canongirl Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hey there,I just purchased some J50 to start testing and was wondering what temperature to heat the wax to, and at what temperature should I add the fragrance oil to the wax? I looked on IGI's website, but it didn't offer much information.TIA,Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen M Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 J 50 infohttp://www.candlewic.com/candle-wax/PDS-J50.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canongirl Posted October 10, 2009 Author Share Posted October 10, 2009 Thanks for the info. Karen. Can't wait to start testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Is J50 a paraffin or soy or a blend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country bee Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hi,I wish I could help you but I am having the same problem with wax 1275,I could just cry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canongirl Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Is J50 a paraffin or soy or a blend?J50 is a paraffin wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen M Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Its a paraffin blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Oh I just saw one said it is a paraffin blend. Does that mean it is two different paraffins? Or paraffin and soy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 J50 is a parrafin blend. The 'blend' means its already been blended with additives so you don't have to add anything to it. Just your FO and color if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Ok thank you! Can you tell I'm new to this? :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Ok thank you! Can you tell I'm new to this? :smiley2:No problem! There are so many waxes out there and so much to learn. We all ask questions even when we have been making the same candles for years. Always something new to learn.:smiley2:Also-- the term 'straight' parrafin refers to a parrafin wax with no additives. A 'blended' parrafin wax refers to a parrafin that has been pre-blended. Its similar with soy. Some folks prefer to blend their own wax so they buy a 'straight' parrafin or 'pure' soy wax. If they don't want to bother with putting additives in they can buy a 'preblended' soy or parrafin wax. Edited October 13, 2009 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Cool....... Thanks for all the clarifications! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I have one other question about this wax, can it be used to make tarts? That is going to be my focus as a newbie to candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda (OH) Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 J50 is too soft to use alone with tarts. You'll need to blend it with a pillar wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdesousa5 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Thanks Brenda! Do you have any suggestions on a pillar wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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