Cure time for palm containers?

[becky0404]

For those of you who make them, do you let them cure? I poured a MacINtosh Apple (BCN) yesterday and lit it this morning and I'm not getting a hot throw unless I stand over it. I do add 20% soy, so I'm thinking I may just need to let this cure? Anyone try this scent in soy yet?

Thanks!

[kandlekrazy]

For those of you who make them, do you let them cure? I poured a MacINtosh Apple (BCN) yesterday and lit it this morning and I'm not getting a hot throw unless I stand over it. I do add 20% soy, so I'm thinking I may just need to let this cure? Anyone try this scent in soy yet?

Thanks!

I've tried it in soy and it throws pretty strong...even after only 24 hrs, but never tried it in Palm/Soy mix.

[CathyinME]

I cure my palms for at least a week before I test them. 2 weeks is even better!

[Judy, USMC]

I've only been able to test one aroma in Palm, Soy and Palm/Soy mix that had different results. It did not throw in the Palm, did throw in the Soy and Palm/soy. It appears that the more soy you mix in the longer it takes to cure. I'd back off to 10% soy and see how that affects the throw time.

[littlebrownbug]

It seems to me that the cure time for palm containers depends on who you buy your wax from. I've been told by one company that 12 hrs. is a good cure time before testing.I have had another company tell me that 48 hours is their recommended cure time...so you see,they don't really seem to know what's best for cure time yet. I do know that with palm wax,the longer it sets the harder it gets. Your initial burn tests might be really good,but,as you approach the middle of the candle you might not be getting as good a result as the first time or two(that's because the wax has had time to harden up by the time you get to the middle of your container).....hence the term....test test test and test again.

Mike

[Stella1952]

Some folks are in a big hurry to "pour and out the door" with their candles. I do not mind sitting on candles for a month to allow them to fully harden and cure. I simply do not offer newly poured candles for sale. I seldomly test burn one younger than a week old because the crystals are still hardening and it will not burn or throw the same "green" as it will when it has fully matured. But that's just me...