njajjj47 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi there:I am new to the whole candlemaking process and have chosen to make soy candles--I had pretty good luck last night in my experiments--but when I went to burn the candle this morning and it didn't burn evenly at all--in fact it just followed the wick straight down--could someone tell me what I am maybe doing wrong--or if you have any tips?ThanksNorma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candleessence Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 You might want to post this over in the vegetable wax forum. Also that forum is a great place to get lots of info on the particulars of soy Good luck & welcome to candlemaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 It sounds like it's tunneling, meaning you need to wick up. With it being soy, it may need a differnt type wick, but since I don't do soy, I can't help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvcandleguy Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I used a soy blend wax, and its a little harder to wick. What size wick and what size container did you use? It definately sounds like you need to use a bigger wick.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmarcha Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Been using soy for almost 6 years. It does sound like you need to wick up. What soy wax are your using and what size container? Are you using color, and what percentage of fragrance? Can help more if I had these answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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