nancythornton Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hi everyone After using Ecosoya Q230 with no success I placed an order for this wax so I can make tarts, I was wondering if someone could help me with instructions on how to use this wax? the instructions on RE website says the following: Directions: Heat to approx 150°-165°, add color and candle scent, stir constantly for two minutes, then pour into clamshells, foil cups or molds. Pour temperature should be around 150°-160° but I read in a couple forums that some people heat their wax to 180 degrees and then add color and fragrance at 175 and stir for a couple minutes. Can someone please help me? Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hi Nancy, I answered your question in the other post, guess I should have read this one first! Lol When I used that wax, I did heat to 180, add FO around 170, and poured around 150. I really feel that in order to fully incorporate the fragrance, a higher temperature is required. At 150, the wax is cooling rapidly and starting to form larger wax droplets, which don't allow the fragrance to disperse uniformly in the wax. I'm sure TT or one of the more experienced members will explain it more thoroughly, but bottom line is I think the higher temp works better. I will admit, however, that I don't have a lot of experience with that particular wax - I got a 20lb bag and used it up, then moved on, so maybe you'll get different answers from others. Hope that helped somewhat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Oh my gosh, I need to stop hitting send too soon! 🙄 I also wanted to add that some cure time helped immensely with the HT for me, so don't test them right away. Maybe give it a week or so, at least a couple days if you're really impatient. I just dug out some melts I made about 6 months ago with this wax, I wasn't impressed with them at the time, but the throw is crazy strong now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancythornton Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Quote Thank you so much for your response, that really helps me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonstar Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I heated to 18--182ish and added FO - stirring for about 3 min or so while it cooled to about 140 or so but I poured into clamshells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancythornton Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 45 minutes ago, Moonstar said: I heated to 18--182ish and added FO - stirring for about 3 min or so while it cooled to about 140 or so but I poured into clamshells. Thank you so much for your input, I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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