RWV Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I have a new scent I love and when I poured it, I noticed that once the candles set up, it appeared that there was seepage. You know, the brownish little spots here and there. So, I decided to melt down all the containers and add more wax to decrease the percentage. When I re-melted the wax and poured it from the containers, I noticed that the wick tabs were all rusted, yeah--rusted (and it hadn't even been 24 hours since I originally poured them)! I then re-poured at a lower percentage of scent to wax. Low and behold, I'm getting the same brownish streaks, etc., I did initially and I think it's because the fo rusted the wick tabs and the rust is now mixed in with the wax. What is going on and how can I prevent this from happening? The scent is sugared vanilla shortbread from Candlewic, the wicks are from Bittercreek, and the re-pour was done at 1.2oz/lb wax. Your help is greatly appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 1.2 oz per pound of wax can be rather high for some vanilla fragrances. Try the 0.5 to 1.0 oz range and see how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I have had vanillas do that to my wick tab as well. Don't know what causes it. Probably the same thing as when you make soap, the vanilla f/o will make the soap turn brown. About the seepage, sometimes I just let the candles sit a while and the f/o will absorb back into the wax. HTH:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWV Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Thanks for the help guys. I got to thinking that when I opened the box of wax and separated the slabs, I noticed alot of moisture on each slab. I know water is used to cool the wax when made into slabs and I've experienced the water before. I was wondering, thought if it was the water that could have rusted the wick tabs. I know water boils at 212 deg. F., but I don't usually bring the wax up to heat that high because I add soy wax. I guess I could bring the paraffin-based wax up to the 212 deg. F. if the water is the problem, then cool it down and then add soy. If it's the water, that should work, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alajane Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I definitely think it's the fragrance. I use a lot of jelly jars with pewter lids and a few of them have gotten rusty-looking spots on the inside of the lids if they sit a couple of months, along with the rusty wick tabs. It's always bakery-type scents, so I'll agree that it's probably something to do with the vanilla in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOrleansLady Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 You could add a little vybar to your wax to help the vanilla bind better....I mean like a tablespoon per # of wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 My vanillas always do that, too. I don't worry about it too much since my warning label covers the wick tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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