Can I blend Candlewic 4045H with soy for tarts/melts?

[Margaritamama]

I stopped burning candles in my home a few years back for health reasons, and have in the last few months been trying wax melts.  I still have a 50lb box of Candlewic's 4045H wax and wondered if it was possible to blend it with a soy wax, or is the wax itself suitable for making melts.

 

TIA

 

 

Edited December 16, 2016 by Margaritamama

[birdcharm]

I read that it's a highly refined paraffin wax used for making mottled candles.  It would seem as though it could be mixed.

[Margaritamama]

That is correct.  It is a blended wax for mottled pillars.  I used it for years to make pillars but no longer burn candles.  My question was whether or not it can be used for melts/tarts, or if it could be mixed with soy so that it could hold a higher FO percentage.  As it is it only holds 5%. Not sure if that's enough of a load for tarts.

 

 

 

[Jcandleattic]

I would try a 60/40 mix of paraffin to soy with that wax to see how you like it. That would up the FO load a bit, and lower the melt point some. The only way you'll know is to test. 

[Margaritamama]

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The only way you'll know is to test. 

 

Good point.  Guess I was just hoping someone would have the easy answer!  LOL!

 

I think I may give it a try in the new year.  I still have so much of the 4045H wax that I really don't want to waste, so tarts it is, and test, test, test..........