SparkysCandles Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 After yet another disaster with Soy, my hubby and I have decided to ditch the wax with an attitude and stay with paraffin. 4630 mainly for containers and I love 1343 for pillars. You can do more with "P" it seems as someone requested a marbled soy jelly jar and after 3 hours of pure frustration, I got somewhat of a marble effect. Plus we can get paraffin cheaper where we are.... just made some marbles and chunks and it took less than an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 For the one's who've mastered Soy, my hat is off to them. I've read enough to know it can be a beast to figure out sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkysCandles Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 It is definitely a beast. I can do so much more with paraffin. I am the only one in my area that makes chunk and marbled candles so I am going to concentrate on those since it seems that's what people are liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 For me, I just want to make candles, don't care if they are paraffin or soy. Since paraffin has worked better for me I'll stick with that. I love 4630 and even make a parasoy blend with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamese Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 What percentage do you use for your parasoy and does it throw just as good as parafin alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I've never used straight paraffin in my container candles. I'll have to give it a try & see the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktaggard Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I love parasoy. It has a richer smell than straight paraffin. IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My current parasoy blend os 75% paraffin and 25% soy. Not sure if that is the perfect mix but it seems fine. With some FOs you do lose a little HT when compared with just paraffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaylorsReef Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 It is definitely a beast. I can do so much more with paraffin. I am the only one in my area that makes chunk and marbled candles so I am going to concentrate on those since it seems that's what people are liking.Ugh! I just purchased soy to start with. I've made paraffin in the past years ago, but it seemed that soy is the new way to go...maybe not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetsCandles Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Ugh! I just purchased soy to start with. I've made paraffin in the past years ago, but it seemed that soy is the new way to go...maybe not!Don't up and quit just because of this thread. That goes for anyone wanting to try out soy. Some people have the knack for it and it works out beautifully. (I am not one of them... but hey, I have my talents in other directions lol.) Who knows, you might have better results with it. Won't know until you try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justajesuschick Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I am fairly new, myself, but I agree!I have tried 6 paraffin waxes (and some mind boggling number of combinations of them) and am about to now try a soy that I will mix with paraffin myself and another that is a preblended parasoy. The advice I got here was right. Start with one type. Learn it, love it, hate it, blend it and know it. THEN you will be in a position to introduce new things and see differences and improvements and make good judgements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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