Judy, USMC

:highfive: Really appreciate your reviews. How long for these to "cure"?

Relative newbie to soy but been doing paraffin for 7 yrs. Miss the immediate gratification of pouring paraffin one day and firing up it the next.

Boy, did I mess up!!!! :embarasse

Suppose to be 75% pillar and 25% container (recommended by my soy manufacturer.) PM'd Ingrid. My apologies to all others!!!!

Suprised no one else caught it.

Also got the amazing array of samples from Premier. I thought their chart was pretty close to accurate - they've got them fine tuned.

I use CB-135 soy blend in 8 oz jelly jars with an inside diameter of 2 3/8" so I started with the wick in the center of the range - 755. With the addition of dye and oils (1.5oz/lb) I've increased to 760 for thin oils/light color and 770 for the more viscous oils (some vanilla's) with the darker brown dye. It's so nice to have something other than the "ropes" some of the other brands remind me of!

They have really reasonable rates for custom wicking if you can use 1000 of one size. I think I'll be getting 2 sizes to get optimum burn time depending on the oil/color combo and only need to order 4 1/2" lengths vice the 6" normally available. Hate cutting off the excess with no other place to use these bits!

Let me know how it works for you!!!

The name sounds mysterious - like something out of Casablanca! Who is it by?

There are so many aromas out there!!!! I 'm just wondering what is your personal favorite - not top in sales - and what application you use it in.

The White Tea & Ginger from Mill Creek in a soy candle fills my home with such a nice light aroma - will probably use it with diffuser reeds for the bedroom, too! Really relaxing.

Any one pour soy will work. I personally use a blended soy and use 75% container and 25% pillar mix. Some of the container wax is sooo soft. It seems the pillar addition makes snapping the little blocks easier. The ratio doesn't seem to increase the melt temp that much.

I pour almost to the top of the clamshell - not just the compartments so I do caution my customers to remove the block from the clamshell and put it in a paper towel to snap them apart. The towel catches the little flakes and prevents the oils from getting on their hands.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Of all the sites I've visited and suppliers and manufacturers I've talked with - no one - NO ONE - has ever mentioned this oven method!

Thanks so much for sharing :highfive: !!!

Gotten into soy candles along with paraffin I've been doing for 6 years.

Made testers using the RRD wicks. Personally don't like the big mushrooms.

Considering using LX-16 in 2 3/8inch inside diameter 8 ox jelly jars.

Would appreciate any comments about using the LX series (depending on color/oil load) or suggestions of other wicks. Noted CD wicks were often used but aren't available from my supplier.

:highfive: High Five to ya! Would love to know what kind of wax you're using - care to share your method? I've been testing for months and it's hit or miss for me. I'm considering changing the wax I use.

Just pm'd a wick manufacturer you can speak with directly. I'm sure he'll help!

Had a Mrine friend from Hawaii come stateside for a visit. She said it smells like Hawaiian Fruits...so that's what I've named it...yummy enough to eat .

HTH :highfive: !!!

Where were you when I started out .?.?. OOPS, sorry, I wasn't member then. I learned this the hard way. Thanks for the info - should help a lot of others!

Yes - The jelly jars are where I started at...and what I continue to use to sell my candles in today.

But now the easy part is over. Next you need to decide what wax you want to use. There are so many types out there. I made my decision based on what is available from my local supplier. Shipping charges on 50-60 lbs can be a lot!

Then there are the wicks available. I was searching for a wick that would work in every candle I poured...and found out there is no such thing:( . I could only go by what was recommended by the wax source.

But then there are variables that will affect the burn - like the fragrance oil and dye. So the only thing you can do is test, test, test. Don't mean just burn it for a few hours - but burn to the bottom to ensure an even burning and smelling candle. Get some some sample wick packs and see what works for you. I started with what was recommended and went 1 size up and 1 size down FOR EVERY OIL/COLOR COMBINATION. You can use glue dots to keep the wicks centered.

Then I weigh out 5 oz wax on a scale - melt - added the coloring - and then add .5 oz fragrance oil (FO) that I've measured out on a scale. (If you go to the wax manufacturer's website it will tell you the temps to melt to and pour at.)

Two other words of caution 1) Don't plan on burning them the next day and getting a strong aroma...soy needs to sit from 3 days to a week and 2) expect to get little white frost lines, funkey looking tops and possibly some sink holes. The more you get into this - the better it gets. This may be the long way of going about it but it's the easiest for me.

Does anyone have a shortcut I can use?:rolleyes2