EAM

200 but throw lasts 4 hours

Just now, EAM said:

 

4625/4630 - what ratio do you recommend? I'm trying 50/50 10% load of fo. The ones that work are great but many oils weep

On 12/25/2020 at 12:31 PM, Belinda said:

You'll get a lot of different opinions. It depends on if you're planning to use molds for shapes or put it in clams. For beginners I think KY Para/Soy wax is great. You can make shapes and it also works well in clams too. You can also get it at Flaming Candle, Virginia, and Just Scent and probably a couple more. It contains about 50% soy so you'll need to let it cure for a few days. It's in granulated form which makes it easy to work with and it has a good throw. If you don't want to wait on a cure time then I'd go with all paraffin or a smaller amount of soy. For clams I use a mixture of 4625/6006 or 4625/4630. For shapes I like mixing 4625 and 4786 together. Another good wax to blend with either of those is 4794. I know this is confusing and probably too much information so I'd probably start out using the granular Para/Soy blend labeled tart wax. I actually love the way that wax performs. I just don't like waiting for it to cure cut it is a great wax.

On 1/17/2020 at 9:35 AM, lovelyscents said:

Tart and votive/pillar wax:

 

Problend 450 is the same as KY 133, JS vot pillar votive wax, candles and supplies production pre-blended votive paraffin wax granules.

 

 

650 is the same as KY parasoy votive tart wax, JS 50-50 pillar votive wax, candles and supplies production single pour votive/pillar hybrid blend (6028 replacement), Wellington well-pour soy blend granulated votive/pillar wax.

 

Container wax:

 

Problend 400 is the same as JS 123 wax. Also possibly columbus candle supply CCS-P1. I emailed them asking if the melt point of 155 they listed is a typo as they listed that on their granulated wax as well.  Plus I've never seen a creamy one pour to be that high of a melt point.

 

Problend 600 is the same as JS 50-50 container wax, Wellington well-pour soy blend container wax, candles and supplies production single pour container wax.

 

Hope this helps.

Problend 650 is the same as JS 50/50 or is Problend 600 the same as JS 50/50.

Is there a list of waxes that are the same from different companies. 450 is 133 etc.

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On 3/25/2020 at 5:38 PM, Sarah S said:

In my experience, the softer waxes do not have longevity with their throw. A soft wax may have great initial HT as the melt pool will reach a high temperature quickly, but as you have noticed the throw diminishes significantly over the course of several hours.

Are you using a coconut blend? I don't think that coconut wax is a great stand alone wax anyway, for any application.

If you are ok with parrafin, I would suggest adding 40-50% hard paraffin wax, or switching to parrafin entirely. There is a reason why the big manufacturers use parrafin, it makes a fantastic tart!

Also consider the size of the tart, .5oz is not a lot of wax. The fragrance may truly be spent in that tiny amount of wax after 8 hours, depending on the strength and quality of your fragrance oil.

If you are married to the "all natural" concept, try blending palm wax with the coconut, 50/50, or try palm/coconut/soy at 50/30/20.

Finally, what makes your tarts "luxury"? Are you going for visual impact? Unique fragrance? Price? Novel packaging? Marketing something as luxury has many different factors, performance being only part of it. It is very likely that you may need to be flexible with your waxes to create your product line, so don't be afraid to  experiment.

I am butting in but same question. I have been testing 4625/ coconut. It either has an awesome throw for 6-8 hours or its a complete dud( based on the oil I am sure) If you were to make a " perfect blend of waxes" what would you suggest?

On 5/21/2020 at 10:20 AM, Belinda said:

I've never had to use a fan or a heat gun when I use 4625/6006 blend. I have poured twice when using a blend that doesn't set with a completely smooth top like I like. When I've used KY tart wax or any wax that doesn't harden with a smooth top I've poured twice or when I want two different colors and that always makes a smooth top but it's totally unnecessary with their tart wax unless that's just the look you want. I do prefer a smooth top but it's just double work. But, when using 4625/6006 at 50/50 I get a smooth top every time with no double pour. It's just going to melt anyway so I'm not quite sure why that bothers me but it does LOL!

Read the reviews at Rustic Escentual and Flaming on their para/soy tart wax. It's a very easy and good wax to make shapes and clams with. You won't get a smooth top without doing a second pour but that's just us. Most customers don't care about whether it's smooth or not. Their para/soy tart wax gets great reviews and it's granulated and very easy to use. It's the same wax from both companies. It does require a few days cure time but that's pretty much any wax, just longer if there's soy in the mix.

Would you say that RE para-soy is about the same as NG POB? I have used POB for a long time and it no longer has the same scent throw. I was told, I do not know it to be a fact, that they changed the soy in the blend. Now I am trying to make my own blend.  Nothing to date seems to knock my socks off.