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    Wicking Coconut Wax

    in Coconut Wax Candles

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    3 hours ago, TallTayl said:

    This is normal. As the air currents change in the deeper part of the jar the flames move in response. Even the white barn candles in the small, straight sided jars dance deeper in the burn. 

     

     

    Glad to read that sunflower does the trick... it was one I had suspicions about and wanted to try myself. Sunflower has a characteristic odor. Do you smell it in the final blend or burn? 20% is more than I would have thought, but I will try it. Thanks for the tip and welcome to Craft Server.

    Hi TallTayl

     

    Many thanks for your response and very happy to hear from you-(I always follow your advices:) Yes it has quite distinct smell so I have tried rice bran wax today for my new trials and guess what! it worked a lot better than sunflower wax did. The ratio for the rice bran wax is 20 % and i m sure you will like it better than sunflower wax. Sunflower has really good burning property but smell can be a tricky issue. Especially after 3-4 days you can smell the wax stronger (mixes with the fragrance). In the UK sunflower wax is very costly to buy so leaning more towards the rice bran wax at the moment. 

     

    If you do some trials, please let me know how it works out for you too. I will keep you updated about  the rice bran wax mix. 

     

    Thank you 

    Sinem

     

    Wicking Coconut Wax

    in Coconut Wax Candles

    Posted · Edited by Sinem Rose

    Hi everyone,

     

    I have been working on this wax for a long time. I have added 20-25 % sunflower wax which achieved the best result for viscosity. So now i have a perfect wax does not crack or pull away from the wick.But Wicking is a huge issue. I have used small wicks like ECO 2,4 , Stabilo 10 and some paper core wicks. (The container is a tumbler glass with 7cm diameter on the top and it does not narrow down towards bottom) 

     

    The first and second burns are perfect flame no issues.When it gets deeper down the glass, flame starts dancing. Experienced candle makers please tell me, is this normal? I have bought some natural candles and their behaviour is almost the same. The flame does not get bigger or doesn't sooth but dances. Is it acceptable to sell this sort of candle or is it the normal behaviour of a natural candle?

     

    I m looking forward to hearing from you.

    Sinem

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