AliCat

Thank you both so much for the input! Going to experiment some more now. Happy Holidays to both of you and your families!

Sheesh! Did we all initially underestimate the complexity of candle-making or what? Haha! Okay, here goes...I only make pillar candles. IGI 4625 has been my go-to wax for a long time now. HOWEVER, the 4625 is absolutely terrible when it comes to making candles in silicone molds! No matter what I do, my candles always, always, always come out with thousands of tiny little bubbles when I use 4625 in a silicone mold. I've tried pouring at a hotter temp (190F), I've tried pre-heating my molds, I've tried sticking my molds into a warm oven after pouring the wax so the candles can cure slower...you name it. Yikes. Out of complete curiosity I tried using a soft container wax, IGI 6006, and the candles came out perfectly! No bubbles whatsoever! Made absolutely stunning candles - that melted way too quickly and created a huge puddle (as expected). Now I'm under the impression that softer waxes create prettier detailed candles with fewer bubbles. Anyone have experience with this? I just ordered a 10-pound slab of IGI 6028 Paraffin/Soy Pillar wax. I'm praying that this will solve my bubble issue. For anyone else having this issue: I'll keep ya'll updated on the outcome of the candles once the wax comes!

I sure don't believe it. I won't be ordering from them anymore.

Customer care got back to me after sending her the pictures of the candles coming out mottled. Here's her response: Thank you again for your order and the provided pictures. I checked our records and cycle counts again, and the wax that you received is the IGI 4625. This wax (IGI 4625) is sent from our manufacturer label as IGI 4625. I apologize if the results are not as expected. If you continue to order the IGI 4625, this is the result you should receive. Please let me know if you have additional questions. We look forward to doing more business with you in the future.

Virginia Candle Supply IGI 4625 wax update: I got in touch with a customer care specialist from Virginia Candle Supply, and this is what she said: "Thank you for your order. We apologize for the delays in getting a response back to you. According to our records and cycle counts, the wax that you received is the 4625 (the wax that is provided from our manufacture). We apologize if the results are not the same as what you have experienced in the past. Please let me know if you have additional questions." Now I'm curious if IGI is actually changing the formula of the IGI 4625?! I pray that they don't! Honestly I believe that some of their inventory was just labeled incorrectly. I sent her pictures of the Lone Star IGI 4625 and the funky IGI 4625 that I received from VCS. I told her they should maybe look into this issue so it doesn't happen to any future customers. I'll keep ya'll updated!

moonshine, everything is just fine with my new batch of IGI 4625! Back to normal again, yay! I will always order from Lone Star!

I’m 99% sure it was the wrong wax sent! I’m starting to love the mottled look - thanks to their mistake haha. I’m receiving an order of IGI 4625 from my normal supplier (Lone Star) tomorrow, so hopefully things will return back to “normal” soon! 😊

Incredible! Thanks so much!

Yes, I did order from Virginia Candle Supply this time!

Something strange is happening with my wax. I've been working with IGI 4625 pillar blend wax for about a month now, and have never had any issues with it...however, I recently purchased some from a different supplier, and every.single.batch. of wax I've made has come out mottled and oily. What gives? I'm thinking about throwing in some Vybar, but 4625 isn't supposed to mottle in the first place. Anyone ever run into this problem?