crvella Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hey all I was wondering if anyone else uses mineral oil as an additive? I did a test the other day where I made two plain candles. one with and one without. I noticed the one with mineral oil (when you put your nose over the top of it) had a bit of that tiki torch smell. Has anyone else noticed this? If you do use Mineral oil, and you don't get a touch of that tiki torch smell; would you mind sharing what brand and where you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 What is the purpose for adding mineral oil? The only time I ever did that was when I was testing an unscented candles, and I wanted it to mimic having scent. (Ugh, later I realized how unnecessary that was because I would just have to retest an unscented candle) I don't remember my results as that was almost 15 years ago, only done once and never repeated. I do remember it being unnecessary and don't really know anybody that adds it candles, which is why I'm wondering why you would want to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Mineral oil is of no value in candle making and might be toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crvella Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) What is the purpose for adding mineral oil? The only time I ever did that was when I was testing an unscented candles, and I wanted it to mimic having scent. (Ugh, later I realized how unnecessary that was because I would just have to retest an unscented candle) I don't remember my results as that was almost 15 years ago, only done once and never repeated. I do remember it being unnecessary and don't really know anybody that adds it candles, which is why I'm wondering why you would want to? Hey JCandleattic I used mineral oil in 4630 when the penetration point is low (The wax is hard); as each batch that ships has a different penetration point. If it's hard, I use it to soften it up and help get a better melt pool. It also helps with glass adhesion I find. Makes paraffin very stick. I've been using it without any 'tiki' smell, and it seems this new batch of paraffin oil I get now has that Tiki smell. I've decided to remove it last minute from the batch we are doing for the wedding. Now I"m just hoping since I've changed the recipe (by removing the oil) that they will still burn. The recipe I'm using is 2 x CDN 6 in a 3.5" diameter straight edge jar, using 4630. Edited February 15, 2015 by crvella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crvella Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Mineral oil is of no value in candle making and might be toxic.Not sure what you consider mineral oil in the US. But here in Australia it's Baby Oil; also sold in our supermarkets as Paraffin Oil which is used as a laxative. In the hardware, it's sold as water tank sealant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMullen99 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Mineral oil is used a lot in candle making. It's also from what I was told used a lot in fragrance oil as a carring agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Mineral oil is not an additive you want to use in soy, paraffin, beeswax, or palm candles. It has no use. The only wax that may include mineral oil is in gel wax for making gel candles. It is used in the making of gel wax but not in other waxes. Adding it to your soy or paraffin candles will create problems not solve them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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