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Thank you for your response. Would you suggest that I do not use the cool water bath, thus preventing too rapid of cooling? Somewhere I had read that a water bath may aid in the prevention so that's why I started doing it. Also, I have a heat gun and could easily begin using it on the sides after pouring. It's worth it if you think that could help.

Hello all. I am new. Does anyone have any additional tips on how to prevent bubbles from showing up in the finished candle? I teach candlemaking lessons and my students' candles are judged. Bubbles unfortunately put the student at a definate disadvantage. Since I am paid well to teach them, I feel responsible if they end up with a less-than-perfect candle. The beginner's division is the hardest because it is required that they make a simple pillar candle. I'll add that I find it amazing that I can make 30 pillar candles, while using the same exact procedure on every one, and some of the candles come out perfect while others have their share of tiny bubbles. I do everything I have learned thus far to prevent them. We add vybar (which is the biggest aid thus far), we pour the wax at 190 degrees. We pour it slowly down the inside of the tilted mold, which is metal. We tap the sides of the mold, wait 1 minute and insert it into a cold water bath... Any other suggestions or is it up to fate at this point? Someone once told me that the weather (the barometer) may play a part. Is that true?