katinka

It comes in small, round white granules. I have done quite a bit of testing with it and since I mainly to white pillar candles for spa's, I am quite happy with the result. I'll do some pics to post soon.

I use it at about 8% and if I do a hot pour at 175/180 it makes the candle very glossy and perfectly white if no colour is used. If I do a cold pour, I get a very rustic effect - very much like the candles shown in "techniques & ideas" on this site. If you say it is like Vybar, that makes me happy, becuase as you know, we don't have that here. It must also help with fragrance retention to a certain extent because I have used up to 8% fragrance without any bleeding.

Hi there Personally, if it was me and if I could cover the cost and at least get a couple of hours sleep and particularly if your business is relatively new like mine is, I would do them and write it off to advertising. Just make sure that they are well branded with your details to encourage repeat business. I believe that sometimes you might not see the rewards now, but you can't get any later if you always make profit the no.1 goal. Hope that helps! Katinka

Its nice to see someone else who gets as excited as I do when I get my stuff!!! And making a candle that smells like nothing you have smelt before is ample reward - this stuff is addictive... Katinka (from South Africa)

I use it simply becuase we only have the basic refined paraffin wax available (not as lucky as you guys to have to many blends and varieties) and if you do not add at least some C80 and stearic acid to it, it simply collapses into mush. I have even searched the net, but info on this is very scarce. mmm, mistery ingredient....:smiley2:

Hi Has anyone ever come accross a candle additive called C80 or Paraflint C80. It is used to make candles more opaque and hardens the wax. Any info would be appreciated!!!

Hi, I agree with your comment re: bad service. I am in South Africa, which means we don't have alot of options here, so I end up importing most from your country. I have ordered from both Candlewic and Candlescience at the same time and wow, there was a huge difference. Candlescience sent my stuff within 10 days whereas I waited from Candlewic for almost 5 weeks!!! Also, they sent everything in this massive box, but when I opened it there was only a few items at the bottom, with plastic on top. I was really upset, becuase it added alot to my courier charges (which just about doubles the order total). I definitely won't be using them again!!