yanavp Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Looking for HELP!We are trying to do all natural soy candles so we don't know what to do if we are going to stick with C-3 Cargill Soy Wax. Here's the weird thing. I poured some really beautiful tumbler candles last week and let them sit for a few days. They looked great right until we lit them which is when they got their 'wet spots' isn't that strange?? What could be causing this? Is there an all natural additive that we can add to keep the adherance? Thanks everyone for your feedback. I really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 YOU BUY THE FRAGRACE OILS. Unless you know what you are doing, don't start with E/O And no, you don't add Johoba oil . That's for B&B stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavp Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 YOU BUY THE FRAGRACE OILS. Unless you know what you are doing, don't start with E/O And no, you don't add Johoba oil . That's for B&B stuff.Thank you! How can I make FO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 You can't. Fragrance oils are made up of hundreds of aromachemicals, which might include essential oils. They are beyond homemaking...For example, here's a list of the ingredients found in fragrance oilshttp://www.immuneweb.org/articles/fragrancelist.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavp Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Thank you.I use Cargill C-3 soy wax and tumblers - 2.5" diameter, 3" tallI am having problems wicking - getting right wick - trying zinc core (not good) and also hemp core. Any suggestion?Do you have any supplier recomendations ?Thank you for all yoru help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Being a new candle maker can start out confusing. Don’t worry, you will make a lot of mistakes in the beginning, but just keep moving forward and learning from them. Don’t ever get discouraged. Don’t ever think any of your questions are dumb. Everyone on here has asked every sort of question before so don’t feel bad. You may want to start with some of these fragrance oil companies: Peaks, Sweet Cakes, Candlewic or King House. Those are the ones I see people use the most. With Cargill C-3 wax, you want to heat to about 165 and remove from heat, stir in your FO (1 - 1 1/2 oz per lb) and let cool down to around 100 degrees then pour. For wicks, I have had great sucess with RRDs with that wax and those tumblers. Try the RRD 50 or 55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavp Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 Thank you so much for your advice!Do you know how to find the right wick? I am trying different kind...and didn;t find the perfect solution yet.Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavp Posted November 1, 2005 Author Share Posted November 1, 2005 You can't. Fragrance oils are made up of hundreds of aromachemicals, which might include essential oils. They are beyond homemaking...For example, here's a list of the ingredients found in fragrance oilshttp://www.immuneweb.org/articles/fragrancelist.htmlPS I am just trying to make then as much "natural" as I can, then essential oils are probably the best option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Esential Oils are not a good idea if this is your first outing in candle making. It will be months before you can sell so buy youself a soy container candle kit and start there. It has everything in it that you need and you just follow the direction. You'll learn more and spend less time and money if you start by learning with a kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavp Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Thanks for the feedback! We quickly realized that Soy and Essential Oils don't really blend well. The cold throw is terrible and the hot throw not much better. Do you know of any companies that can custom blend fragrance oils for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavp Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Can you all give me more feedback on wet spots? Do you get the same problems with paraffin containers? If the same container is used, which wax performs better from a wet spot perspective - soy or paraffin? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hon, if you are that worried about wetspots, you might wanna try tins. :smiley2: http://www.peakcandle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PCMS&Product_Code=CNT-SmlsTin8z&Category_Code=ACCAs far as good suppliers, here are my top three:www.peakcandle.com www.naturesgardencandles.comwww.justscent.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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