txwelder Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 My wife and I make soy candles. we have a customer that wants us to make her candles for her but she insists on a soy palm blend. We have no experience with palm wax whatsoever. If anyone out there has any experience with this I would sure appreciate some input.Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I would be curious why a soy palm blend. If she is looking for the look of the palm candle, soy will kill that look. Palm doesn't even throw as well as soy, so I am not sure what the benefit of adding the palm to the soy would be, besides making it harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txwelder Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Apparently she had someone else making these for her and they had to stop for "personal reasons". She says she has the formulas and/or calculations for making them. Guess I need to do some homework!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 We use soy & palm for some of our work. At a ratio of 1 part soy to 4 parts palm, we still get plenty of feathering even when we pour at almost slushy temps. Because brands differ highly, I don't know if the same results would hold true for anything other than the waxes we are using (soy = Cargill C3 and Malaysian palm wax from JBN).We have blended these two waxes for pillars and votives - usually at the same rate above, but have upped the soy to 1 part soy to 2 parts palm. Any more soy and the blend becomes too soft for our taste.The round pillar in the photo (the one with the orange streak) is made from a 1:2 blend...(sorry for the dark photo - I cropped it from a large group...)Here's one poured with the 1:4 blend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myst25872002 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I might have to try blending palm and soy because I like the look it's different, I really like the twisted taper the mix gives it a very elegant look . thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Thanks, Myst. Because of the lighting in that pic, it's a little outta focus. That one is VERY sparkly with small crystal patterns... The high ridges of the twist candle are all very shiny so it really is a much prettier candle in reality than the blurry photo shows...:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShadow Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hmmmm...so can I blend a container soyblend with Palm 3 and make hand-dipped tapers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I dunno for sure, Moonshadow, cause I don't use the same waxes and they do behave differently, but go on ahead and try it - it ain't like makin' homemade dynamite! If it looks like my partner's first hand-dipped taper, melt it down quick before the vice squad sees it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShadow Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 LOL, Stella. I am gonna play tomorrow. If it turns out looking like your partner's first hand-dipped taper, maybe I can get a wholesale gig at a "novelty" store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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