Candle Making Additive: Coconut OilCoconut oil could be the additive that makes you and your soy wax candles sing? This candle making additive is a natural substitute instead of using paraffin wax and other unnatural additives. So, if you are trying to stay within the “all natural” soy candle boundaries, coconut oil may be [...]
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The Pros and Cons of Using Soy Wax“The soy candles are perfect and ready to ship.” ” Wow! I cannot believe how easy this batch of soy wax was to work with.” ” The testing I did with these soy candles has paid off. Now we are ready to sell. ”
Do these thoughts swamp [...]
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Candle Additives: Universal Soy AdditiveYou have poured a large batch of soy wax candles. You have done all the candle wax testing prior to selling them. But wait, your soy candles start to frost, a mutation of some sort forms on the candle tops and the scent throw is bad. What in the world is [...]
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Candle Making Tip: Attaching Wicks To Containers Or JarsWhat do you use to attach wicks to the bottom of a container? There are various options out there, but what ones are the best to use. If you are a seasoned candle maker, you already know what you like and what you don’t like. I [...]
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Candle Making Tip: Gauging Your Melt Pool In A Burning CandleDo you wish you could create a perfect balance between scent throw, wick, candle flame, and jar? That is what I strive for when I make candles. That perfect balance.
For now, let’s concentrate on trying for the right wick. It is frustrating when you [...]
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Quick Tip: Testing Candles With Various Wicks The Easy WayProbably a lot of you candle makers test out each candle, votive, wick, fragrance oil and everything else that you put in your candles needs to be tested.
The part of the testing that I get frustrated with is trying to figure out what wick size [...]
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How is your soy candle making going? Right now with my basement averaging around 65 degrees, it is difficult to get my soy candles looking the way I want. I do have a wood stove down here, but sometimes I can get the wood stove going and sometimes I cannot.
I made a contraption [...]
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