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Oh, yes....forgot to mention for folks to give their own ideas of their favorite ICS scents too!!! Thanks in advance!!

What are these "Premier 700" wicks and where do you get them? I have tested the GW464 so far with Eco's and CD's...am preferring CD's at the moment. Still need to try a couple other wick samples I have but I've never heard of the "700's". OOps...just saw the thread below about these wicks...please ignore.!

I am planning on trying out the ICS "sample special" (6 4oz for $20) but I need help deciding! Scent throw is of absolute importance (in soy)! Any help would be appreciated!!! blueberries & cream green apple hawaiian sandalwood japanese plum lavender & basil passionate kisses pine & peel pomegranate red clover tea sangria & cider tilips & currant Thanks in advance!!! Lili :rolleyes2

Try Golden Brands GW 464. I don't know if it is the least expensive but it's the least expensive of the on'es I've checked! There is a thread on the different places to get it. Good luck! Lili

I am using 8 oz tins and the set up after burns look no where as nice as that!! I'm not sure what is up but I have gotten some pretty fugly set-ups after burning...I just hope customers don't care too much about that!

Did I miss something? Where do you get these?

I'm still hoping for Peaks!!!!

I have never made palm wax candles but i do know this: the most strongly smelling candles (specifically, hot throw) I have EVER burned were some palm wax candles I purchased at a local drug store...just one votive filled my entire apartment. I was absolutely amazed!! I have no clue as to the name of the company or the scents they used but it was definitely palm wax...and i DON'T think it was a "blend" of any kind.

Yes..I second the thanks to Jason and Golden Wax for the free sample!!! I will definitely be ordering this wax in the future!!!

Thank you, Geek!!! I am a soy newbie and i appreciate it!!

Here is my latest candle using the 464...It came out near perfect! I poured at 150 this time (prev 135) and used the Evo color instead of the dye flakes/chips. I am very happy this time...no frosting whatsoever and no lumpiness. Woohoo!

Ok...I don't feel so bad now!!! :-) I was planning on putting some kind of a "disclaimer" on the label about the "rustic characteristics of soy wax" or something to ease customers minds anyway...! At least its just not me having the problem. Scent throw appears to be excellent, which is what my customers go for mostly anyway...Thanks to everyone who responded!!!

I am a soy newbie and have poured and burned both the Golden 435 and 464. My question is this....is it "normal" for the candle tops to look all funky (uneven, craggy...NOT smooth) after the wax sets up again after the first (an all subsequent) burn?? Being an ex-parrafin person I was somewhat horrified as I started test-burning my candles and saw how the tops set back up burning. they seemed to get worse looking with each subsequent burn! Is this considered "normal" for soy candles?? Are customers freaked out by this?

Last night I heated the wax to about 185, added blue color flakes and scent @ 175. Poured @ about 135. It cooled overnight (room temp approx 72). It got a tiny bit of frosting but basically a fairly smooth top (much better than the 435 I had just tried). Put an Eco 10 in it tonight (8oz tin) and have been burning for about 2.5 hours. Almost have a full melt pool. Cold throw was great and hot throw seems farily strong (after only 1 day of curing).

I just checked their rates to CA and they are also really good...and the price of the wax is really good!!! Woohoo!!!

Thanks...i was thinking the Eco 12 might turn out to be too big too but i want to burn it down to be sure. I wish i could burn candles at work...so i could continue the test! Now I have to wait until I get home to test again. Tonight I also plan on puring some of the sample 464 I received. Did you like that wax? Did you find it to be substantially "better" than the 435?

I put in an eco 12 about 1.5 hour ago and the melt pool looks good (about 2') and scent throw appears to be pretty good (BCN's Verbena Berry...which I'm not in love with...but at least it appears to be strong!). No mushrooms, flickering or smoking (yet!). I ordered a bunch of those eco dyes earlier today so we'll see how that goes when i get them!

I have not tested yet but will probabaly pour mine tonight...I'm just a newbie with soy anyway...don't know how much help I will be!! ;-)

Thanks for the info...YES! I was reading the thread on the EVO dyes and I think I am going to try them next. I think I can deal with the "less than perfect" look of the soy for the added benefits of a cleaner burn. My "customers" just seem to want a candle that smells strong and good...which is fine with me. I will just try to make the outside "packaging" look as pretty as possible! Now I get to starttesting wicks tonight...I hope 24 hours curing time is acceptable because I can't wait!!!

I guess I don't "have" to color my candles...but I purposely got the tins with the clear tops so you could see the "pretty" colors and to easily ID the different scents at a glance. I DID seem to have to add ALOT of dye chips to even get the soy to a medium shade. I did wonder about that. I think i will try some other dyes in the future. Thanks!!!

Help!!! I poured my first soy candle with the 435 and I got TONS of frosting!!! Basically the whole top looks like one big snowflake!! I heated the wax up to about 185-195, added color (dye chips) then added scent (BCN's Verbena Berry...about 1.25 oz/lb) @ about 175 degrees. I stirred often and vigorously until wax cooled to under 100 but it wasn't exactly "slushy". I poured it into 8oz tins (unheated) and candle cooled slowly in a room heated to approx 72 degrees. I am seriously stressing!! For a "first timer", I though I did pretty much everything right...? Should I have heated up the tin? Right now I am seriously "missing" my DK 5766 parrafin and its creamy, beautiful texture and perfect tops!! The cold scent throw seems really good, at least! Any ideas???

Is there a chance it may be carried somewhere else later on...? Or is this it??? I'm on the west coast and I'm hoping for Peaks!! Lili

Thanks...I will check that out.

Hi...I read somewhere that Vanilla Velvet has poor scent throw in soy wax...has anyone had this experience? I hope not because I just bought some and I plan to try my hand at soy!!!

I'm glad the scent throw is the same...that is the main thing i shoot for. Since I will start with tins, what the sides look like doesn't matter. I did order some Eco's...so i will start with those first. Do you have a recommendation for a 8oz tin? I think they are just over 3" diameter.