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Apple. And, especially "Apple Jack & Peel".

Something about apple cider smells make me sick to the stomach - though I can handle "pumpkin pie" and "red hot cinnamon" - the apple just makes me gag. Even Apple Orchard. But people love it...

Yes, I think you're right. I haven't seen non-crystalizing palm anywhere either. You wouldn't want to add palm OIL at 10% -- I can't imagine that would burn well at all.

I tried adding palm to my 464 last night. It's feather palm, a pillar wax, so maybe the glassglow would perform better.

I did two candles, with palm at 10% and 20%. I just poured the same FO in 100% 464, so next week I'll test each one in different areas of the house, and if I remember report back on performance.

Not happy with the looks of the candles. It cooled ... grainy. There's some frosting on both w/palm, and no frosting (yet, anyway) on the 100% soy.

The candle with 20% palm sunk in terribly when cooling - and dried all grainy/funny looking. I did take a picture. It took three different blasts with the heat gun to get a nice top (just kept sinking back down - big air hole around the wick). And, so, now there's a visible layer on the top where I used the heat gun.

I poured at about 150º for all candles. Added FO (CS Caramelized Pralines) at 1 oz ppw at 175º for all three. After capping the two with palm wax overnight, there isn't a noticeable difference with CT between the 10% and 20% palm.

I have a lot of soap oils but not Palm. You think it works better than coconut? And can you buy the palm oil in your local store like coconut oil? Need to order from NG and KY but pretty sure neither one has much soap making stuff.

Hi Sharon--

Spectrum (brand) makes a Trans-fat free shortening that is 100% palm oil. A lot of soapers use this. It's rather spendy for soaping, but the price isn't bad if you're just adding 1 tbsp ppw for candles. You can find it at natural food stores, or in the natural foods section of your grocery store. It comes in a blue and white tub.

I'm really curious about this, as I've been mixing palm and soy for quite a while - but mostly a small amount of soy in palm. I have some 464 coming today, to replace my CBAdvanced that I didn't like. And a whole lot of Palm Feather Wax. I get a MUCH better scent throw out of palm, but I like the looks of soy in jars better (and many people just want soy).

I think I'm going to try some testers at 10% and 20% palm. Since it's a pillar wax, I don't want to go too high. May try the palm oil too, thank you for the suggestion.

I get Rooto 100% Lye at TruValue Hardware stores and Menards. It's always on the shelves. This is in Minnesota, so your findings may vary.

I have also ordered from aaa-chemicals. Good luck!

WOW. Your soaps continue to amaze me. I LOVE this one!!

Beautiful! I love the colors!!

They look great! I love the soft pink, too.

I've been test burning a 3x4 feather wax (palm) pillar on and off all day. It is doing very, very well with an HTP 105 wick.

I have CSN 12 & 14 wicks on order (coming monday), and I'll be trying the same pillar with a CSN 14 then. I am hoping they burn similarly - and also hoping that the CSN wicks help with the hot throw. This one is OK, but I think it could be better.

ETA - If you want LX wicks, I would start with an LX24 for a 3" diameter palm pillar. But I'm still learning palm - so take that with a grain of salt.

I had a really hard time wicking this wax, and just ordered the CB Advanced wax to replace the CB 135 (I have about a cup of 135 left).

In 16 oz. apothecary jars, I put in two wicks (HTP 83, usually - but I've also used LX wicks with this wax). The HTP 104 didn't cut it, and I gave up with on one wick (I think the jars are 3.75" wide?).

In general, with soy container candles I've found that two smaller wicks is better than one - better scent throw, and a fuller melt pool.