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  1. justinh
    http://www.swanscandles.com/store/soy_blends_natural_waxes.html I have the major advantage of being in Washington, so shipping is around $20 for 50 lbs of the container wax, or I can pick it up when I'm in the Seattle area. Plus, CandleScience shipping out of LV has dropped our wax and jars prices massively (about 20%). So I'm going to spend a great deal of time figuring out if there truly is a perfect ratio .
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    We use 464 exclusively. For melts and tarts it's 464 with .5 tbsp/lb of 76 degree coconut oil and 1 tbsp/lb for container candles. The primary purpose of the coconut oil is to "stiffen" the wax since 464 is pretty soft. My wife says it also increases the hot throw, but I can't tell. My next project is going to be a 464/Coconut Wax blend. My gut tells me the right blend of these two will get a near Paraffin hot throw. We'll see .
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    I used CandleScience dyes with some success when I colored candles. We do dye-free only and those that ask why I always tell them the same thing: The dye-free color of soy can match any decor AND dyes can stain, especially rugs and carpet. Besides that, color may also hinder. For example, our Apple Pumpkin fragrance may be red, maybe orange, maybe something else. If I choose one color over the other I'm letting a customers eyes lie to their nose (so a red Apple Pumpkin will smell more apple than pumpkin and vice versa).
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