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  1. Hi you guys. Thanks for this thread. There doesn't seem to be a real answer to the accublend smoking and mushrooming issue, flickering etc. I am using the status jars, 12 oz. 3". #83. also the small and large apothecary jars. Wow, I thought I had read enough about this wax, bought it and it's not at all what the written word had me thinking when I ordered it. It's not easy, you can make a bad candle and I ended up mixing it 50/50 with soy. I have c-3, 464, and q210. My issue is throw and a whole lot of issues with q210 and 464. I'm loving c-3 again, and it was my original wax. Cb adv was great but disco'd . So, here I am. The first candles I made were straight #83 using Candle Science Brown Sugar Fig in 15 oz apothecary and 12 oz status. I made a bunch and put RRD 29, doubled in all of them. I burned them for hours, they did not self trim but they were great for 6 hours. I blew them out, cut the wicks, lighted them up again, and they burned well. I would like a slightly small RRD wick for this. I just read the FDA specs and this darn wax has petroleum in it, and this is not clearly stated at candles and supplies' site. It's not really food grade, there are skin warnings. So, this is another waste of time and money. I'm starting to call this the Candle Mafia. Okay...enough of my whining. I am using CD 10 double wicked. The wedo could be smaller so I can double wick. The 29 seems to be too hot but they are good. Single wicking is not giving a full melt pool with the larger wicks that burn well. Eco 2 and 4 double wicked seemed okay for some FOs with some flicker and smoke, which really isn't ideal but the overall burn was better than with the HTPs. CD is is okay. I tried LX, still not sure on that but flicker and smoke seemed an issue. I'm not sure I'll want to use the bulk apothecary 92 because the wax could be a part of that eco damage, mafia and stuff in malaysia. I'm really trying to avoid palm wax that is causing war on species and workers. I thought this 83 was good, but since so much of what I was promised on this is false, I am pretty much bummed and feel scammed. The stench is real, smells a bit rancid in the container, not fresh like the soy waxes. I need to figure out how to make candles with soy. C-3 plus a little coconut oil? This #83 product sheet doesn't even detail the percentage of coconut wax to other waxes and I read above that this is why 92 was recommended, so you know what you're getting and what you are mixing...hot weather transport etc. When I tried to wash my hands and they didn't clean up with soap and water, the red flags started waving. I bought eye protection and gloves a couple days ago. I wanted to use food grade, skin safe wax so I can make sexy massage wax if I want, or perfume balms. To para phrase... ha ha. CD 10 double wicked behaved nicely. RRD 29 double wicked is good, Eco 2 and eco 4 doubled, weren't bad, but not perfect. Not easy to wick this wax, and I ended up doing a 50/50 blend with c-3. Heat hot and pour hot. The cooler remelt and pour testers had a lot of little wet spots, not a nice jar adhesion. The hot pour with FO were nice. The wax is pretty white , this case, unless the FO yellows. One thing I noticed is discoloration of the wax in the melt pool, but that's not a deal breaker like environmental concerns and the whole skin safe, food grade thing. the brown sugar fig candles were burned one day after pour, one day cure time. They smelled super great. the scent cold and hot was true and yummy. q 210 had no scent, 464 was meh in comparison and c-3 isn't bad for a soy wax when it comes to throw, but it needs cure time. I would like to find that organic, food grade, can't make a bad candle Coconut wax. where is that miracle wax that I thought I was buying?
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