NDD Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Hi , in my coconut soy wax when burning I get what looks like a big x around the wick - I have used 4 different wicks , used a chopstick to pop any sink holes and it is still happening - does anyone know what I sm doing wrong ? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Looks like it cracked apart while cooling causing a deep cavity. Like the table the candle was on was cold setting the bottom before the middle. Do you poke all the way to the bottom in several places when looking for sink holes? I use a metal shish kebab skewer to create a rather wide pair of holes to fill with new wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanakay Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 On 12/24/2021 at 9:59 PM, NDD said: Hi , in my coconut soy wax when burning I get what looks like a big x around the wick - I have used 4 different wicks , used a chopstick to pop any sink holes and it is still happening - does anyone know what I sm doing wrong ? Thank you! This happened to me too. I was mixing my own blend of soy wax and coconut oil. And I saw this x shape on all three candles. I re melted the tops and am waiting to test. Did you figure it out? Has it happened before? My pouring temp was 140. What temp did you pour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisS Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 It's my experience that coconut wax needs to be heated to 200-225*. I don't know how it's impacted by the soy, but coconut blends are finicky beasts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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