Roylaura Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Does anyone use this wax that can tell me if the zinc wicks work well with it. I had great success with J50 and Zinc? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbaranj Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I used J223 for many years with zinc wicks and got great results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy63 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Roylaura, I have only recently started experimenting with this wax based on posts from this forum, so I do have limited experience. However, I have had some recent wins with the LX wicks as well. More specifically J223 with an LX 20, no color, 6 percent fragrance in a 16 oz wide mouth mason. The zincs definitly do well also, but I have definitly had a good outcome with this combination and am happy to finally be able to share a success!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'm occasionally tempted to go back to the J waxes but they just don't float my boat like a parasoy. The coloration is beautiful with paraffin but I hate the soot with heavy bakery fragrances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) Awwww... the soot!! I have to agree I tended to like my parasoy candles better for the same reason. But using one of the J waxes as your paraffin makes a really good parasoy. Nancy-- I tried LX wicks in J223. The wicks burn lovely in the wax but I just didn't get the great hot throw I get with zincs. Maybe you have better luck but I couldn't get past the poor HT in my candles. I do have good HT using LX in pillars though with either paraffin or parasoy waxes. Edited October 29, 2015 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy63 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Candybee, In retrospect, the fragrance in my successful candle was "Tobacco" from Aztec, and it's been a fragrance that's just amazing all the way around. I have been practicing with blending 6006 with some additional soy based on recommendations from this forum and you are so right! Much less sooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy63 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Awwww... the soot!! I have to agree I tended to like my parasoy candles better for the same reason. But using one of the J waxes as your paraffin makes a really good parasoy.Nancy-- I tried LX wicks in J223. The wicks burn lovely in the wax but I just didn't get the great hot throw I get with zincs. Maybe you have better luck but I couldn't get past the poor HT in my candles.I do have good HT using LX in pillars though with either paraffin or parasoy waxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy63 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) Candybee, do you have a recommendation for mixing the J223 with a soy to create a parasoy blend? Edited November 1, 2015 by Nancy63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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