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Thanks TT! It's straight sided, about 2 inches deep. I did try 3 wicks with HTP 1212 last night but it was sooting so much. I forgot to take a picture - will attach it later! Would HTP 105 x 3 work? Any premier equivalent?

Hi my lovelies! After 3 months, I finally got vessels from Alibaba! They’re round glass jars that kinda look like food containers😂 6inches in diameter! I know I should use 4 wicks, but where do I start? It’s my first time multiwicking... I’m using IGI6006 and I have HTP, Premier and Zinc core. Thanks in advance!

Yeah, I see that. Do dyes generally make it more flammable? I noticed that paraffin will burn hotter than soy based on my very limited experience, and some FOs (like bayberry).

Here is the second burn, 5hrs, no wick trimming prior to starting the burn pink has the biggest MP blue is starting to catch up white has the smallest MP and most tunnelling - i think it’s because I cut the wick too short to start HT was bomb, but that’s cuz all 3 were lit😂

Mostly because hemorrhaging money - I just want to make this work so I don’t have to buy yet another set of wicks 😂 these are the pineapples with htp 83 and coco apricot from WW. First burn x 4 hrs, and definitely tunnelled. HT nonexistent. 2nd burn today, starting to get HT, tunnel apparent but will wait and see if the flame catches up. Still wary about the diameter tapering from 3in to 1.5in at the bottom, so I will burn these puppies down to check before switching to 93. They’re so pretty though. Flame is so still, I love it! There is that infamous htp lean though, the burn is uneven. Wondering if I should take that into account when centering the wick?!

Hah! Thanks again! Also a serial crafter here, getting into woodworking to mix with candle making (have access to a mill and fantabulous power tools, and a ton of black walnut). Also resin. And adding them all together. At this rate nobody can afford my pieces. Lol. Oh well. Next thing you know I’ll go buy me an alpaca farm and use alpaca wool for wicks 🤷🏻‍♀️ But back to candle science! Do you find you like using stabilizers in your own blends? Or leverage current blends that already contain them? I agree on CO72 consistency, I have a giant bucket that’s untouched because I’ve shifted to candles 100% in the past couple of months. It feels different from the costco ones, etc. i also have some unused lard and tallow...mmm tallow candles. Wasn’t that a thing before?? Lol. Am I just too harsh on 6006? I just wanted a titch of paraffin so maybe I’ll just play with the 40kg of coco wax and make me some coco-ffin (more coco than paraffin so I renamed it; lol). I will probably still use a soy base of 415 - will have to suck up the fact that I have to order from 3 separate companies. Ugh. There are some aspects that I do like about soy. And I want them all to play together and get along together! Would the HTP series and Premier work with soy-coco-para blend? i tried coco apricot creme last night, and CT was kinda faint, and I still had adhesion issues when I looked this morning. So frustrating. but that’s just the day to day experimenting thing, I guess. FOs are such fickle mistresses - maybe I really should make a cap on the number of them in my harem😂

Wow. A single 72? I poured a few last night and they turned out so pretty with the coco apricot creme that i dont want to test burn it😂😂😂

Wow where have you been my whole (chandler) life? Ok, when I grow up, I want to be like you, TT. *much props* The coconut wax for me is mostly a cultural thing - my family used to have a coconut grove back home (Philippines). I want to integrate to give a nod to my heritage. But hey, if it doesn’t work then it doesn’t work. I’m a soaper, and work a lot with CO72, and didn’t realize until now that coco wax is basically just the high temp CO. That means about a 2 yr shelf life right? Huh. Antioxidants should definitely be in the mix - something good to know! I’m very new to this compared to a lot of people, but I bring a voracious appetite for knowledge and love teaching and troubleshooting. What I know now and 2 months ago is light years apart😂 So many mistakes made. Anyway, I’m taking a wee break from my cocosoy and 6006 blend and seriously contemplating just sticking to 6006, since I found a reliable source for it. There’s just something about it that I don’t like - hence the mixing with cocosoy perfect blend (which I heard was mostly soy). I also find that I’m one of those people who get headaches with paraffin-heavy candles. That’s anecdotal for sure, it could just be from the FOs. I like the longevity of paraffin for sure, and also somewhere on facebook we were talking about how it was dinosaur-derived, which tickled me in the noodle. Do you have a favorite paraffin wax to play with, TT?

Speaking of DV, I have a four caseS of the fleur/pineapple containers and using coco apricot creme from WW - has anybody wicked that container? I only have 5 lbs of the coco apricot creme and probably won’t buy more because of the logistical nightmare of buying stuff from the states (I’m in Canada). Because it’s 3in at the top and about 1.5in at the bottom, I was thinking of starting with HTP 83. Do you think that would be too big? I’m going to use a longneck tab so there’s more wax left before the container gets too hot. Thoughts? Advise? Ty!

Ah sorry for not clarifying - I meant "pure" as in no/minimal amount of additives. I wonder if all the issues of quality varies because chandlers dont mix the wax all over again once it's heated? My 6006 might already have vybar so me adding 1-2% will just bind with the FO, resulting in less throw. I was thinking of using base waxes - thinking of 415, whatever coco wax shipment Im getting from China, and something that IGI makes, since they are local to me (Toronto!). OR just be content with IGI 6006 and add base soy and base coconut to play with. I basically want mostly soy, then paraffin, then coconut - a lot more research is needed though for optimal ratios and whatnot - mainly for containers and working with htp/premier/zinc which I have on hand. What does coco wax bring to the table? soy? paraffin? What does each individual wax prefer w/r/t temps/mixing/scents/wicks? My brain spins when I try to think of all the variables to account for in pursuit of the perfect candle system! I love the experimentation process, but the monetary hemorrhage is uncomfortable.

Yeah I hated the fussiness of pure soy, and didn't like the brittleness of paraffin, and after many combos, I've settled on 1:3 of cocosoy and 6006. Initial candle testing with tins showed lots of promise, great HT, smooth tops. Having trouble wicking a glass 3in diam tumbler though, going between HTP (83, 93, 105) and Premier (755 so far, might go up or down depending on the fragrance and how it's been behaving). Premier looks so promising, but it's still sooting, so I might have to wick down. I tried adding vybar at 1% and 2% last night to 2 separate containers, and I might just start with 0.5% of vaseline and see how that behaves. I'm thinking of making my own blend, since I will be getting pure coco wax in the next 2 wks. Tips on 100%soy and 100%paraffin? This is all so exciting, so happy to find a forum who thinks about the chemistry of these things, and love experimenting!

Hi TT, I've been admiring your knowledge from afar, coming out of the closet now :)) So I'm also on a quest to understand the chemistry behind additives and candle making in general, and the above info you shared is making me want to go grab a tub of vaseline and add it to my blend of cocosoy and IGI 6006 to see what would happen. Thinking of comparing 1% and 2% simultaneously - what do you think? Do you know if it's safe to burn? I'm trying to find microcrystalline wax but it's really expensive! Thanks in advance!