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Don't shy away from JS. Becky's sales are so wonderful, that you will most definitely find SOMETHING that will work for you in soy. I have tested and used a gafrillion of JS's oils in soy, and have had exceptional luck with the following (perhaps get a sample pack or two and see for yourself): *Blueberry Cheesecake (STRONG) *Cinnamon Roll w/Vanilla Frosting (don't get the Cinnamon Bun...Cinnamon Roll is very realistic, and an exceptional thrower, cold and hot.) *Country Kitchen (yummy spicey kitchen smell...great throw) *Vanilla Buttercream Crunch *Chestnuts and Brown Sugar *Brown Sugar Pecan *Nana's Old Fashioned Apple Butter (OMG, this is a great oil!!!!) *Snickers Coffee Blend *Caramel Cinnamon Latte (best coffee...I'd rate it as highly as Peak's Fresh Brewed Coffee, with a few extra notes thrown in) *Cranberry Sauce or Cranberry Spice...both are different cranberry's...but are both good throwers in soy. *My Secret Recipe (a spiked eggnog fragrance) *Boysenberry Spiced Clove...a wierd one, but one of my favorites in soy...I think it's wonderful. *Christmas Wreath...a pine tree smell, but if you're into that, it's a GREAT thrower. *Strawberry Jam *Citrus Linen H20 Those are the ones that kick-butt in my soy wax. Remember to add your FO at a high temp (such as 175-180), stir off and on, and allow your EZ-Soy to cool to the slushy stage in order to get that smooth top. I would also encourage you to try oils from these companies, as they test their oils in soy also, and have some great stuff: Snowtop Candle Supplies Millcreek Soy Candle Supplies Nature's Garden The Candle Source (cheap, but wonderful!!!!)

Try adding stearic or beeswax.

Personally, I love this wax. I have yet to find another paraffin blend that holds this much scent, with fabulous cold and hot throw. Wicking it can be hell, but you'll need to get some wick sample packs and test to see what will work for you.

When you do, let me know how it goes!

Oh, I didn't know Becky's wax was 70% paraffin/30% soy...to tell you the truth, I may like that a bit better. I'm actually getting tired of all of the issues I've had with soy. I love my soy candles, and I feel like I've mastered it (as much as it can be mastered, I guess). Yeah, I was surprised about the frosting with the 50/50...I just heat gunned the sides of them a bit earlier, and the frosting problem was solved on those candles. I just poured quite a large candle in Cinnamon Roll w/Van. Frosting, and pre-heated the jar, and poured a bit hotter. I'm hoping this will help. Now that I was in there again pouring, my kitchen is CHILLY!!!! My feet feel like ice cubes. I really do like the cold and hot throw of this wax, though. I think I am going to try the JS 70/30. The fact that it's more paraffin than soy is more appealing to me at this point.

Well, I do appreciate hearing the other side of the coin on the whole Candleweath thing. How successful have your sales been? Are you making a decent profit, if you don't mind me asking? I'm merely curious. I do like many aspects of a soy candle over paraffin (I'm fiddling with parasoy blends right now), although one comment I'll interject (and obviously this is just an opinion) is that when I've taken one of my favorite soy candles to the same candle made in paraffin (meaning, the same dye and FO), I do get a noticeably better hot throw in paraffin than in the soy candle...although I find my soy candles to have a very strong throw, depending on what scent I'm using. Environmentally, I prefer soy...and I get a longer lasting candle as well. Good luck to you in your candlemaking adventures! It sounds like you're having a good time, which is the most important part.

I've made it a deep hunter green.

I think they're exquisite, but heck, I'm no expert on pillars. I'd buy 'em!

You can get the IGI Comfort Blend at Candlescience as well. Along with the wonderful tureen jars...I truly agree that they're great for wickless candles!

I don't know you, but welcome back!!! Seems like many of the vets are thrilled you've made a reappearance!

It's here. Wondering if any of you are going to try it out...I'd like to see a comparison to GL's 70/30, which seems very popular and wonderful. I poured some samples of JS's 50/50 last night for the first time, and even with the 50% paraffin in it, I woke up to a couple of frosted candles...but with great cold throw and beautiful tops! Why would a paraffin/soy blend frost? Must have been some super chilly jars I had...I'll try heating my jars in the oven tonight and see how these ones pan out, and possibly pouring a touch hotter. I will say that the tops were wonderful...smooth and opaque...no sinkholes, which was like some type of miracle, since I've been using C-3 Naturewax - sinkhole central. So, will anyone try the JS 70/30? I'm liking the 50/50...just a bit baffled about the frosting issue. Seems odd with so much paraffin added to it.

A couple of other suppliers that cater to the soy community are Millcreek and Snowtop...both have wonderful oils for soy wax. I bet they'd also be mind-blowing in paraffin.

Oh my! :lipsrseal Not sure that bon-pee would go over any better for me than asparapee!

I never use a lower % in my candles than 6%...Peaks and WYW claim that 1/2 oz. per/lb. can be used, but I find my results to be much better always at a full oz. per lb. And, I never do go over that ratio, either. If it won't throw at an oz. per/lb., I ditch the scent. :rolleyes2

I've been wondering about that Great Pumpkin oil...I bet that mixing Pumpkin Vanilla with it would be lush!

I agree with anyone...you CANNOT go wrong with NG. They're a fabulous company, and their oils are to DIE for!

Look no further (well, you can if you want ) than IGI's Comfort Blend 4627. I used this a couple of years ago when I first started making wickless candles, and there really and truly (of course this just my opinion) is no other wax that will hold as much scent as this stuff. You can get away with a full 2 oz. per lb, at least that was my experience...the hot throw is incredible. Of course, this wax is sort of a pain in the rear because of it's sticky gooey consistency. If you can look past this, you will have kick-butt wickless candles for your warmers! Oh, and try those tureen jars from Candlescience! They are large-mouth, and short, which will melt your candles safely, more quickly, and release a much better hot throw!

I'll agree with you there! Where are they getting their "competitive" pricing? No where would 100 lbs. of soy wax cost anyone $144, let alone the $125 they're offering!!!

Those look very edible!!! *swipes finger over the frosting...*

Snow boobies!!!! hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, they're darling. Vast improvement over snowman daddy in the back, although he's a keeper too!

Adorable snowman, but I would give him a wax carrot nose myself. And a more primitive knit scarf too. The pie is yummy!!! Great work on both of your items!!!

Well, that is good news. I've never used GB 415, but have read on here that it IS EZ-Soy, that it is the same wax. So, you'll have a great scent throw, some frosting issues, and will need to pour quite cool, in the slushy stages, just like EZ-Soy. I'm a big fan of Candlescience, so that should make a lot of people happy who are getting screwed on their shipping of EZ-Soy from Bittercreek.

There's another recent thread about higher vs. lower priced FO's and the difference in quality. Many people are willing to pay much more for a quality oil, and I can completely understand that. I've also paid a lot more for oils that were deemed "high quality" only to be disappointed in their performance in wax. It really just depends on the oil...I have plenty of cheaper fragrances from JS/BCN/Millcreek, and some others that throw like mad in soy wax. Others are clearly meant for paraffin use, typically the florals, ozone smells, and more perfumey types. Bakery/foody/spicey smells tend to work marvelously for me in soy, just as they do in paraffin. That's why it's so important to test, and take advantage of sample sizes, so you can determine your preference in soy wax.

I like LX 20's or 22's with these jars...but that's just me. As far as the grainy quality of your melted wax, it really could be the wax you're using...soy is a funky thing, to be honest. I could probably live with it, personally, but you have to decide if this is a quality of your wax you can live with. Or, it could be that your jars had dust particles in them before pouring, or perhaps dust was in your wax. Glad the HTP 105's are working out!

Yeah, it's a bunch of hoo-ha. I appreciate those of you on this web site who have taken the time to do your own research into candle making and marketing, and have taken the grass roots approach. Not only are you more accountable to your customers, but a lot of lovin' and blood sweat & tears have gone into your businesses...and you are all well aware that there is NO WAY to get rich quick (or even get rich at all) selling home fragrance products. Candlewealth and similar gimmicks are nothing more than a fly-by-night approach to sucking people in, getting them to spend money, while bashing a crucial portion of the candle making community...the chandlers that make wonderful paraffin candles. I myself am a soy user, and love my products, but I have respect for those of you who deal strictly with paraffin...I have been there too, and will always love the highly fragranced beautiful candles that paraffin creates...I love them too, soot and all!