TheWickedWick Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Does anyone use coconut oil in their 6006 wax? I've read in the Veggie forum that some add this to their soy wax and was wondering if anyone has tried or uses it in the 6006. Just curious as to what purpose it performs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonrose64 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I never tried it, But a gal on here does and she sent me 1. She says it helps with the frosting. And she was right. Made her candles smooth as heck. She uses it in her jar and pillar waxAnd it burned really nice too. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlelady Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I use 6006 and have never heard of adding coconut oil...hmmmm don't know what it would fix that a little added soy fixes. No wetspots, no sinking holes, just a perdy candle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWickedWick Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 I've never heard of it either but was just wondering. I use 6006 straight and don't have problems with sink holes or wet spots but then I mostly use 8 oz tins and 8 oz square mason jars. The wax seems to like these sizes and shapes. I too would add a little extra soy if problems occured. In my idle time (yes, I occasionally have a bit of that..especially while my haircolor processes ). I was just wondering if there was a benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugtussle Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Why would anyone want to mess with 6006?? 6006 is a great wax and other than adding a little more soy, I think it would be foolish!! Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlelady Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Why would anyone want to mess with 6006?? 6006 is a great wax and other than adding a little more soy, I think it would be foolish!! CaroleWell said Carole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Coconut oil is added to soy to help with frosting issues. Along the way, some folks added that it enhances hot throw. I haven't found that to be the case, but others swear by it. To my knowledge, this is a veggie wax additive and there is no benefit to its use in paraffin or paraffin-based waxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWickedWick Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 Thanks Stella...I didn't think there was much use for it in my parrafin based wax but was just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScentedLuxuries Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 6006 wax is about 75% paraffin and 25% soy. There is NO reason to add CO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Well I have been conducting extensive testing of different blends of 6006 and other waxes and make two of each. One with and one without coconut oil. The ones with coconut oil have stronger ct and ht than the ones that do not. The wax stays stable even after burning and does not exhibit the ugly wet spots that occur after a burn. I have used coconut oil off and on for the past three years and have found it to be an effective ingredient when the wax needs to be hardened to help wick issues, as well as, throw. I am neither foolish or stupid thank you very much. I will say that I have come across another ingredient that works even better than coconut oil and keeps the wax even more stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 The ones with coconut oil have stronger ct and ht than the ones that do not. The wax stays stable even after burning and does not exhibit the ugly wet spots that occur after a burn. I have used coconut oil off and on for the past three years and have found it to be an effective ingredient when the wax needs to be hardened to help wick issues, as well as, throwSo you are asserting that not only does CO have some magical property that enhances scent throw in a paraffin-based wax but also has an effect on adhesion and resistance to expanding/contracting? Wonder if others have had similar findings... I'd like to see this corroborated...I will say that I have come across another ingredient that works even better than coconut oil and keeps the wax even more stable.And that ingredient is...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Recent researches led to the development of a vegetal based substitute for stearine, until then always produced from animal fat. This vegetal substitute, which is gaining popularity among candlemakers upon the animal counterpart, is mainly extracted from coconut oil (or palm oil). For information, cocoa butter is made of 35% (!!!) stearic acid.How and when to use Stearic acid?In our domain, candlemaking, Stearin (that's how I'll call it from now on) is available in powder or granulated form, has a pure white color and feels a little fat when you touch it. Its melting point is 158°F.It is mainly used:to raise the melting point of the paraffin it gets mixed with (logically, one part paraffin with a melting point of 130°F mixed with one equal part paraffin with a melting point of 150°F results in a mixture whose melting point averages 140°F). Adding a substance with a high melting point - like stearin - to paraffin has a tendency to raise the average melting point of the mixture, on the contrary, to lower the melting point of a high melting point paraffin, to give the colors a pastel shade, to "harden" the candle. Stearin can act as a hardener, to make the candle burn longer (due to the fact that the melting point is higher). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 There's been posts here too about some people having good results from it. They may be in the vegie wax forum and not the general candle forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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