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TallTayl - WOW your candles look fantastic !!

Ok, makes sense. I use USA for both candles & melts to firm them just a bit. I have had the best luck with either HTP wicks that I twist because that flat wick drives me bonkers when burning or plain old Cotton wicks

I actually prefer the cotton wick. Both wicks have some issues but where I live these work best, temperature and humidity play a big part in how a candle burns.

Thanks kandlekrazy - may I ask how and why you twist the htp wick? I am interested to try it for myself .

I have been playing with EcoSoya PB in C3 as embeds. It does make me need to wick up, but the throw of the combined wax is super. I am right around 10% PB embeds to C3.

Stella turned me on to CDN wicks too. Most of the time they are 100% perfect.

On a couple of big, heavy containers i use square braid cotton primed with high melt point wax. One day i will finish testing square braid in all of my other tins. Sure would make life simpler

Hi TallTayl

May I ask what FO load your using? I'm currently using 9%. I was eager and test burned some of my PB & C3 blends abit early but found that I much preferred 95% c3 & 5% PB (instead of 10% PB) also I tempered the wax. The candle was firm and didn't pull away from the container at all so was happy

Thanks Trappeur - I've been lucky enough to view many of Stella's posts. Wow she is very knowledgeable

Oops sorry I meant

*better burn results with cdn especially when double wicking

Hi Trappeur,

THANKYOU for that. I do like the htp wicks however I seem to favour the cdn with the c3. I dislke the minor flickering here and there that I find with the cdn wicks that I don't get with the htp however I seem to get better burn results with the c3 especially when double wicking.

Hi kandlekrazy,

I love C3 but yes I require a firmer product and do not want to change wax as I love the C3. I am in Australia where it's very warm and humidity is very high and also I can only seem to find the suppliers stocking UA however after reading many posts on here it's apparent I would require USA if I wanted to use a hardener. Also I'm hoping it will help with wicking - or at least make it alittle easier. I do find c3 harder to wick.

I have made a blend of 90% c3 10% pb yesterday. I'm letting it cure. The tops are perfect and CT amazing - let's hope for a great burn with great HT.

Thanks ladybug1

Hello

Has anyone blended C3 and Ecosoya PB for a container wax ? If so can you please share your results and what ratio.

THANKYOU

Thanks RJ Daines for your input, yes for shows I am sure you start pouring way ahead!

I did just for kicks and giggles pour a 50/50 mix PB and C3 Today will burn in a few days PB can take a 12 percent load and C3 6 per my suppliesr and her an 8.5 as most say is tops I poured it 12 percent in a 4 oz jelly jar with an eco 10........it looks beautiful and cold throw is so good I want to eat it, used Kudzu scent, I do have another kudzu with 8.5 and c3 only to test the two against eachother in different rooms, of course in a few days i may see that the mix is pulling away from glass so will have to see how it goes just had to give it a try as I want an all soy candle but with a really strong throw

Can you please advise how this mix went for you?

Thanks RJ Daines for your input, yes for shows I am sure you start pouring way ahead!

I did just for kicks and giggles pour a 50/50 mix PB and C3 Today will burn in a few days PB can take a 12 percent load and C3 6 per my suppliesr and her an 8.5 as most say is tops I poured it 12 percent in a 4 oz jelly jar with an eco 10........it looks beautiful and cold throw is so good I want to eat it, used Kudzu scent, I do have another kudzu with 8.5 and c3 only to test the two against eachother in different rooms, of course in a few days i may see that the mix is pulling away from glass so will have to see how it goes just had to give it a try as I want an all soy candle but with a really strong throw

Can you please advise how this mix went for you?