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HP 6086/2 One-Pour Container Wax HP 6086/2 is a soft white, opaque, paraffin wax specially designed for candles in glass application. Its cohesive strength and low shrinkage allow it to adhere to the container minimizing air pocket formation. Congealing temperature is 125-130° F. HPwax.com Hase Petroleum Wax Company

Paraffin does one of several things according to temp. Jump lines occur when poured too cool and bumpy uneven tops may have to do with the wax requiring a repour to even out or taking a heat gun to even out the top. I've never encountered a problem with pouring too hot, although I try to use the right temp. Make sure your wick is pulled tight and see if this happened with all your fos or maybe just one. I kind of go with some additive causing the problem but not enough info to really say.

I tried several combinations with both 464 and 415 and couldn't get anything going.

Ditto on ICS.

I highly recommend Clarus 3022. This is a parasoy that will at least end your frustration with pure soy. Its better to find a wax that will work for you in the mean time and continue to search for a soy. Go to the Clarus web site and ask for a sample and use cd or cdn wicks.

I find great oils in all of the listed providers. Buying testers is the best way to find fragrances that meet your needs. Its more about the way the oil is constructed. If you read the description, it will list the "notes" that begin and end the fragrance. From the cold throw to the first blooms of the melt pool can either be complex or simple. Complex fragrances can be difficult for the average consumer and are certainly more expensive for the small business. Lower priced oils generally are simpler with fewer notes or layers. So its not so much that they are diluted with fillers as they are more easily manufactured with basic ingredients. There are oils that use some essential oils and there are those that are totally synthetic. The host of this site (Peak) has high quality oils that are available in different price ranges designed to fit your needs. Read the fragrance section for proper research.

You might think whiskey instead. Most bourbon fragrances are paired with vanilla backgrounds and may have floral or woody notes included. Whiskey tends to be paired with leather and my be closer to what your friends want in a booze connected fragrance.

Didn't sell for me either. I thought it was a great fragrance but maybe the yuzu kind of made it smell off? Its not a sweet bakery scent and not a holiday fragrance but it is clean and refreshing to my nose. Just doesn't sell.

Pomace has a higher amount of unsaponifiables and I stopped using it because of faster trace time. Pomace is extracted using solvents and is considered low grade for other applications. Pomace used to be a lot cheaper than extra virgin but that isn't much the case anymore, so why not go with a finer grade of olive. I understand that there is a severe shortage of Spanish oil. Does anyone know how expensive we can expect olive to get? I already sub out about 10 to 15% in Rice Bran Oil but have to watch the linoleic levels.

From the picture your flame is too high and your melt pool too deep but they look great. How many hours are you getting from that size?

Not enough information. I use votive molds with wick pins. You must be pouring directly into a glass votive holder? Did you stick your wick to the bottom of the glass? and then pull your wick tight with a holder? and then pour your wax away from the wick not on it. Do you intend to take the wax out and sell the votive alone or sell the whole thing? There are plenty of threads to read in the archives on making votives. My best advice would be to pull up a Youtube video to at least get an idea of how this is done.

Did you notice that's illegal in your state?

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is cracking down in California on a potent marijuana product called “wax,” according to ABC News. Wax is legal—and popular—in Colorado. Wax is a distillation of marijuana said to be so potent that a single hit will keep a person high for more than a day, the article notes. A person making wax uses the flammable substance butane to strip out the THC, the chemical in marijuana that causes a high. “There is no weed out there that possesses the punching power that the wax does,” an anonymous undercover DEA informant told ABC News’ “Nightline.” “And it’s like smoking 20 joints of the best grade of weed that you have into one hit of the wax.” Gary Hill of the DEA’s San Diego office said, “We have seen people have an onset of psychosis and even brain damage from that exposure to that high concentration of THC. Our concern is that this is going to spread before we get it under control.” In Colorado, wax is legal for anyone over the age of 21. It is sold in recreational marijuana dispensaries. A three-day contest called the X-Cup, held in Denver, is designed to determine who can make the most potent batch of wax. Hence the name in California is Caliwax. Vicky has the right of it on coconut wax. Have you got any of those candles to burn?

I've often wondered whether or not warning labels on the bottom of a jar constitutes a real warning? That being said, you might consider a hang tag with your information. I used to get warning labels with a space to write the fragrance name but nobody ever looks on the bottom of a jar. Be sure to warn the customer to remove the tag before burning.

Ok, I looked at the Starbuzz candles. Pretty standard tins with what looks like paraffin. It would be nice if your cousin gave you some pointers about how he made those.

You do know that Cali wax is marijuana wax?

This is because they have a staff of chemists and formulators who understand how to mix different notes of fragrance and to create a system that efficiently and consistently produces a certain result. Yes, there are those companies who place a bit of fragrance on top. If you got the machines donated and have a lot of fragrance oils, dyes, wicks, warning labels, jars, lids and jar labels coming; hire someone to walk you through it.

The final test is how well the candle sells but feedback from several different sources helps to make the decision to order more fo and make a lot. I use 1 ounce tester fos and make a couple of candles that customers can buy. If no one picks them up and they just sit, well I know not to invest anymore time or money on that fragrance. I thought Little Black Dress was going to be a winner but it flopped. Nobody liked it and I wasn't stuck with a couple of pounds of the stuff. Sometimes, I'll put a fragrance back out (like Muscadine) and all of a sudden customers ask for more. Its weird.

Ok, you have lots of 50 pound bags of wax? The bag has no kind of identification on it? Who told you the wax is a paraffin (blend?) from a company called Cali? You have bought machinery to make 500 container candles an hour, so did you purchase a business from someone? You are talking about using 2 ounces of fragrance oil per pound of wax and that is a lot of cost per pound IMHO, that is approximately 12.5% load? Do you have any prior experience making candles? Do you have insurance? Do you use people to test your product? Have you invested a lot of money and or other people's money in this venture? Lots of questions huh? You need to hire an individual to advise you in setting this up right from the start, and it wouldn't hurt to get a lab analysis of your wax. This is not the type of business that you dive into blindly but requires professional understanding of all the components that go into making a safe product. Otherwise, you open yourself to law suit city and hurt other legitimate candle makers.

I believe the diameters are the same on the Masons, just deeper. You will need to test and see what you like CG. Southwest Candle is great. I love their fos and the service is great!

Wow!

Good show!

I bought a votive kit from Cajun Candle, which used a paraffin V wax. Later, I worked with the J waxes but always disliked the soot problem. A company called Greenleaf began offering free samples of a new parasoy wax (Clarus 3022) which changed things completely. I can't say 3022 is simply melt and pour but it provides a reliable result no matter what fo I use. I've sold a lot of candles and had lots of customers who have stuck with the product.

Hey CG, sorry to keep you waiting. I used to carry the square Masons and because of the corners wicked with a 14 cdn and can't tell you about the 12 sided container but you might want to order a sample pack first and test for your area. This wax tends to have hang up but about half way into the burn will catch up and finish out completely. I have a drawer full of 14, 16, and 18 wicks as my usual choices. I have used higher wicks on really large projects and they looked like bonfires, so its double wicking for those. The Libbey hearts are really nice and I use 3 16s for a great candle. Hope this helps.

Not at all.