norway Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Hi! I’m new at candle making , and would very much like to make a white candle but it always turn half transparant semi white ish. I have tried melting 100% paraffin (finshed, store bought) but they turned out half transp. i also tried a mixture of stearin/parafin from my crafts store and added white pigment at 85° but it didn’t work. what am i doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norway Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 and also how to prevent this texture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 The texture looks like jump lines. The mold is cold. The wax is being poured at a temp that loses heat to the mold quickly, partially solidifying the outer layer irregularly. Solution can be to heat the mold a bit, or pour hotter. Possibly a combination of both. look up “opacifier” for wax if you want to work with what you have. Otherwise, a pillar blend from candle suppliers may get you where you want to go. Or white beeswax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norway Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, TallTayl said: The texture looks like jump lines. The mold is cold. The wax is being poured at a temp that loses heat to the mold quickly, partially solidifying the outer layer irregularly. Solution can be to heat the mold a bit, or pour hotter. Possibly a combination of both. look up “opacifier” for wax if you want to work with what you have. Otherwise, a pillar blend from candle suppliers may get you where you want to go. Or white beeswax. I can not tell you how grateful I am! Thank you so so much!!!! Edited January 9, 2021 by norway grammar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 6 hours ago, norway said: I can not tell you how grateful I am! Thank you so so much!!!! Good luck!🍀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norway Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 4 hours ago, TallTayl said: Good luck!🍀 by the way, how can one preheat a silicone mold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I use a heat gun briefly on low. Or set it on a warm surface for a while to gently soak the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norway Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 9:50 PM, TallTayl said: I use a heat gun briefly on low. Or set it on a warm surface for a while to gently soak the heat. I put the silicon molds in my oven at 65°celsius for 15 minutes and it worked! Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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