Cross-stitch Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Have any of you used soy wax for solid perfume? My Candelilla Wax is getting low and I'm looking for a replacement. Only problem seems to be what to use and prices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 You will likely need to stabilize it to Keep it from turning dry and grainy. You may also need to play with it to make sure the soy doesn’t dull the notes of your fragrance. For some reason soy flattens a lot of essences. My solid perfume formula is more like a lip balm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross-stitch Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Thanks TT!!! At least I know now rather than spending the money and then be disappointed. Yeah, I too have been looking for making it more like a lip balm. Don't really want to buy anymore beeswax cause I used a little when I first started and found that it didn't work well with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 What in particular didn’t work well with beeswax? I use a combo of beeswax and candelila along side the other oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross-stitch Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 It seemed to react to my skin, if I remember right it made me itchy. I suppose I could try it again just to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 13 hours ago, Cross-stitch said: It seemed to react to my skin, if I remember right it made me itchy. I suppose I could try it again just to make sure. Candelilla - as you already use - is a nice offset to beeswax. You use less candy wax than beeswax so cost is comparable. But then you don’t get to drop the candy wax. So right back at the start. 🙃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross-stitch Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Yup, that's what it seemed to me too. Oh well, at least switching was a good thought though. Thanks for your info TalllTayl!!!! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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