mlcc Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Hello,I am interested in the COCO 83 from either Cal Candle Supply or North Star. I am in a coconut wax group on Facebook, who have been giving me different answers about each company's wax and I am just looking for an honest and accurate answer to promote my business launching soon. I did ask both companies, but still have yet to hear back and I can't wait, so wanted to come on here and ask. Would anyone be kind enough to let me know if this is ALL coconut wax or a blend? If so, can you explain what the blend is specifically? I would also like to know if the following applies to the COCO 83. Some of these may not even apply at all, so please be kind as I am still learning! Thank you so much.1.) All-natural2.) Biodegradable3.) Cruelty-free4.) Eco-friendly5.) Gluten-free6.) Kosher7.) Lead-free8.) Non-GMO9.) Organic10.) Paraben-free11.) Phthalate-free12.) Renewable13.) Sulfate-free14.) Sustainable15.) Vegan16.) Zinc-free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Hello and welcome! Coconut “wax” options on the retail market has us all perplexed and frustrated. Your questions are somewhat difficult to answer since nobody knows the secret sauce used by the common manufacturers to create a coconut “wax”. Coconut “wax” does not exist in nature. What manufacturers have worked out is a way to take the coconut oil and turn it into something that has various stages of shelf and temperature stability that can also burn relatively safely. “coconut oil” is sold in several common forms: - fractionated- the liquid Medium Chain Triglyceride components are separated out and sold to some specific markets, like beauty and diet supplements. Not sure what happens to the left over components from that process. - coconut 76: the most common form that is solid. This type is solid-ish until it hits 76*F. This is popular in food service and soapmaking. - coconut 92: partially hydrogenated coconut 76 to remain heat stable and semi solid up to 92*F. This is also common in food service for fryers. This is the base product candle wax begins from. Coconut 92 as the name implies, melts at 92*F, which is not suitable alone in a candle which the container can get to up to 170*F before the ASTM restriction. several manufacturers have combined additives and other waxes combinations of palm, apricot wax, soy, beeswax, paraffin and other vegetable to further raise the melt point to stabilize the coconut oil and raise the melt point to work ok with candles. Various poly,er additives and gelling agents May also be used to prevent the combination from pooling and such, further creating stability. From the samples I have tried of all on the market, none seem “fixed formula”. All feel, smell and perform somewhat different from batch to batch of the same wax. here are a few threads to get you started on your decisions for the above questions: https://www.craftserver.com/topic/115821-has-the-coconut-slab-wax-from-cs-changed https://www.craftserver.com/topic/115295-change-in-coconut-83 https://www.craftserver.com/topic/114659-coconut-wax-wicks-sigh https://www.craftserver.com/topic/115072-northwood-gah https://www.craftserver.com/topic/112685-c3-coconut-2-outcome-part-2/?tab=comments#comment-1076380 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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