CandleGirl Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 OK..so I love my soy/paraffin blend container wax. Beautiful burn, hot and cold throw. Out of curiousity I bought 10 lbs of 4630 and 10lbs. of J223 to do a comparison since I am always looking for blow me out the door fragrance throw. Right now I'm testing the 4630 with a BC Closeout Banana Cream Pie and the throw was immediately kick a**!!! I know that people rave about this fo in general and I haven't tested it yet in my soy blend (I will pour that tomorrow). Which leads me to wonder if I made the right choice going with a soy blend. I know that many companies feel very strongly about all of the positive points of soy, but then I think about companies like "Y" who's candles I have always enjoyed . Does anyone know if they have ever used soy or have they always stayed with paraffin. Is there anyone who has consistently used paraffin and is moving toward soy that can shed some light on this for me? Any J223 or 4630 users who tried soy blends and went back to paraffin?Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I personally refuse to use soy or soy blends. I have dealt enough with soy to know that I do not like it. Give me my paraffins any day of the week.Besides, soy is not as environmentally friendly as some people would like you to think. I'm not saying that to stir a fight with anyone, just stating a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I started out with J223, changed to pure soy, used soy blends. Now I am back to J223 & also using 4630 for some applications. The J223 & 4630 make candle making so much more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleGirl Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 I personally refuse to use soy or soy blends. I have dealt enough with soy to know that I do not like it. Give me my paraffins any day of the week.Besides, soy is not as environmentally friendly as some people would like you to think. I'm not saying that to stir a fight with anyone, just stating a fact.I had tried straight soy in the past and didn't like the finicky nature of it. I hated that some of my favorite FOs that threw amazingly in my paraffin tart wax smelled just awful in soy. Most commercial candles I've bought and loved have been paraffin. I think the ones that I bought , for example Old Virginia Candle Soy Blend have had more paraffin than soy based on the look of the wax and the fragrance throw. I just bought a case of my soy paraffin blend...oy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleGirl Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 I started out with J223, changed to pure soy, used soy blends. Now I am back to J223 & also using 4630 for some applications. The J223 & 4630 make candle making so much more enjoyable.I have the 4630 going now in an 8oz. tin and it is just amazing how it is filling the very large, open room I am in. I have to pour the same combo with the J223 and soy blend. What is it about the paraffins that you prefer over the soy blends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I found wicking so much easier with J223 & 4630 and almost every f/o has a great throw. Soy is way too picky in choosing the right wick & not every f/o works well with soy or soy blends. For me soy works best for foody scents such as creme brulee, baked apple, blueberry muffin & chai tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyBean Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I started out using soy, then bought 10lbs of 4630 and haven't looked back. My turkey fryer is full of 4630 now. I do still have soy but I wont be buying any more most likely. I have been using the soy for wickless tins because I never could get wicking down right in soy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleGirl Posted July 15, 2007 Author Share Posted July 15, 2007 I started out using soy, then bought 10lbs of 4630 and haven't looked back. My turkey fryer is full of 4630 now. I do still have soy but I wont be buying any more most likely. I have been using the soy for wickless tins because I never could get wicking down right in soy lolI really love the throw on this 4630. I also made a tester in one of my lighter FOs I'm going to try it out today to see how "light" it is in this wax.:embarasse and...momentarily I'll be walking by my full case of soy blend and I will become light headed with anxiety and confusion :tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 We use 4630 and love it for the scent throw. We have finally been able to get many scents wicked correctly (LX wicks), but still have to play around with the new scents...this wax tends to soot.Re: soy - we started working with EL Soy last year and have been able to get a few jars wicked correctly. Everyone says how "easy" soy is to work with and how cleanup is so easy - I find it greasy and messy and would work with paraffin over soy any day of the week!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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