Tea Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I was wondering it you need a special wax for these or can both soy and parafin work?I tried a rustic using soy a couple of days ago, added some steric, cold mould, water bath, and got nothing.Also can a mottle be done using a crystaled palm wax? Which waxes are best for these application?Questions, questions, questions?Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Soy no. Palm wax has its own structure and won't mottle either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 It has to be a straight paraffin, with no additives.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Here is some good info from Top about mottle waxtopofmurrayhill IGI 1274 and IGI 1343 aren't well suited for high quality mottled candles. In fact I would call them downright crappy for that application, though they are excellent when used with additives for other types of candles.As far as paraffins that are specifically sold as mottling blends, Candlewic 4045H is the only good one I know of. Of course there are other usable paraffins that will mottle.A few people have experimented with small amounts of other hardeners to improve the burning qualities of 1274/1343 mottles. Something like 0.5% Fischer-Tropsch wax (Clear Crystals or Translucent Crystals) might help, but I don't much care for the aesthetic results and it's a lot more trouble than just using the right wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Thankyou this is what I needed.Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallbabydoll Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I used candlewic 4041, added steric, and fo and cooled VERY slowly and have had beautiful results with mottles. It also worked for rustic, but I've only successfully made one, which I never burned so I don't know about how well it burned. I used steric to reach that effect as well. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katinka Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 What a nice candle that is!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I'm not complaining about 1343, because I use it for its diversity in a small apt. Takes care of most of the things I want to do, but then I do use additives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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