new candleman Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 could someone please tell me why you use crisco in candles ? and if it is veg. oil or real creamy type crisco ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Here is a link that might help http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3913&highlight=crisco+candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonefan80 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I think this is a waste of time and money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Crisco refers to the vegetable shortening (creamy stuff). It's partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil.What you heard is left over from earlier days of the candlemaking hobby, when some people experimented with formulating container blends. Crisco and petrolatum (petroleum jelly) are ingredients to decrease wax shrinkage. They would need to be combined with a suitable base paraffin and other ingredients to get something good. Don't underestimate the amount of learning and testing required.Adding either of these ingredients to a preblended container wax is a waste of time. It's only likely to throw things out of whack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaFrog Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'm curious as to what should I add to a pillar blend to knock the meltpoint low enough to use it in containers. I buy candlewic's 4045h in 50 lbs cases, so I have plenty to experiement with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I'm curious as to what should I add to a pillar blend to knock the meltpoint low enough to use it in containers. I buy candlewic's 4045h in 50 lbs cases, so I have plenty to experiement with.You could try adding mineral oil, but I'm not sure with the wax that you have that it would work very nicely. Try adding about 5% of your wax weight and then scent the weight of both the wax AND the oil since the oil becomes part of the wax. But again, I'm not totally sure if this will work with your wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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