hyeteck Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Does anyone know why my melt pools have this thin layer of film? I have no idea what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 What kind of wax? It looks like components of the blend are congealing in the melt pool,p. ie the melt pool is cooler than the drop point of something in the wax blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyeteck Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 47 minutes ago, TallTayl said: What kind of wax? It looks like components of the blend are congealing in the melt pool,p. ie the melt pool is cooler than the drop point of something in the wax blend. Its the coconut creme from wooden wick. Its a coco/soy blend. I can't step up to the next wick size for a hotter melt pool because then I get a full melt pool way too quick (45min on first burn). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, hyeteck said: Its the coconut creme from wooden wick. Its a coco/soy blend. I can't step up to the next wick size for a hotter melt pool because then I get a full melt pool way too quick (45min on first burn). I wouldn’t worry about it, personally. Nobody else will notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Your flame is leaning to the right, and thin layer is forming on the right side. It might be that your candle is sitting on AC cold air flow path. If next size up is giving you full melt pool too fast, then cut that wick on the side to reduce the width. I choose thickness of wooden wick based on viscosity of wax & FO combo, and I choose width based on container size. *Even though wood wicks will create full melt pool quicker than regular wicks, 45 minutes seem little too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyeteck Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 15 hours ago, BusyBee said: Your flame is leaning to the right, and thin layer is forming on the right side. It might be that your candle is sitting on AC cold air flow path. If next size up is giving you full melt pool too fast, then cut that wick on the side to reduce the width. I choose thickness of wooden wick based on viscosity of wax & FO combo, and I choose width based on container size. *Even though wood wicks will create full melt pool quicker than regular wicks, 45 minutes seem little too fast. The flame moves around and it just so happens to be on the right side when the picture was taken. Its centered most of the time. How do you test the viscosity of the wax and fragrance oil combo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, hyeteck said: The flame moves around and it just so happens to be on the right side when the picture was taken. Its centered most of the time. How do you test the viscosity of the wax and fragrance oil combo? Unless we send it to candle testing lab, we are not going to able to get exact numbers for viscosity. We would have to rely on eye judgement & mini testing. Can you see the difference of viscosity from following 2 pictures just by looking at it? Sometimes I scoop up melted wax with little tea spoon and drop it back to see the flow of wax to see how lean or thick melted waxes are. I rub it in between fingers also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 3 hours ago, hyeteck said: How do you test the viscosity of the wax and fragrance oil combo? You don’t need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisS Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Welcome to the world of coconut. It can be an oddball fickle mistress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErronB Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I've used that wax a lot and don't ever see that happen. Tell me more about your process... fragrance load, what temps you're heating the wax to and adding the fragrance, how long you're stirring it in etc. Something might be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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