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  1. NightLight
    Not a good wax to start with. I would try getting sample bags of c 3, 464 and parasoy blends. A good parasoy is the one Flaming candle has. Very easy to pour, and has great qualities adhesion looks...not the strongest throw but you can play around with it as you get better at candle making.
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    I have various wax formulas now, but playing with C3. Does the addition of the coconut create a smooth afterburn look as good as or close to the finished candle? I hate the soy speckled pockmark look.
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    I would want to see your tops after pour - I got pits and oil droplets on top surface which is unsatisfactory to me. Even heat gunned still nonemusification FYI Essential oils are not safer than fragrance oils - they are still burned material in the air. Urban myth.
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    The manufacturer send fragrance samples they have tested to work with their wax out to suppliers on the internet. Of course the samples behave well! But when you test yours that have not been vetted by the manufacturer big fail. Seriously I gave the two waxes a huge try and tried tons of fragrances - NO WORK
  5. NightLight
    I believe the manufacturer rushed to get this on market for holiday sales but me thinks they didn't test this enough for thought people would say it was good enough to sell. Certainly NOT like the other waxes they had. I am very thorough tester.
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    I would need to see tests from people who have made multiple testers with fragrances that were not sent by manufacturers - my batch there was not emulsification of fragrance oils. The wax also smokes at low temp which is off putting and the wax discoloration easily. 98 per cent of my multipletests were dudes with fragrances and the rest were good. That number doesn't work. Fragrances and testing is time and money. So with that in mind until the wax is worked in by company I personally do not recommend it due to the amount recommend of testing. It's ridiculous to put out a wax where you have so many problems with!
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    The other problem I have had with testers. They do not age well in the color department - start off with the beige then turn orangey. Not just with one fragrance. i gave up on this wax as it's ridiculous to have so many fragrance in compatibilities - there are other great waxes that don't have the problems. I have many kinds of wax and this is my least favorite. I hope the company works the kinks out as there are some good qualities but not enough to make it a working favorite. Time is money
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    Yes did tests adding fragrance 160, 180, 200 same old craters everytest. Poured super hot not so hot and cooler same thing. Seriously never had so many problems with wax tests. That's why I am thinking maybe I got the clinker batch o wax!
  9. NightLight
    I might like this wax if the tops weren't so funky. scared to test with higher percentage but maybe the wax needs more! Stranger things have happened in testing. Maybe will try one more and up fragrance load.
  10. NightLight
    ONLY 6 percent fragrance. Not humidity no water. This is almost every fragrance I test with this stuff. Poured my formula and its beautiful. Pour 220 problems! I have fragrances from various companies and have not been having lucky with smooth tops. Tried hotnpour cool pour. Maybe I have a bad batch - it's possible. I tried Candle Science Natures Garden Flaming Candle fragrances. Do you have photo of one of your pour tops!
  11. NightLight
    Also ONLY two fragrances worked perfectly in the wax where the top was perfect all the others the fragrances are NOT emulsifying into wax.
  12. NightLight
    Here are two testers I did today with Candle Science Christmas Hearth. I had same putting on top so decided to try heat gunning to see if it would smooth out problem areas - Result you can see fragrance oil on top. I have my own candle formula and the tops are perfect. THese waxes the tops are not acceptable to me. Also depending on the fragrance the candle base color takes on strange beige to orangey beige color.
  13. NightLight
    I would love to see photos of the tops of candles of 220. I did onemore tester, one with added Fragrance at 160, then poured immediately after. Waiting for it to cool. There are now various pouring instructions for this wax and temps for adding Fragrance.
  14. NightLight
    Photo is various fragrances with 220. The only tester without putting is the control without fragrance. Yes I have tested many kinds of waxes and different combinations and ratios and know you can get beautiful tops and adhesion. Not happy with the 220 results. I have not added fragrance at a lower temp but that doesn't mean it would not work. Most soy waxes pour better hotter than cooler imho
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    My first tester was great. THought finally a no Brainer production wax. Tried multiple scents from candle suppliers and had more misses with crater, oil spots that good ones. The good ones meaning 2 fragrances worked out of a dozen plus experiments with 210 - 220. I have about ten kinds of wax on hand and poured many candles and the new Ecosoya waxes need work I feel with consistency. I would like to know if other people have problems with fragrance. My control candles without fragrance are perfect. The ones with fragrance are problematic - I tried adding at 180 and higher as suggested online at 200.
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    Yes have had smoking way before getting to 180 degrees! Have had serious problems trying to get these waxes to look good on top craters, oil spots. I believe the company needs to work on the waxes more. See other thread for my experience
  18. NightLight
    This is my experience with the wax. i have tried 2120 and the 220 Color of was is light beige. Easy handling because of the pellets. I have had very good to excellent adhesion on all my testers, and scent throw has been good. No problem with wicks I use cd's. This wax smokes in pot before getting it to 180 degrees which is off putting. I tried adding Fragrance at 180 and up to 200 and still got same results of oily spots and craters. My biggest issue is I poured over a dozen testers with candle fragrances from many companies, not with fragrances from Ecosoya - Results oily spots and puddles on tops of candles, craters. Out of all the tester fragrances only 2 met my standards of beautiful smooth top. The other were unusable. My control candle was beautiful without Fragrance - smooth shiny top, good adhesion, easy burn. I do not think the is wax is ready for prime time - Ecosoya must get this wax to be compatible with fragrances, as they cannot expect people to test and test to find compatible scents that don't leave craters and oil spots on top. Will be going back to my old blend until they work the kinks out. Was disappointed in the release of these waxes - they needed to wait.
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