you tube soap making as well. Rolleyes

 My Daughters friend has a small business doing just that and attends craft fairs as well as selling on ebay methinks? I don't want to pick her brains though in case she thinks I am muscling in on her business! Rolleyes

I can see where SC is coming from with candle making  being boring, but some people may find fishing, reading or playing chess boring, so unless I give it a try, and start up costs aren't too expensive, I will never know? Huh Smile

Now to go and find some youtube videos................. where would we be wthout youtube?
They are lots of kits out there, so you can give it a go before you go into full production  Big Grin . Have a look on eBay. 

https://eco-ness.com/products/eco-soy-candle-making-kit-relax-unwind?_pos=1&_sid=6376e1156&_ss=r

if you find these guys on fb they’re are currently running a competition to win one of these.
Maybe its  me being a tight git but I think 30 squidish for a kit is a bit too much to pay for summat I might not enjoy doing? I wonde how many candles the kit makes as I can buy the finished article  for about 70p each! Rolleyes I've been having a look on you tube and its a bit more contrived than I at first thought with formulae for how much wax and smelly to add, critical temperatures for melting and pouring wax etc. I might just buy a meat temp probe, some soy wax, some smelly additive, colourant and I really like the look of, and idea of ,wooden wicks and supports? I haven't checked out how much that will sting me but hopefully under 15 squid to try it out. I have loads of old candle jars and small jam jars which I need to get rid of anyway! Big Grin

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Veggie - 12-11-2021

We used pure beeswax because that's what the bees gave us for free! By coincidence I found a slab of it in the garage last week but I won't be making candles with it - may try lip salve or handcream. We made furniture polish too - it lasts for ever (when you don't do much polishingWink)

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Bren - 13-11-2021

I remember making candles years ago with the kids it was from a birthday prezzie kit it seemed very messy but that was with them helping I think.

RE: Eco friendly recommendations - Small chilli - 19-11-2021

My box of soap has arrived. It all smells lovely.
I’ll try to work out what I’ve got tomorrow in daylight. And have a count of how many I’ve got.