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Hi there, I've been making container candles with my daughter for around a year now, have been keeping it pretty simple and have previously had some great advice from here - so am coming back for some more! We are going to make some candle gifts for Christmas and have ordered some supplies. One of our scents in Candy Cane, I asked my daughter what colour she wanted to do these ones - "red and white stripes" - a curve-ball I wasn't expecting!! So my questions are - 1/ To achieve this, do I need to let each layer cool before doing the next? Ie red wax pour as normal, but just say 1/5th of the container not the full thing. Let that cool then add a layer of white wax. Let that cool then reheat red wax so its pourable. And repeat.. (sounds like a faff!!) 2/ What would happen if I got the red and white wax ready to pour at the same time - would I in effect end up with a pink candle? - or would it be a cool random red and white marble effect? I only have a pretty small amount of Candy Cane scent so didn't want to have to do too much trial and error with this, so anyone with experience of doing multicolour candles they can pass on, it would be much appreciated - thanks!

Thank you both again. Hole-skewering for wicks is a great idea, as currently if my candle doesn't burn properly I'm heating it in the oven to melt and discard the wax and reusing the container - it seems a real waste. Forgive my current lack of understanding of the terminology - by "wick up / down" do you mean a different type of wick, or trimming the same type of wick to a different length? The image below shows a table with the TCR wicks recommended for diameter containers. I am using the 33/18 (83-89mm..ø) so will order the next diameter up (33/20 - 89-95mm), along with a different brand, as that will hopefully cover all bases... And in the mean time I will prepare a non-dyed candle with a skewered hole. This is turning into more of a science project than a craft project but it's a fun challenge and it's not got me beat yet!!

Thanks for the replies! That is a good idea re. trying without dye. So I can try to pinpoint the issue. Re wicking - do you mean using the exact same type of wick (TCR 33/18) but trim it longer? I trimmed this wick to 5/8 inch or 16mm. Maybe I will try 2 candles without dye, everything else the same except trim 1 wick to 16mm and the other to 21mm.

Hi there. I bought some materials to make container candles with my daughter as a Christmas project, and I've got quite obsessed with it but haven't quite mastered the basics yet! I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on exactly what we should change and experiment with to try and get a better burn pool.. I have attached pics of a recent attempt. We are using: 30cl containers, approx 78-80mm diameter Wax - Kerasoy 4130 Container Wax (210g per candle) Wick - TCR 33/18 Scent - 17g, brand = Scented Living Dye - 0.45g Temps - Melting to around 75º, stirring slowly and then taking off heat. Add dye 70º. Add scent 60º. Pour at 55º (containers pre-warmed). Left to cure for 2 days. Our original attempts used a lot more fragrance (we got our measurements wrong!) so we have been decreasing that but with no real impact. I'm wondering if next we should try "wicking up" or change brand to perhaps Wedo Stabilo or Wedo Eco? Also we have a lot of the Kerasoy left so ideally would like to get more success using this wax, but is something like Golden Wax 464 better quality and more likely to get better burn results? I was thinking of getting a kilo to try as we're running out of fragrance oil anyway.. Any advice would be greatly appreciated so I can put in a supplies order for our next few attempts!!