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I read somewhere that I am supposed to use 5% of FO per pound of palm wax; when I make my candles, I automatically add 1 oz of FO per pound.  How do I know what percentage that would equal?  I've always just made my candles this way and have never had a problem.  Thanks for the help :)

 

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5 minutes ago, waxwonders15 said:

I read somewhere that I am supposed to use 5% of FO per pound of palm wax; when I make my candles, I automatically add 1 oz of FO per pound.  How do I know what percentage that would equal?  I've always just made my candles this way and have never had a problem.  Thanks for the help :)

 

1 oz per pound comes out to roughly 6% fo pp of wax.  Most of the info i found online for palm wax just said to use the 6% standard.  so that is what i will try doing first i can always lower it if need be.  5% would be roughly .8 oz of fo.

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28 minutes ago, Ladymvb said:

how long do you let it cure before testing

I have been letting it cure for a week before testing.  Palm wax needs time to fully harden/crystallize otherwise when you go to burn it it can melt the areas that are not hardened properly up to fast and can cause you some issues.

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