Desertrose Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) I'm flummoxed. For five years I have been pouring my "hippy pillars" with palm wax. Not a problem.The last two batches I poured for some unknown reason are leeching oil....and a lot of it, to the point where they are slippery to hold and after a while this clouds on the surface and makes them look ...mouldy! No...I am not pouring more FO than I should. I AM measuring, and yes my scales are ok.Yes, I am measuring temperature and the FO is not being added when the wax is too cool.I am stirring WELL. I am using tried and tested fragrances...nothing new, nothing that could have been "changed" by the fragrance suppliers. The very weird thing is....all the melts I have poured are perfectly OK. Not a problem at all with them.I keep thinking it must be the wax then?But still....this doesn't explain why the melts are ok, but the pillars are leaking.Any ideas? Edited August 17, 2013 by Desertrose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I have found that of all the waxes palm is the most likely to be inconsistant. This happened with the glass glow a couple years ago and is the reason CS quit selling it for good. Every now and then people would report on the forum about getting a bad batch of palm wax.Thats why I switched to Candlewics palm waxes. They blend their own in their own factory in PA. Its always consistent and even better priced than the blended imports coming out of Asia.Good luck. I would definitely contact your supplier and report the problems you are having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrose Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thanks! I am going to try and pour tomorrow with a totally new batch of wax (different type- a large feather this time) to see if this makes any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrose Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Bingo! absolutely without a doubt it was the wax! Oh I am sooooo relieved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Tracy - what palm wax are you using? Candlewic makes crystal palm and feather palm. Since they blend their own you get reliable consistency. I've used all their palm waxes and have been very satisfied. Since I switched to CW's palm waxes I have not had one incident of a bad wax batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrose Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'm not sure. Hubby orders it, I just pour We're in Australia...not sure if what we get here is any different to what you guys get? I must say this is the first time we've had a problem.Still weird though that it didn't affect the melts in any way. I find that very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 The melts are smaller so less oil to leach out of the finished product. Did the bad wax have a crayon smell? Thats how I could tell a bad batch of palm. It always had a stale crayola smell. A good batch has a fresh clean wax smell. Another clue it the texture. If the wax looks, smells, and feels different those are good clues.Not sure if you have the same palm as we do here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertrose Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'll give it the sniff test today It does look different though. The granules are bigger. I guess with nothing to compare it I didn't realise it looked different.Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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