staciespence

Thanks for the advise, but what does it mean to be "under wicking"? Yes I do get a good melt pool. People love the way the candles burn. I never had any problems with any of this until I tried to start using soy wax...like I stated before I loved the way the soy wax burns so clean. As far as the colors, I mostly use the dye blocks, but depending on the color I want I just scrape off some and when I make candles I am only making 1 to 2lbs at a time. So from what I have been reading it sounds like I should try a preblended wax if I want a great hot/cold scent throw; does anyone have any suggestions of what type of wax or who to get it from (I'm in Alabama...closest supplier that I know of is Alabaster Candle Supply). Also what is the best wick to use and how do you determine what kind of wick to use for containers?

Yes I'm in Alabama...actually in Prattville (just outside of Montgomery). Alabaster Candle Supply is located in Jemison, Alabama and that is about 30 minutes north of me. I too would love to meet other people who makes candles near me...would love to share ideas and maybe learn new ones.

Not too long. I was originally making parrafin candles (for almost a year - part time around my kids schedules). I just recently decided to try soy; mainly to prevent the black on the jars and when I was making them in my kitchen my cabinets are white and after time they started getting black smut on them. Also when I tried to make soy candles I loved the way they clean up so easy and burn so clean. I just can't get my hot smell like I could with parrafin. (to answer your question...just started experimenting with soy wax about 2 months)

Thanks for the reply. I will keep reading. I feel smarter already. Alot of talented people on this board. I feel lucky to have found it....actually my husband found it.. He is an admin on his Pressure Washing Board and he found this trying to help me.

I'm still new at this and I don't have a thermometer yet, I use a double boiler type method and I heat my wax to about 175 and then I sit it aside and then add my color dye and stir and then add scent and stir and stir some more and then I pour.

It doesn't smell with all of my scents.....such as Birds of Paradise, Honeydew Melon, Oriental Apple, Apple Cinnamon, etc. I even tried 2 to 2 1/2oz of scent to 1lb of wax.....It smells great cold, but no smell when lit. ?????

I used the J223 and the GW464(soy wax) from Alabaster Candle Supply and I used their FO and the wicks I tried is ECO 8 Coreless Cotton Core Wicks from them also and then I also tried some Simple Soy Wicks from Wholesale Supplies Plus, Inc. With the 50/50 wax you use, does it have a good hot and cold throw? Does it have an even, smooth burn pool? Does your candles burn up fast or slow? Who do you get your wax from and how much does it cost? Would it work with my FO?

While having these problems I used the the wax and scents and dyes from the same company. They make candles and sale supplies so I asked them about this problem....they said they mix there wax; they use J223 paraffin wax (about 70%) and then use 100% Soy wax (about 30%). I tried that and that didn't work for my scent throw. I did love the way the candle burned and it was very clean, but NO smell....I even doubled my scent to wax ratio and that didn't even help. As far as waiting on burning it varied from the next day and some until weeks. Still NO SMELL.......What do I need to do? I hate to keep buying diff. kinds of wax and it not working and then having it to do nothing with (not too mention being a stay-at home mom) doesn't allow me to spend at leisure.

I'm new at making candles and have a question about wax. I was making parrafin wax candles in 8oz jelly type jars and they smelled great (hot and cold) however they produced black around top of jar and kinda smoked. I then looked into making soy candles and tried to make 100% soy (jar candles). They smelled great in jars but when lit they had no smell and they burnt up fast (the only good thing was that jars were very easy to clean up). I then tried to mix parrafin and soy was at different percentages, but still no Hot throw smells like everyone likes. What should I use or what am I doing wrong? I've even tried different wicks to see if that was the problem....but that didn't seem to help the smell. I would love to make a soy type candle (since they burn so clean) that you can smell cold and when it is burning that will smell up your house.....But I obviously don't know how...Can someone please advise? Thanks in advance for any and all replies.