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26 minutes ago, Candybee said:

I posted that over 10 yrs ago and the waxes I used back then no longer exist. I switched to palm many years ago and no longer make a parasoy blend or use any soy or paraffin wax.

 

I can tell you that I preferred a 50/50% blend because of the nice glass adhesion, creamy consistency, and excellent hot throw I got. I can't vouch for today's soy or paraffin waxes as I don't use them. Plus I am not sure which wicks I used. Even a perfect blend can burn like crap if you don't have the right wick. I think I used zincs back then but I don't remember for sure.

 

The best thing you can do is know the characteristics of each of the waxes you use individually. If you know the waxes inside and out and have become an expert on them then you can decide what characteristics you want to retain in your candle and which you want to soften. Focus on those characteristics and that will be how you learn to put together your blend percentage.

Wow it's been 10 years!? Sorry I didn't realize that. But you're still making candles! You must be a total expert by now.

On 7/18/2006 at 3:57 PM, firegirl said:

Hi KMommy.. I am currently mixing J223 and Golden Brands 415.. I LOVE it!! I get minimal to no soot on 10 and 16 ounce Apothecary jars. On my 26 ounce jars it seems almost an impossible quest to have "perfectly clean" jars, but when trimmed or wicked properly, they have a tiny bit of soot on jars when burned to the bottom. My scent throw is awesome. Both cold and hot. I don't think you would be disappointed with this blend. It took me a long time and a lot of money to finally make the switch.. but now I am glad I did.

Christy- I am glad to hear that about the J223 alone. I was thinking about pouring it straight to see the difference! I was worried about it sooting too much..

What is your ratio for blending?

On 12/15/2010 at 11:59 AM, Candybee said:

The answer is gonna be different for many candle makers and types of soy/parrafin waxes. Not all waxes soy or parrafin are the same. Many come preblended ready to pour into your container while others are straight with no additives. Another factor is do you want it to be more soy or parrafin in the blend.

It would help if you told us what wax you are planning on using.

When I make parasoy candles I use a 80/20% or 75/25% soy to parrafin if I want more soy. My personal preference with the particular waxes I use is 50/50% of each.

Can I ask which waxes you use, and why you chose 50/50? I'm trying to find my perfect blend and so far I've tried 70/30 and flip flopped 30/70 bit I'm not a fan of either, so maybe I'll try 50/50 next!