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I added FO, it clearly made a difference. It's mottling wax so has all the additives to make it mottle so didn't think i needed FO for it to work, clearly I do.

I bought some mottling wax and the first attempt at using it was a big fail. I tried again and this time they turned out great, at least i think so anyway.

fantastic interpretation of the elements, i love them.

Or add mineral oil isn't it if you want mottle but don't want to add scent?

I don't mind adding scent but thought for the first try with a mottling wax i wouldn't add any. Because it's a mottling wax though i shouldn't really need to add mineral oil should i? I thought that a mottling wax already had all of the additives it needed to make it mottle, otherwise it would just be wax, not mottling wax.

Scent actually enhances the mottling effect of the IGI wax. The more scent you add, the more mottling you get. So you might want to try one with some fragrance in it, just to see how it looks.

Thans bsones i'll give it a go adding fo to it

what kind of mottling wax are you using? is it IGI? I use IGI1274 with Polyboost and get fantastic results. Don't even have to 'box' them to slow cooling or anything...

i'm using chandler grey mottling wax, i'm in the uk so can't get a lot of waxes

@georgia I warm my molds in the oven first so it helps to cool slower but clearly i cant get them to cool slow enough. It's cold here at the minute, being the end of November but the heating is always on and the house is warm. I suppose i could leave the molds in the oven a bit longer but as they are metal i can't get them too hot otherwise i cant touch them lol.

I'm starting to think mottling wax is a waste of time and money.

Thaiphoon have you tried 4candles, they are one of the best for prices. The dip and carve wax is £17.4 for 5kg or £57.99 for 20kg, you do need to add VAT to that though

For me there are two ways:

1. Make rustic candles - pour at lower temperatures

2. Add vybar - color will be smoother without any defects

Kaczor I can't pour low temp as it won't mottle, nor can i add vybar as it will stop the mottling. I make rustic candles anyway but this is a wax specifically for mottling and it hasn't mottled.

I bought some mottling wax to give it a try and followed the instructions down to the T. I heated to 80 degrees celcius, added the midnight blue colour, I didn't add scent, and i poured at 80 like the instructions said.

I let it cool at room temp, so considering it's cold in the UK, the heating is on so it is warm in the house but these are how they turned out.

Can anyone suggest how to get a full/better mottle with this wax next time?

Please help, im about to pull my hair out.

Try 4candles.co.uk i use them for all of my supplies

I would have kept her as a friend and when she posted photo's of her candle failures, and her frustrations on not understanding why her candle won't burn like a store one...I would have been the first one commenting a big "LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO tried to tell ya, good luck with that" post lol crap, I thought you said you deleted her. darn...my thoughts won't work then lol

The likelihood with this person is they won't post pictures of failures. If they look ok they will sell them, it won't be until someone sues her that they realised they screwed up. I've had the same problem today with a friend, he's just out of rehab and needs a hobby so wants to do candles, I told him to research etc but everyone else posting was saying it's easy, they do it with their 3 year old kids so candle making is not hard. I give up with some people, i honestly do.

You really need square braid wicks for beeswax. 3/0 or 2/0 work best for votives, but I have used LX-16 in one batch of beeswax I had.

Thanks ChrisR, i'll have to order some more colouring next month so will wait and get some more wick.

I've got a load of beeswax that I want to use in candles but because of the price I don't want to waste it.

Ideally I'd like to do some votives but I don't know what size wick to use. I have only got LX wicks, from 8 to 22 so ideally i'd like to use that rather than buy more.

With my paraffin votives I can use an LX8, and I assume with beeswax I would have to wick up, but to what size?

Can anyone help me please.

Well i can tell you now i need to wick up, i didnt get a full melt pool, not even close. I had a 1cm edge all the way around.

So I'm doing a test burn tonight with a size candle i've not made before. I'm currently using the 75x90mm mould for pillar candles.

When I made it I clearly didn't add enough red as it's turned out pink but seeing as I'm just making them to test burn I'm not so bothered.

I've used Cinnamon Stix scent at 7% in blended paraffin wax and an LX18 wick

This is the pic after half hour.

This one is after 1.5 hours.

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I hope after 3 hours I get a full burn pool or I will be disappointed lol.

For all of my 3 inch pillars I use LX18, burns perfectly every time, flame is the right size, i get a full melt pool after 3 hours.

I absolutely love this candle, wish i could make something this gorgeous. I wouldn't even know how lol.