Clear Black

I think I am more trying to replicate a crayon more than use them as is. I also want to make a few personilized wax stamp seals and a good way to DIY those is to take a 2:1 ratio of crayon:glue stick and make a plyable wax for wax stamp sealing. Hence the reason for wanting to clone my own crayons but am not sure which type of parrafin makes that softer crayon feel. If that makes sense lol

Have a few silly questions Id like to run by you folks. 

Have you ever used Crayons to color your wax instead of tradition liquid or dye blocks?

Does anyone know what type of paraffin Crayolas are made from? I know the majority of a Crayola is paraffin wax and then a few other non-toxic "rub-in" additives, but I cant seem to figure out which type of paraffin exactly they use.

Thanks.

CS=Candle Science eh?

2 hours ago, Flicker said:

I found people really wouldn't pay the price I needed to make containers unscented. Since I did mottle, most my pillars simply failed without scent. I chose not to sell them after trying once time for about a year. Easy enough for folks to go to the dollar store for a cheap unscented candle if they wanted one.

Good point, I never considered the el cheapos you can get for as buck at any dollar store. 

Do any of you folks make these to sell? It just occured to me when finalizing my 2017 Spring FO lineup that Ive never included or thought to include a fragrance free candle for customers who would want them. Do any of you make these and do they sell?

I drive a semi-truck and make wholesale pallet deliveries for my 9-5. It is soooooo weird you ask this because just today I was making a barrel delivery to a local winery and in their retail floor space they were selling these: https://www.shop-rewined.com/collections/signature-collection     I almost purchased one they were so fantastic and well made. The glass was super thick and sturdy and the fragrances were to die for. They obviously do this on a large scale so Im not sure exactly what they use to cut their bottles, but Im sure your husband and yourself can come up with an idea that works.

Only reason I didnt purchase one is the price lol. They wanted near $30 for what amounted to less than an 8 oz Soy candle. (The bottle are about 11 oz, but they dont fill even close to the top, maybe 7 or 8 oz worth) Say what?? Nope, not going to spend that even if was the best idea Ive seen in a while. To me, pricing a candle in the 8 oz range for near $30 is a bit outlandish but all the power to them. They obviously are staying in business, and have customers so who am I to say anything bad

1 hour ago, AmbersCandles said:

I bought mine from www.prestowax.com came with a life time warranty 

Those melters look fantastic but after watching this video  

of one of their items on EBAY, it has left me with a few questions and concerns. 

1. Their website CLEARLY and BOLDY states that ALL wax melters come with a lifetime warranty. Yet, in the video, dated not too long ago, the gentleman talking clearly says it comes with a ONE YEAR warranty. ? Eh...?

2. Something that is heating wax to "potentially" 400* and will be on for a few hours doesnt come with a grounded wire cord. Only a 2 prong? 

3. Is the heating element on these just stuck to the bottom of the melter? It doesnt look like ther is any heat shielding under there which would have me in a constant state of worry lol.

AmberCandles, which one did you purchase?

Would a turkey baster work? You may need to take a heat gun to it every so often to melt the wax that has cooled on the side walls...but if it were me I would try that. Would be a fun experiment anyways

Well..first thing I notice is that this Clearpak company is based in Ontario maybe? You might want your friend to do some shipping cost quotes as international shipping isnt always cheap. Plus getting them through customs isnt always an easy task either. Some shipments may take a day to clear customs, then the next time she orders that order may take two weeks to clear. If you are in the USA i would focus on a closer, domestic supplier first

Is yhat an 8oz or 16oz tin?  If the 16oz you may want to wick down. It looks as though you achieved a full melt pool in the first few hours of burn, which isnt something you usually aim for. This only means the further down you go in your container the hotter it will get making the candle burn faster and hotter than it prob should. Just my 2 cents tho

Awesome help! Thanks, will definetly check out those two options

1 hour ago, Sponiebr said:

How hot is the wax? I'm thinking water? I don't know much about these things but isn't this a pre-blended wax that has like (for lack of a better term) plasticizers in it? If that plastizier happens to be an organic oil it might be water. 

I have no idea, to be perfectly honest. 

It happened during melt. So as soon as it changed from ots solid state into a liquid it was releasing what looked like carnation since there were literally thousands of tiny little bubbles. I think the melting point is 120* ish give or take s bit... but I did everything as ive always done with the wax. I will be doing a second test tomorrow after work and if the results are the same I will be asking CS for a refund.

Wth...I ordered a new batch of wax about a month ago and am now just starting to use it. While melting the wax I noticed millions of tiny bubbles coming from the wax as it melted, giving the wax the look of carbonated water. I have never seen this happen and use the same wax from Candle Science as I always have. Also, when I added my FO this time, it took me 3 times as long to incorporate it while stirring. And I had to eventually pour before the wax hardened again, but the FO still wasnt fully incorporated. These are just testers so I am not selling, but what could be causing this carbonated effect in this wax? 4627 wax, same supplier as always. Nothing has changed. ?

1 hour ago, Moonstar said:

Im not sure if you've already seen these molds + they just didn't work out for you. But if you go to Michaels - Hobby Lobby maybe even Walmart

they have bite size brownie silicone molds. To me they would look very similar to a starburst candy. Aren't they just small square candies ??? 

Theres about 15-18 cavities and run about $10-12 with a michaels or Hobby Lobby 40% off coupon its super cheap. Not sure if that mold is 

what your looking for though ? 

I did look at those on a computer screen and cant tell how big they actually are. My plan is to make some tarts and package them in windowed round tins, so if they are too big I would only be able to fit a few. So a smaller cavity mold would be ideal. Im leaning at this point towards a gummie bear mold since those are on the smaller side yet still big enough to plop on a tart warmer

A silicone candy mold in the shape and size of a Starburst candy. Doesnt have to be exactly that size, but something in the ballpark. Ive done some looking on Amazon already, but if anyone knows of where to get one please let me know. I want to try and make some wax melts in a similar shape as a Starburst candy

TIA

So after reading your post I had to research a bit. Turns out there are people who actually sell this lol. I never heard of it before honestly. So now I am also curious. This company calls theirs a "whipped wax"? What the heck is whipped wax and how is it processed?

http://www.tiffanycandles.com/pages/shop.html#!/Custom-Scoopables/c/11278157/offset=0&sort=normal

The wax you are looking for is 4627 Comfort Blend. This was is pretty identical in texture to that of Vaseline. ITS MESSY. And I can honestly say, that even after using this wax on a daily basis, I love it, but I hate it as well. If it wasnt for the extreme fragrance load i wouldnt use it. So I cannot imagine putting something like this wax that is scoopable out for sale. I personaly dont think customers would do well with the mess and cleanup. You would have to have a dedicated utensil that would only be used for this wax. Since it is soft and sticky, there is a lot of areas where you just cant get it out of the jar or tub or whatever you use to store it. So the customer may feel like they didnt get their full value vs a wax that burns evenly in a container.

Other than 4627, I dont know of another wax that can be scooped. With all that said, if you can jar it, label it and present it in a way it sells, than who am I to stop you

Also, can you at least try to burn the candle without that glass vase? Maybe you are having some sort of air flow issue that would cause a drastic mushroom effect like you have been getting...

Im not following though, you said you burned overnight for 8 hrs ya? As far as I know, you should be trimming your wick back to about 1/4" every few hours. Never should you burn 8 full hours without trimming...at least I dont. I always snuff the candle out every 2 hours or so, trim wick, then re-light.

On 11/23/2016 at 7:56 PM, birdcharm said:

Try this ... trim your wick at 1/4" to start.  That may solve the problem, as it seems to me that your wick is very long. 

 

 

This, holy crap this. Your wicks are about 4x too long mate lol

This is now a wood stove discussion. Goes great with the "wood smoke" fragrance Im making this morning  You all inspired me to make more of this FO today lol

just curious if you have any photos of them with wax and wick. Thanks

10 minutes ago, TallTayl said:

Gosh, wood burning stoves get pretty hot!

 

the wickless sellers around here use flat tins. They get a pretty penny for them too. 

TT, what type of lat tins are you speaking of? Not the typical round tins you can buy at say Candle Science? Or something more like a lip balm tin..those wouldnt seem like they hold much wax O.o

24 minutes ago, Candybee said:

Wickless candles have been around for a while. They just never really got very popular. If you ask the average customer they probably have never heard of one. But I know customers that put candle jars on candle warmers or tart warmer plates and just use them as wickless.

 

Now putting one on a hot stove sounds reckless but as I don't have a woodburning stove I have no idea how hot they get. I'm sure this lady does it all the time and that's why she thinks its okay to do.

I burn most of my regular wicked candles using a hot plate specifically designed to do so. 

3 minutes ago, Tina J said:

I love the UB40 number. Clever! 

See Trap, ^^ this comment is why I did that  Kinda cheeky I guess