Joeturbo26

Not sure if you like floral scents but I can guarantee you that if you want a strong hot throw in 464 the two scents from CS I can promise you will be VERY STRONG are, English Garden and Rain Water. They're so strong that even their cold throw as they cure are still fragrancing my entire apartment!

I am looking for a good strong green fig scent to blend with either of those two. I may even do a combo with Oakmoss from sweet cakes that I've also tried which gives an excellent throw in 464.

I hear you! What FO have you used? From what supplier, what scent and what quantity?

I used Eco 12--I burned the test candle in a small room, yes I did. Not huge but it was decent, so I expect it to only get better.

So ultimately I did purchase some 464. Like I mentioned I don't color my candles so I am not worried about frosting. I did howver get some rough tops and sinkholes in a few I poured (not all). I poured at 135° I am letting everything cure right now but I think I am going to get a better throw than I did on 6006 based on one candle I did burn.

I also poured a few last night that I blended 25% 6006 and 75% 464 which I guess would be roughly 12% paraffin 88% soy when all is said and done—they seem to be really beautiful as they harden without any rough tops or sinkholes. I also loaded that with about 15% FO. I had anticipated them to harden horrible as I totally overdid it with the FO capacity but it seems to be fine!

We shall see how it goes when everything is cured!

Ok so I'm back home from my business trip and I've had a chance to smell them all! Unfortunately the fig tree doesn't smell anything like the Diptyque Figiuer as I had hoped has anyone ever smelled the diptyque Figiuer and can offer some suggestions?

As for the others, the rain water is INCREDIBLE. I get an incredible floral light musk from it, can't wait to pour that one into some wax!

Haha now I'm getting even more excited! They arrive on Monday but I am leaving town on a business trip until the following Monday

Oh I'm so excited

I am particularly excited to try the fig tree---in hope that it smells like my absolute favorite candle in the world. The Diptyque Figuer without the 65.00 price tag LOL.

JACKBENIMBLE, I think I saw your scent reviews on YouTube?

Thank you so much! I ordered some 464 and that's exactly what I will do! Test test test....

I love strong and herby! LOL

Really excited to smell them! Anyone have any feedback on these? Can't wait for them to arrive!

-Mediterranean Fig

-Basil & Herb

-Fig Tree

-Rain Water

-White Tea

-English Garden

Good to know! I don't sell my candles. They're totally for my own obsession haha and I don't color the 6006 so that's good to know!

Well, I will share my experience with both waxes. You may get other information too.

 

I love the fact that soy (464) is made from soy beans, I love the scent throw of 464., but hate the frosting. I love the quickness of melt to pour of 6006, the lack of frosting, but I hate the wet spots. That's it in a nutshell.

 

I use both waxes as my 2 primary waxes in my business.

 

I do love increasing the % of soy in 6006 to 50% to boost the fragrance throw a bit, but maintain the lack of frosting. You will get differing explanations as to what the %s are in 6006, but it doesn't really matter if you find a blend you like. When I blend, I use 35 oz 6006 and 15 oz 464.

 

Happy candlemaking

No wax is perfect or flawless. You just decide what you can live with and go for it.

Thank you so much! Let me ask you. When you blend are you blending primarily to decrease your wet spots are are you blending to help scent throw?

Hello folks!  

Newbie here, and I can't thank you all enough for the incredible information I have been able to absorb off this board as a "silent lurker" over the past few months!  So THANK YOU! 

I have been working with IGI 6006 Para Soy Blend, and I have to say, I LOVE the wax, I love everything about it, from the texture, to the pour, to the smooth tops, to the no sinkholing, to the incredible adhesion and very little to no wet spots I get... the only thing is--I don't love the scent throw! 

I have experimented with many different FO's and quantities, and I always feel like the wax somehow distorts the scent, and the throw is never as strong as I would like.  I originally started using this wax, as it was the closest blend I found that "recreated" my own personal favorite candles made by Diptyque.  I think its spot on!  

Now, I am considering venturing into the world of pure soy, in hopes of simply getting a better scent throw both hot and cold, and to avoid that "scent distortion" as I feel the IGI 6006 gives me. 

So I have read so much about GB 464, and it seems that that blend offers the best scent throw possible in soy?  Many many people have the greatest things to say about it--while others seem to all agree, sink holes, bubbling and wet spots, can be an issue! 

So here is really my request, since I haven't been able to find it anywhere...  Can anyone offer a REAL DEAL COMPARISON between the two?  The good/bad/ugly.  Of course aside from the fact that one is Soy and one is a Parasoy blend... what will I like about one vs. the other, and what have you noticed in comparison between scent throw etc... 

Thank you all so much for being the experts, can't wait to hear from you! 

I am really curious to hear of any others that offer good throw in 6006 as well!  I just started working with it, and while I LOVE the wax--I feel like it really distorts the fragrances.  Well, any I have tried from Sweet Cakes at least.   I am particularly looking for an authentic "green" scent or a true "fig" that works well in 6006.  I have not tried Candle Science fragrance in 6006 yet, but it seems they have the best compatible fragrances for this wax.

Hope some others chime in!