No throw soy candles - FRUSTRATED!
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Candle making - Soy Wax vs. Paraffin?
Comments (2)Hello, I read your post and use to buy & sell Party Lite candles. I stopped using them when I found out that Party Light candles are not all made here in the USA which we did not like since we had no knowledge of the quality of the materials used in making their candles. We agree, Party Lite had a nice scent throw but the soot is far too much for our liking. We couldnt help wonder what it was doing to our lungs. So to find a healthier alternitive to burning candles, Many years ago, I became interested in making my own candles. I have sold them in my own retail locations for years. I have made all sort of candles using many types of waxes. Overall (next to beeswax) we prefer soy wax. There is no dispute that soy wax is a much cleaner wax to burn. We have had great results from our soy candles and our customers come back for more. We found that measuring our fragrances by weight, not by volume gave us a better scent throw. We also found that buying a higher quality of fragrance oil also worked well for us. At times, depending on the fragrance, we have used 1.5 ounces (by weight) of fragrance oil per pound of wax. Keep in mind, wax is like a sponge and can only hold so much fragrance oil. Too much oil and you can get the opposit effect and have a poor scent throw. It is important to mix the fragrance oils very well to make sure they bind to the wax. Without aggitating, we mix ours for about two minutes. Hope this is helpful. Debbie...See MoreMaking soy candles and having no luck!!
Comments (1)I should've posted to that i have bought from different places to make all 30 of these candles. Everything wasn't bought at just by nature. So it's not that there products arn't good its something that i am doing. I've had a varity of products from different sellers and still no result......Thanks...See Moresoy candles
Comments (1)I have not made candles in years. I did try the coconut oil and to me it did seem to help. I want to say I used a tbsp per lb of wax, but I can not swear to that amount. I got too frustrated with soy and switched to regular wax. I also did half soy and half regular sometimes also. Hope that helped....See MoreSoy candle & self cleaning wick
Comments (0)For those of you who make candles maybe you can help me. I want to purchase some 100% soy scented candles wholesale for my non profit to do fund raising. I cannot find a pure soy candle with a self cleaning wick. When I say self cleaning, I'm talking about a wick that falls off as it burns and doesn't turn into a big black glob that throws off black smoke. Can you help?...See Moresriston
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