UV additive

[lauren8479]

I was wondering, how important is it to add UV? I know it protects from fading but does it do anything else? I don't have any right now and I want to make some more candles. I plan on ordering some when I place my next order.

[Tess]

IF you enjoy faded candles, it is not important at all! Otherwise it is a necessity.

[lauren8479]

Yeah but I'm only making a few candles at a time and burning them right away. Do they fade that quick or do they fade over time?

[fredron]

They fade over time, and the worst fading occurs in the blues, purples, and maroons, but the UV is really not expensive, and you use so little, it just makes sense to protect your investment. We add it to everything we make.

[Beth-VT]

If you're making these candles only for your own use, you could go ahead and go w/o it until you order some. But if you're selling or even giving them away to others, I would def. get the UV before hand.

It's not a pretty sight when they fade, and if put in sunlight they can do it over the course of an hour or less. Do you really want something that you made and gave as a gift to morph into some hideous ( ) creature right before their eyes?

[cybersix]

I made a blue pillar a year ago, it's sitting in the living room, no direct sunlight and no UV and it's still fine, no fading.

BUT I let for two hours a white 'cane (no UV-I can't find it here) in the sunlight and it turned yellow.

I was surprised by how fast this is happened, is this normal?

[lauren8479]

That sun is brutal!! Especially where I live. Well thanks everyone. I will get some UV asap!

[Tess]

I made a blue pillar a year ago, it's sitting in the living room, no direct sunlight and no UV and it's still fine, no fading.

BUT I let for two hours a white 'cane (no UV-I can't find it here) in the sunlight and it turned yellow.

I was surprised by how fast this is happened, is this normal?

Some colors from some companies act differently. For i.e., MY candlewic blocks in Yellow and brown seem not to ever fade, but my peak colors in brown, pink, blue and green do fade alot. Especially blues and Pinks, I have to use the rught amount of UV or they fade at first light!!

Lauren: If you are burning them JUST for yourself, and you do not mind the occasional fade that may happen, you probably will not need it. But it is good to get into the habit anyway for when you start giving away your candles or selling them. HTH;)