MagGirl

Hi, @Trappeur@kandlekrazy and @TallTayl -- Thanks so much for your answers and help. Sorry to post and then disappear! Just been that kind of week- I bought the roaster to use in melting surfactants, but theres a weird little ledge that runs along the bottom and it was just enough to cause the surfactants to scorch, but I was thinking it might be fine for wax. If not, I'll take your suggestion, TallTayl, and get a presto pot. Thank you!

Hello! Has anyone used an Oster Turkey Roaster Oven or anything similar to melt wax? I work with palm, and just wondering how it might work. I've been using a double-boiler kind of set up, but would love to melt more wax at a time. Thanks!

Thank you, and hello, everyone! I've been making candles off and on for about 8 years, first with beeswax, and now with palm. I've been following this forum for a while, so decided to be official and join! I've already received valuable help and appreciate the tone of the group. Looking forward to helping someone else along at some point.

Thank you, @Candybee! I really appreciate all the great info you shared. My candles are burning much as you described-- I know that shelf!--so that makes me feel a lot better. I still have wax left on the jars after the burn, and I've been leery of a tall flame. Definitely haven't found the sweet spot on the wicks yet, so I really appreciate your recommendation on the CSNs. I will get some ordered. My best results so far have been with HTPs. I'll try the Glass Glow palm, as well, just to see how it may differ from the palm I'm getting from Candlewic. Thank you!

Hi, @Candybee and @Sebleo, I work with palm wax, and I'm excited to talk with others who do, too! I am still struggling to get things the way I want them. Candybee, you mentioned explaining to your customers "how the wax works as it burns down in the jar", and I wonder if part of what I'm struggling against is just the nature of palm wax and to be embraced. I find that my candles seem to burn down and then eventually out. If I wick high enough to get a full wax pool in the first or even second burn, the flame is just HUGE. I almost always have some wax left on the walls of the container when the candle is done burning, even when it seems to have been properly wicked. Candybee, do you mind sharing with me what you tell your customers about how the wax works? I've spent a lot of time looking for posts on this forum (and across the internet) about palm wax, and there just aren't many. My supplier has provided some info, but mostly he's pushed moving to soy because it's easier to work with. I can't use soy, plus I love the way palm looks and holds fragrance. Thanks!