chris77 Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 You're going to be sorry that I found this site! I will question your pants off.Ok, so I used a mottling wax 4045H from candlewic. With no additives it mottled great, however not much scent retention or throw. It said I could add up to 4% stearic. So I made my votives with the recommended amounts of uv and stearic. The tops from the repour mottled decently, however the first pour barely barely mottled at all. I used 6% fragrance, strawberry. Candles looked wet, but werent. I'm thinking the FO amount was ok. I'm guessing I should cut back on the stearic? I'm thanking you all in advance for your patience now that I've joined the network! LOLChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I don't think you need stearic with 4045H. Try a batch without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris77 Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 The first batch I made was without. Not good scent throw. The data sheet from candlewic says you can add up to 4% stearic to hold more scent without affecting the mottling.??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I didn't think that stearic effected the FO. I know Vybar does, but that will also give you a solid pillar rather than mottled. Hmmm. I'll have to look at my old notes and get back to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Chris, you're doing the right thing but it's a balancing act and you just have to fine tune it. Stearic will somewhat increase the potential scent load and will decrease the mottle at the same time. At this point you can adjust the formula to increase the FO or decrease the stearic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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