blwoods Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I am considering switching from paraffin to soy for my wicked candles. Anyone with opinions of how difficult C-3 would be to wick compared to 4630? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquiO Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Ohhhh! I made the switch and I got news for you. It's a whole new ball game when it comes to soy. I prefer Eco wicks for soy and Ecosoya waxes to Cargill but I have tested C-3. Next to Eco I would use CD wicks I wasn't crazy about the LXs or RRDs. But you'll be experimenting. Request lots of sample wicks where you can. Wick-it and Candlewic are pretty good about sending samples. Generally you will need to wick up with soy and there's a lot of wick guides around to help you with this. Wick-It has one, CanSci has a wick calculator. I would follow the tables as a starting guideline and wick up with certain FOs when needed. HTH,J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 You also should be aware that some FO's may not throw in soy like they do in paraffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwoods Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Oh I'm well aware of the differences in throw. My main concern is wicking, as that was the biggest struggle for me when I first started out with paraffin. Later found out that I had chose a difficult wax to wick as my first!!I've decided to go with GW444 after reading a lot of the reviews and posts in this section... has a better FO retention and many seem to like working with it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnt_fingers Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I am considering switching from paraffin to soy for my wicked candles. Anyone with opinions of how difficult C-3 would be to wick compared to 4630?Curious why are you considering the switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwoods Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Considering it mainly so that I have a variety of offerings. Some don't care what the candle is made of so long as it smells good... some are wanting the vegetable based waxes in their home. Its just up for testing and consideration at this point... haven't gone and tossed my paraffin! I will still be doing my wickless candles with paraffin as well as my tarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I use C3 and have had no wicking problems using CDNs. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwoods Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 I just got some GW444 and some ECO wicks earlier this afternoon (I heart JBN). Going to try my hand at them tomorrow and see how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I started with C3 and had a hard time getting it wicked properly and never got a decent scent throw because of that. I love the fact that it comes in flakes though. I ended up using the Ecosoya though after not getting C3 wicked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootie04 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Try blending that 444/4630 You may be VERY happy with it!!tootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwoods Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 I'm trying to make an all soy candle.... if I get too frustrated I may try combining them though!! So far its not too bad... miscalculated a couple of scents that are gonna need a major downwicking, but about 4 scents so far are burning nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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