frankandcrow

It took me a while to reply, because I wanted to give it a go first and THANK YOU!! The difference is HUGE. Can't believe how many/if not ALL references online tell you to use coconut oil (or another veg oil) when using beeswax! I've read figures from 20 tot 50%!! THANK YOU for your help, I finally have decent candles that do what they are supposed to.

First of all, thanks so much for your extensive reply! I'm located in Belgium and for practical reasons I'm trying to avoid ordering from abroad, but it's getting hard. Seeing as I'm not getting much guidance from the shops I'm ordering from here 😕 Really? Skip the coconut oil? I've been told I should/need to add it because beeswax is too hard and doesn't "stick" to the essentials oil particles? Have I been bulsh*tted? I am currently using beeswax given to me by a bee keeper who made it himself. It's very dark though, don't think it's been perfectly filtered or maybe it's been burnt. Not sure if that can have a big impact too on the way my candles burn?

Hi everyone, hope it's okay to post it here, it's not about the thing it represents (I like selling unconventional candles), however, I've been struggling badly to get my candles to burn properly. So I could really use some expertise here. I've done plenty of research, but when it comes down to ratios and candlemaking you get vastly different answers. As you can see in the picture , the candle just burns too hard and throws out all the wax (it gets worse and worse) and gives it quite the unsightly sight... ;) My current mix is as followed: Total 160g Of which beeswax 157g 8% coconut oil 13g 7% essential oil 11ml Dye (in pellet form) 0,76g And a number 4 beeswax wick (this doesn't mean much to anyone, seeing as the numbers/names differ hugely across the world) I've also tried a number 2 (the wicks jump by 2, so you have 0-2-4-6 etc.... the company says a wick size 10 is specifically for outside candles), but all it does is provide a tiny flame and the same result. The top of the candle 'splits' open and then starts spilling. I've tried blowing out the candle, waiting for several hours, re-trimming the wick and trying again. To no avail. I'm at a loss... :( (As I'm writing this I'm melting a different wax mixture, out of desperation, instead of 8% coconut oil I'm trying 21%, but my candles are already quite soft, so I'm very critical :D )