IlluminatedGifts Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hi, I just realized that I made a few posts but have not properly introduced myself. My name is Chris and I live in NJ. I was bit with the candle bug about 4 years ago and now consider myself a full fledge addict. If I’m not trying improving my candles, I’m on the internet researching anything and everything relating to candlemaking. I found a supplier within a half hour from me and picked her brain until we became best friends! lol When doing craft fairs I had requests for soy candles so there I go searching the internet for soy information when I came across this site. You people rock! The information that you share is priceless. I’ve been hesitant to try soy because it can be a “pull your hair out wax” until you find what works with you. I did try Cargill V and loved it until it cracked like crazy over the winter. No matter what I did the success rate for votives were terrible. I hope the 474 will be more user friendly and can’t wait to test this one out. I did get a sample of the 464 and love it. Now I’m in the process of finding the right wick for this wax but was very impressed with the cold throw, higher pour temp, good adhesion to the jar, smooth tops. For me this wax is the closest that I found that behaves. I could go on and on but will end this here! Didn’t want one of my first post to end up as a novel. lol Chriswww.illuminatedgifts.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Welcome, Chris. :wave: I like you am new to soy wax, I avoided it as well, until recently but I am gonna stick with it. There are many on here that have a wealth of info and that has been such a blessing to learn from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Welcome aboard! I love making soy candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljean Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hi and Welcome, I too am new here. In fact, I never did an intro post, I need to do that. I just tested the 464 and I love it. I wish this forum would come in a book format I could print out so I could read it in bed (love to read in bed), lol ...there is SO much to read and I had eyestrain from reading it all, but oh so well worth it. See ya on the boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I just want to say welcome to the wonderful world of soy wax. Sometimes it makes you want to pull your hair out, sometimes it makes you smile, LOL! I love soy because of it's challenges and how great I get my candles to throw. Good luck on your soy adventure and dig in with the search function, tons of information to be had. Ask lots of questions, that's why we are all here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breanna Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Hi and Welcome to CT:D ,,,,I have been transforming to the realm of Soy too,,,I like having a variety,,,,I too like the 464,,has great hot/cold throw and sets up real well,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekrunner Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Yes soy can be maddening. If my hair were long enough I would have pulled it out by now! Glad to have noobs on the board, especially if you aren't a noob to candlemaking.But like I always say...Noobs. The Other White Meat. geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Welcome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlluminatedGifts Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 Thank you for the welcomes! I became addicted to candlemaking 4 yrs ago when I had a decent cash flow and no bald spots on my head! lol I did what a lot of people did when they first started and bought a book on how to make candles (gel) at the local craft store. I fell for the “floating wicks” that weren’t attached but was safety conscience enough to say yes it pretty but I wouldn’t burn it. That’s when the internet became my friend and teacher in how to make a proper candle. The addiction continues now that I want to try my hand at soy. I started with votives last summer and was pretty pleased with the results and thought to myself that this was pretty easy to do. NOT! When winter came and colder temps and low humidity is when I found out why people pull their hair out! My votives went from perfection to frosted, cracking, pitting lumps of wax! We had orders over the holidays and became very frustrated with making a dozen get two good votives out of the batch. Spending 2 days to get a dozen to ship out. I swore soy was not for me until I found this message board and found others having the same problems and everyone was troubleshooting the problems. So here I am dabbling in soy again. :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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