Old Crab Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Has anyone heard of using coconut wax to make candles with? I was doing a search earlier for blended waxes and suppliers and came acrosshttp://www.voluspa.com/anyway, curiousity caused me to do some searching for coconut wax, suppliers, users, etc. Really is not much out there.http://www.swanscandles.com/store/index.html was the only supplier that popped up, quickly, showing they carried the coconut wax. $26.95 for 11 pound slab.I am more curious than anything else since I have never heard of using coconut wax (i knew of oil but not wax) to make candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Coconut wax makes a beautiful candle. I never finished testing it completely (translate = didn't spend long enough to get it wicked the greatest, lol). Accu-Blend makes it & sells it under California Candle Supply. http://calcandlesupply.com/product.php?item=14You can do a forum search and find a few discussions on it. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Thank you Beth. I will order up a sample from them, I need something new to play with. Though, I am concerned that there is not many suppliers for this and none on the East coast. Maybe it is still "new" rather than a fad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm just about done testing this wax, its has taken me awhile...lol but I love it, its a great wax. The only place I know of getting it is Swans and Calcandlesupply, nothing on the east coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 I'm just about done testing this wax, its has taken me awhile...lol but I love it, its a great wax. The only place I know of getting it is Swans and Calcandlesupply, nothing on the east coast.I just wanted to say that I checked out your website, I love your candle labeling. Any secrets, tips, hints, etc on the coconut/apricot waxes would be appreciated. I am going o call cal candle and accu blend tomorrow - maybe I can get them to let me be a distributor. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Well Linda, I took a chance last week and ordered some coconut wax.I did try to call Accu-Blend ~ very sad customer service... then I called the California Candle place, was a bit better but I got the feeling that I was interrupting something.Anyway, hopefully my sample box will arrive soon.I did find out that the Apricot wax is done by special order only, and 1 pallet at a time. No samples, nothing to buy to try... that's a leap of faith if I ever saw one.I did try to find out what the percentage of the wax was coconut wax, but they would just tell me it is a blend of natural waxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin146 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Has anyone heard of using coconut wax to make candles with? I was doing a search earlier for blended waxes and suppliers and came acrosshttp://www.voluspa.com/anyway, curiousity caused me to do some searching for coconut wax, suppliers, users, etc. Really is not much out there.http://www.swanscandles.com/store/index.html was the only supplier that popped up, quickly, showing they carried the coconut wax. $26.95 for 11 pound slab.I am more curious than anything else since I have never heard of using coconut wax (i knew of oil but not wax) to make candles.Did you read there tart discription They say they use 3 ozs of Fo to 1 lb of wax. That is crazy LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pita4294 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I still have some of this stuffhttp://candlemakingsupplies.net/candle-wax/soy-wax---natural-candle-wax/cate_149/p___Z48CO000.htmlI was told 3" container requires CD10 for that stuffand the Swans slab I haven't messed with yet. I'd love to hear & see how yours come out once you ge the wax?! I've just had no time or desire to haul it up from the basement lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Well Linda, I took a chance last week and ordered some coconut wax.I did try to call Accu-Blend ~ very sad customer service... then I called the California Candle place, was a bit better but I got the feeling that I was interrupting something.Anyway, hopefully my sample box will arrive soon.I did find out that the Apricot wax is done by special order only, and 1 pallet at a time. No samples, nothing to buy to try... that's a leap of faith if I ever saw one.I did try to find out what the percentage of the wax was coconut wax, but they would just tell me it is a blend of natural waxes.Back when I called them, they were one & the same. Same address; same phone #. Don't know if that's still the case or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Same address, two different phone numbers and they insist that you call the other number instead of just transferring you. I guess it's all about keeping up the illusion for those that don't do their research. On the accu blend website it I'd mention free samples. I was willing o pay shipping, and when I asked - and offered - I was told no. That it is a mistake and that the website has just never been updated. I'm not truly into bashing companies, but I would think that if a mop any no longer offers a product or service I would think their website would reflect properly. Especially when I was told they haven't offered free samples in years - so not something new which I Luke understand. Oh well.... Wish my simple old show up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Omg & wow I hate apples spell checker - that was a horrible post I did. Well it arrived - I'm so glad they wrapped it in a bag. Very fragile, big chunks broken and such. Which will be nice when I go to break it down more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks for the compliments Old Crab I never had much luck with the customer service either. I tried to get some of the Apricot wax also but they said they didn't even sell it anymore when I asked. Kind of frustrating because I would love to try blending it with the coconut.There is a candle company in Southern California called The Blue Wick Candle co. They have a line of candles that uses a... "Proprietary all vegetable Apricot Wax"...so the conspiracy theory in my head says that they are probably the biggest buyer of the apricot wax in that area and perhaps they have become the main buyer at California Candle Supply. But that is just what I conjured up in my head, so who knows...lolhttp://www.bluewick.com/our-apricot-wax/Anyway let me know how you make out with the wax, feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I was able to get a sample of the apricot when I got the coconut. As per my luck, I liked the apricot better, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) I was able to get a sample of the apricot when I got the coconut. As per my luck, I liked the apricot better, lol.Sweet! Shame we can't get it anymore.I wonder if we could talk Peaks into carrying it. I would buy it - both the coconut & the Apricot waxes. There are a couple of other suppliers that I can think of that would do well with these also. Edited March 17, 2013 by Old Crab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) Well, I poured 6 tumblers tonight of the coconut wax - it kind or reminds me a little of 6006. I did 3 pure plain Jane, nothing added and 3 with lavender vanilla. I did 3 of each because of wicks cd10, 12, & 14. I heated to 200, cooled to 185, added color, added scent, and poured at 175 - obviously the plain I just poured at 175 Anyway, they turned out very beautiful. Zero wet spots, a pretty creamy color. I do have an issue at the wick area though, it looks like the wax cooled there first / faster and kinda chipped/cracked away from the rest of the candle. I am sure a heat gun would take care of that since it is cosmetic but i hate adding another step. I wish I could figure out how to post a picture from my iPhone. I wasn't sure how hot to pour, so I treated it like i treat 4627. Accu blend says to pour around 200 I believe. Should I have poured hotter than 175? I will try to get the pics up tomorrow.Did you see that I said ZERO wet spots.... I wonder if that will be permanent or if it will eventually spot. Edited March 17, 2013 by Old Crab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I don't remember getting any wet spots with it either. & I'm pretty sure I poured just like the directions stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 These are my pictures within a few hours after pouring.When I noticed the tops starting to "crumble" is when I took my bowties off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 These are next day pictures.I noticed that the Lavender has a discolored top - pretty weird, and I am wondering if it is from the bowtie... but the bowtie wasnt on the whole time.Also, the white, natural, ones in the back you can almost see a small ring going around the wick - about a 1" diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hmmm...thats interesting, it almost looks to me like frost, the same as you would get with soy wax. I never colored my coconut so I never noticed if it did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crab Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well I started to test burn these yesterday. The cd-10 wicks continuously drown out, doesn't matter if plain or scented. The cd-12 did ok but no where close to reaching a melt pool, and even though I used 1oz pp and let them sit the hot through was very light compared to my parafin blends. I will try the cd-14 tonight but I have a feeling I should have started with cd-16. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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