ronniee

I'd been playing with blending IGI 2281 & 1284. It's been a couple of months since I've had the chance to work on this. I looked at some of my old notes and with an RRD 29 it was almost completely liquified @ 2hr 15 min - but then smoked. LX 12 was bettter but smoked after 6 hrs. I burned them in the Ice Crystal Trio with a Partylite candle to compare. The Partylite was 1.25 oz and mine was 1.34. I looked at the wicks again and the cotton part of the wick is small but it has a thicker wax coating than the LX or RRD wicks. It is also pure white unlike the CD's or HTP's. Are there any other cotton wicks with that thicker coating?

Thanks for your reply. They take approx 1 -1 1/2 hrs to completely liquify. According to their website their 100% paraffin and use cotton wick. The melt point is pretty low. I've tried regular gulf wax but either the melt point is too high or I've not used a hot enough wick. These are also burned in a tight fitting holder.

What I'm looking for is for it to completely liquify like the votives I had purchased. Do I need to use a different type of wax?

I'm new to candle making out of necessity. Due to allergies and sensitivity to scents (They trigger migraines) I'm only able to burn unscented candles. In the past I've purchased a "party plan" brand of votives that completely liquify and look beautiful in clear votive holders. They no longer carry colored votives - so I'm determined to try to do it on my own. I've tried blending container and votive blends and different wick combos. Just haven't hit the right one yet. Is there anyone who could point me in the right direction?