Kay Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I'm having trouble understanding the "blends"..what is actually the blend? Its creamy like a soy, but is it actually a soy wax? I know this is probably stupid question, but i'm just getting into container waxes & before only used either palm or paraffin pillar waxes. Please help me understand this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpowell Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I use 4630 container wax. It is a paraffin wax - and it is very soft and sticky. A lot of people will say they don't like it much because of smoke problems, but I haven't had and problems with it at all and really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 what is the blend? Am I making sense?? Is it straight paraffin? What makes it so creamy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGirl Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 It is not straight paraffin. It already has some additives, like vybar, universal additive, stearic acid, etc.... I'm not sure of the exact make up or percentages. It's been "pretreated" in a way to make it more suitable as a creamy, one pour container wax.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 IGI 4630 is a one-pour paraffin-based container wax. These types are a mixture of petroleum-derived ingredients designed to produce a soft and sticky consistency that increases fragrance retention and container adhesion while reducing shrinkage.Some blends contain vegetable-derived ingredients as well. Those ingredients can be derived from soybean oil and the waxes are often called parasoy blends.You can also use straight paraffin or straight flaked soy shortening to make candles, but there are some performance limitations involved. Some waxes are mostly straight paraffin or straight shortening with a small amount of one or more additives to improve how they work. Examples would be IGI 4786 (paraffin) or Golden Brands 464 (soy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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