ignitethesenses Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I've never really made tarts much (I have mixed soft & hard waxes, but didn't like it)....any suggetions on what wax to use? I was thinking a soy pillar blend, but would that hold enough FO? I want something that REALLY knocks your socks off (who doesnt lol). Is there a soy votive blend thats great for tarts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Cargills has one. I plan to add into my C-3 for making clamshells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignitethesenses Posted September 13, 2005 Author Share Posted September 13, 2005 Thats actually what I'm doing too I got a bunch of clamshells from the co-op...now I just need something to put in them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 KY makes an excellent pillar/votive blend that throws well. It holds about the standard amount of FO as the regular soy. I have put up to 10% in it without any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 What are you using at the moment? Whichever manufacturer you are currently using for your container wax, most likely makes a votive/pillar blend as well. You can usually add more FO with a pillar wax than you can with a container wax. You will just have to experiment the FO load. Try 2oz per lb of wax when making tarts, and see if you get seepage. I wouldn’t recommend using a container wax with the clamshells, its can be hard to remove them since container wax does not pull away from the sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobSue Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 You should try LP416. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heather_dw Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 KY makes an excellent pillar/votive blend that throws well. It holds about the standard amount of FO as the regular soy. I have put up to 10% in it without any problems.Thats what I use for my tarts,.. works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyTN Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I use the KY 100% Soy and mix in 2 - 3 oz (per lb) of the KY para-soy votive/tart wax. I generally use 1.5 oz pp of FO and the scent throw is awesome. Mixing the two really helps cut down on the costs too.I've used this blend in the clamshells recently with great results. No problems at all with popping them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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