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Stella, I was also wondering about the time it would take. I looked at Wicks Unlimited's website and they just have this information about the CDN wicks: "The Stabilo KST series of wick is identical to the Stabilo series except that it has been treated with a special patent-pending process to resist the corrosive action of the acidic nature of natural-based candle waxes." They don't say how much it would take for the wicks that are not treated to deteriorate. It could depend on whether one is using a plain unprimed wick from the spool that soaks up the palm wax or a wick that has been primed with a neutral wax....

Lantern, I think I will the wicks you mentioned. BURN VERY SLOW sounds really good to me. I find my palm candles burn quite fast. I use CSN wicks and Starburst pillar / Glass Glow container wax and the wick consumes the candles much faster than what I saw with soy. I use CSN 7 in my votives and CSN 12 in 3" Glass Glow and CSN 14 with 3" pillars. And I trim the wick to almost nothing and I spend much time to eliminate air pockets, and still they burn fast. I may try this wick or some other wicks, I am just concerned if the acidity of the wax could cause the wick to deteriorate in the candle over time. I was told by Candlescience that this will happen to wicks that are not treated for palm wax. I know the CSN and CDN wicks are treated for palm.

I had seen that photo, but I guess I did not look close enough to see that your votives were palm. I take it that the pattern is the same for the votives coming this mold as for the ones coming from the aluminum mold? I will give the mold a try then! It seems convenient to have all the molds together in one piece, I keep on looking for my single aluminum molds...:embarasse Thanks for replying!

I would like to ask if anyone has used this mold with either Starburst or Feathering palm wax --- is the crystallization pattern the same as when using the metal votive molds? I need some votive molds and this one could be useful for me, but I don't want to lose the pretty crystallization pattern that these waxes make. I am asking because the palm wax seems to behave differently depending on what material it is poured into.... Thanks in advance.

These are beautiful candles, very creative. Thanks for posting the layered candle from leftovers!

Pam, these are some nice candles you made, thank you for posting the picture. Stella, I will look forward to seeing your pictures when you make the next batch... Thanks a lot!

Stella and SliverOfWax, would you be willing to post a picture of one of your candles from used wax? I am big into recycling and I hate to throw anything away if it can be re-used so I reuse all my left over wax for candles that I burn for myself, but so far I have been just melting all the wax together. I micro filter the wax and make container candles from it. They look pretty nice, but I like the idea of layering, would you post a photo, I would love to see it!

They have them at www.sunburstbottle.com and also at www.alabastercandlesupply.com

I think that some bag or box or a container that could be re-used by the customer would be the best. I had a friend give me a Christmas gift in a beautiful little cloth gift bag and of course I am keeping it and if I wanted, I could re-use it to package a gift to someone else: much better than a paper gift bag that you throw and much better than recycling. You never get 100% of the original material out of the recycling process, much is lost plus it uses a lot of chemicals, energy etc. Let us know once you find what you feel comfortable with .... I am sure many of us would like to hear or see a picture of what you ended up using.

Meg, I think you are right. I thought of them because I saw them on sale for a good price. I like the Metro / Status Jars but they seem to be very expensive. I think I will just keep on looking.... Thanks

Does anyone have experience with this 6 oz jar? I am using Glass Glow, is the jar difficult to wick? Anyone could recommend the type/size wick for it? Thanks

Thank you for the idea. I called Candlescience and they said some people complained about the CSN 5, that they burned too hot in their tealights. I re-measured my containers and it looks like it is just 1 and 1/4 inch in diameter on the inside, so even a little smaller than a tealight and I will be making tiny pillars that size as well as the containers. I wonder if someone has tried the CSN 5 and with what results....or if I should look for a different type of wick altogether. Anyone has some ideas? Thanks

I am planning to order some Glass Glow and Starburst palm wax. Some of the candles I have in mind will be in little containers, about the size of tea lights, but a little deeper. And some tiny tarts with wicks of the same size using Starburst. I would like to ask if anyone has used the CSN wicks size 5 and 7 and what diameter Glass Glow or Starburst/Feather palm wax candle did these wicks work well with? Thanks in advance

Hi, it's me again, trying to refresh this message, hoping someone who has experience with EO in Palm will see the post. Thanks!

Hi Greensoaper, I saw your post saying that you had ordered the organic wax, have you tested it yet, how did it go, would you share your experiences. If you like, you can email me I tried to email you, but your email was not available. You can get my in my profile or if you could post it here that would be great. I would like to try it myself if it works well. Thanks so much.

I would like to know if anyone has experience using essential oils in palm wax, either container or the pillar wax. If yes, how did it go, what was the scent throw like and did some EO work better than others?

Stella, do you know of any source of vegetable wax that is made from organic crop (the wax doesn't have to be, I don't care for the marketing aspect, but I do care if the crop was grown in a least harmful way for this planet), or at least not genetically modified? As I mentioned in my post above, I suspect Ecosoya could be using gmo crop, but I am waiting for them to confirm that. I will post when / if I hear from them. Does anyone know about some wax from eco-friendly farmed crops?

I find this thread very interesting. I have also been wondering about the environmental impact of regular soy candles. I purchased Ecosoya, because their website said that their wax was GMO material free and pesticide free, but then I started thinking about it and also found a post that said that the wax was free from these materials because they disappeared during processing of the soya beans. I just emailed Ecosoya to clarify the issue (I asked them if their wax was GMO free because it was from non-GMO soya beans or if it was GMO free because the processing of the (possibly genetically modified) soybeans removed the GMO material). If they come back and confirm they use non-GMO beans, I will stick with them, but if they say they use potentially GMO beans, I will look for organic wax, not because I want to market them as such (I have not sold any candles), but because I don't want to support an industry that promotes the genetic modification of crops. I would not buy anything from gmo soya beans for my kitchen either, I always buy products with soy that say either organic (organic standards prohibit the use of gmo crops) or non-gmo. Greensoaper, please let us how your candles from organic soya beans work, where do you get the wax etc, if you don't mind. Thanks.

Kathy, I do like your idea. I really think the "ivory" color will do fine. I just wanted to try different things and I saw some companies that say that they use vegetable colors (Chris, see this link for an example: http://www.soyphisticatedcandles.com/home.html). By the way, I came across another website and they said annatto seed is suitable for candlemaking, because the color is oil-soluble. They said to crush the seed and infuse in the oil, then strain. I might try it, but I may just make most of my candles white. I'd be interested if anyone comes across any way to use natural colors, other than the annatto. Thanks so much.

Thank you for your replies. I have done some research on the internet and found at least 5 companies that sell beautifully colored candles they claim were colored with a vegetable based colors, so there must be a way to do it. I was just wondering if anyone knew where to get these colors or any other related information. Regarding the turmeric powder, I did strain it, but the candle just did not burn well. I believe the color would have to be somehow extracted before putting in the wax. Any ideas on this subject would be welcome.:smiley2:

I would like to keep my candles all natural and would like to know if there are any natural colors. I heard some company makes their candles with colors from beets, turmeric and paprika or something like that, but I would not know where to purchase them. I tried to put turmeric powder into the wax, but it did not burn very well. Has anyone found a source of natural colors or heard of one?

Thank you all for the replies, this is very helpful. It seems that a lot of people have good results with ecos. Is there a website that you order these from? Thank you so much.

I am new to making candles. I purchased these two Ecosoya blends. For votive candles I bought German Coreless LX 12 wick and for the larger candles (about 2-3 inches diameter, container or pillars) I bought LX 22. I have tried many different candles and the only candles I have had success with burning were the votives or some tiny candles I made, something like tealights. In the larger container candles, no matter what diameter, they burn really nice when I first light them and then after a couple of hours I start having problems. These wicks are self-trimming and if I burn the candles longer and there is a lot of liquid, they seem to trim themselves too short and if I turn the candle off, and try to light later, the wick is very brittle, it either breaks off or just doesn't burn very well. That is for both kinds of wicks, any diameter candle. The smaller diameter have a lot of liquid and the larger (3 inches) end up having a hole, even with the lx 22. I do not use any additives (scent or color). Does anyone have experience with how these lx wicks work with these Ecosoya blends, what could I be doing wrong, or should I use different wicks?