Welcome to the forum! People here are intense about their passions and very knowledgeable on their topics. I came here when I wanted to learn about soy candles and was able to benefit from their experiences in order to make a nice product. Your frosting sounds like some of our Cub Scout troop's early experiments for a craft badge. The boys wanted to make candles for Mother's Day, so we got some basic instructions from a craft book. We used Gulf Wax, which was household paraffin readily available at the grocery store in the canning section. Your ParoWax (http://www.amazon.com/Parowax-Household-Wax-Sold-packs-24/dp/B000LL7NCQ) is VERY similar to what we used. Neither are really quality waxes, but are good for basic projects or "survival candles," which was another project we did. I think the frosting you had (as we did) was a combination of the wax (which is adequate to make a candle, but NOT really a quality paraffin wax for candles suited as gifts or for sale) and the use of the crayon for color. Crayons also include a bit of clay in production to help them hold shape, and muddies up the wax in your candle. Liquid coloring agents, color chips, or wax blocks specifically designed for use with candles are your best bet. Lastly, some fragrance oils will make your candle frost like crazy. Soy is especially prone to this, so it's been a trial/error process to determine which ones look like they have snow/frost on the tops...and then decide if the appearance is acceptable to me. Honestly, for a gift, it boils down to: safety (is the container a suitable thickness to sustain heat for a period of time, fragrance (does it smell good?), and burn ability (does the wick stay lit and eventually create a melted wax pool across the entire surface of the candle---this is actually where the "smell" will come from when you burn). If it's only the frosted appearance that concerns you, it will be covered once a full melt pool is achieved, and is only a temporary state until the first or second burn anyway. If this has interested as you as a hobby or potential business (which will take time to learn to develop a quality product, and you will need business licenses, insurance, etc to sell legally), I would highly suggest (as others have) to go to one of the online suppliers and purchased a kit. The kit will provide quality "ingredients" and instructions. Best of luck to you!