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I pour both Soy and Palm and like both. I'm not sure I get any better throw with the palm now that I've settled on a soy I like. For palm containers there are limited choices and I use Glass Glow from Candle Science along with their CSN wicks. It makes a beautiful candle and is easy to work with. For soy containers I use Ecosoya Xcel with CD wicks and have good results. For palm pillars I use Feather, Starburst and a custom blend that I make with CSN wicks. This works for me. Not sure what problems you had with soy just be ready for different problems with palm.

I guess I'm the first. I poured both pillars and votives. I wicked some as if they were my normal soy and the others as if they were my palm wax. Here is what I found so far: 1) you should wick as if it was soy 2) CSN (my palm) wicks - snap, crackle and pop which is kind of scary 3) mold release is an issue even for the votives which used a wick pin - I have never had a vegie wax so hard to get out of the mold. 4) the looks are nice - like a hard, glossy soy candle. I have a few pounds remaining some maybe I'll do some testing instead of just playing around. I'll post what I find.

I have/do pour CB Advanced and use LX wicks. What I found is that LX wicks bigger than LX 22 all have the NST2 treatment. For me, these LX 24 and up wicks all tend to Mushroom much worse than the CD wicks. Some FOs and color combos were worse than others but the tendency to mushroom seems to be related to these wicks and their treatments.

Same here. I have pretty much given up on the 2" Soy. I tried to wick so the candle would consume and that requires a wick that is way too big. When I try to wick to leave a shell, I get blowouts. So now I will pour a 3" Soy pillar and if I want a 2" pillar I use Palm instead of soy. A 2.5" inch soy pillar gives me fair to good results if I don't power burn them.

Does (or has) anyone use this wax? It is a soy and palm blend for pillars and I got 5lb to play with but was wondering how to wick it. Wick for soy or palm? Thanks

I was disappointed with CBA because of wet spots and weak scent throw. I only used it for a short time and never reordered. It was better with frosting than CB 135 but the scent throw was a show stopper for me. I have switched to Xcel which seems to address my issues. It has a good throw for most all of the fragrances I use and seldom has a wet spot or frost. Hope this helps.

Thanks Top. I'll check with CandleWic.

I'm having a hard time finding a supplier that sells CD/CDN wicks by the spool (100ft or so). Almost everyone seems to sells them as Pre-tabbed. Any help would be welcome.

Both soy and Glass Glow.

I have been using them and haven't noticed any issues. Steve ROLL TIDE ROLL!!

Could you tell us what size those containers are?

Have you tried a CSN wick from Candle Science? They clam they are specifically for Palm waxes. I have used CSN 9s in several 2" crystal palm pillars and have been happy with the results. The wick assumes a self trimming posture so twisting the wick when you wick the mold seems to help rotate that directional heat. Steve

Here they are. My first GG Palm containers. I like the pattern but must improve my cooling methods. It looks like the bottom of one and the top of the other didn't cool at the same rate.

Top, A Tortoise Shell pillar was the first pillar I ever made and Like Debbie I use the CSN wicks for palm wax and am happy (so far) with them. I have noticed that Tortoise Shell needs a smaller (typically one size) than Starburst, or Feather palm. I am just ending a test burn with my first Crystal Palm pillar and am thinking that I may need to wick it like Tortoise with a CSN 7 instead of the suggested CSN 9 (2" pillar). Steve

Thanks Richard. I thought that might be the case even though they claim it is single pour. I m trying my first Glass Glow containers today. I'll post some pics of the results (if they aren't a disaster). Steve