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I use htp 83 in my votives ( also use Ecosoya PB) try those and see..

I must say I just got in the perfect pumpkin from WSP and to me it is the best I have found..not too spicey at all...

what do you guys recommend as a good paraffin container wax?

Oh and now it is starting to frost on me. on top and around the edge inside the jar....

Ok, I really like this wax(gb 415) when I first started making...now I am pulling my hair out. I heat it to about 130-140, wait till it cools and becomes slushy (usually around 110) I know the recommendation is to pour around 90-100 but if I wait that long, I would have to spoon it out. So I pour and when it cools it sinks in--this never happend before...So I repour a little and the top still is not smooth, it is a little rough.. What am I doing wrong?

Is anyone else using this wax having problems with it lately? I get mine from CS...

I am ready to find a new container wax...any suggestions?

I use htp 126...

I like WSP

won't water rust the votive molds? It did mine a little..

I have these containers that I burned a little, now there is a white powdery looking area around one of the edges. To me it looks like the start of mold..does this happen?

NatureWax V1 and C3 are such different waxes! The C3 is great, while the V1 is tempermental. The P1 is also tempermental... NatureWax has information sheets for all their waxes available from their website... here are their instructions for V1:

We use CDN 8s for our V1 votives. HTH

I tried the instructions to the t & I still get heavy frosting,,,oh well I guess

Does using the microwave to melt wax hurt the quality of the wax or does it have any other effect on it? ( comparing microwave vs presto pot)

I'm on the flip side, I pour as orders come in.

I figure this is more cost effective for me, because this way, I am not wasting wax on scents that may not sell for a very long time, or the scent is wanted in soap but not wax, and I've used up some of it in wax and will have to get more to use it in other places.

Doing it this way for me ensures that what I make is what is wanted and I don't have piles of stuff stacking up that may just never sell, or I'll have to have a sale to get rid of.

You could give the "non sellers" as samples with your order, then they may become sellers..

Well,. I did figure my costs..my concern is, unless my numbers are screwed up, it would cost less to buy soap from lets say walmart then what I would charge...so why would people buy my M&P soap?

How much do you charge for a bar of M&P soap? What size?

I use it a good bit. It is great for votives. I also use it for casting figurines from RTV castings. The prill form is great, I keep it in a hopper that holds 400 pounds. The only thing is the color is sometimes inconsistent. Also, I pick it it up or freight it in by the pallet. Will UPS handle it?

Do you mean it frosts..

any other feedback on this...

I guess I may just need to find a good way of breaking up the 4794 wax....

wick pins~~when I first started out I have wick pins that the bottoms are curved up and they can be hard to get out...I recently got some from CS and they have flat bottoms which for some reason they come out very easy..

which pins do you have..

Has any one used this wax ( WSP) reviews on it are great. I am used to using 4794 but I hate the solid block..

any feed on IGI Wax 4641 Pellets (Honeywell V) - Votive Wax

thanks

thank you...great info

oh my..My made my own blend..I took some lavender (TN) and mixed some vanilla buttercrream (WSP) and it was perfect.....but I have not gotten any already mixed..

Sure, I use Nature Wax by Cargill.

I also have Cargill NatureWax V-1 sitting right now because no matter what I do with it, I get frosting and cracking...

I use HTP 83's for votives but I don't use ecosoya anymore. Never made votives with it.

may I ask what ask you use?

the web site says lx14...well I know that does not work with ecosoya PB wax....it does ok with the 4794 wax I used but not soy...

there really is not smoking with the rrd 40 wick until I put it out with this wax...Should it be smoking while burning if it is too big? The HTP 83 works ok as well, is that too big? I don't know I am just having a hard time wicking the eco PB wax with anything other than that wick..I think I just need to go back with the 4794 paraffin wax...

Double dog ditto. Sounds too big to me too.

how would I know it is too big? It gives a good pool and not a large flame...

how does one tell?

If you have any CD wicks, a CD 6 works great in my votives.

Do you use ecosoya PB wax? I tried the CD and it does not work. It works great in paraffin wax just not soy.

I have test shipped using priority mail and the candles arrive just fine..