jnewport Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I am testing a 9 oz hexagon jar and it burned wonderful. Great melt pool, etc. My question is that since it is nearing the bottom it is showing black around the top of the jar. It this normal? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yup. All candles produce soot. You burn something and it has smoke which contains soot. I have some fos that produce a lot of soot (vanilla is usually the reason) and some that produce almost no noticeable soot. If your wicking is not efficient you will have more than usual sooting on your jar. HTHSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 This is a common problem with containers with "shoulders." ANY particulate matter will be trapped there and ALL flame produces particulates. If the shoulders are black, then ya might wanna keep testing, but a small amount of residue is expected. This is why hawking soy candles as "soot-free" or "sootless" is just another pile of road apples. Customers need to know that it IS expected that they will perform maintenance on their candles - like dusting them before burning, wiping out the interiors of containers, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewport Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Great. Thank you both for your quick replies. Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soymaker Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 It's nice to read this from other soy candle makers that it's "another pile of road apples" Which is a nice way of saying it! False and misleading claims about the properties of soy only hurt us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen M Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 What about the people who are using soy/para blends and calling them all natural candles?And the big one "triple scented" drives me nuts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) And the big one "triple scented" drives me nuts!!That chaps me, too! It's the typical "bigger/more is better" attitude. Unfortunately, FO is one of the things that exacerbates frosting so it really makes one wonder about the quality of the candles being hawked as triple scented! False and misleading claims about the properties of soy only hurt us!So, for THOSE folks, I wish them a TRIPLE XXXL pile of road apples! Edited October 9, 2009 by Stella1952 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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