DelphicScorpion Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 It's ten pounds of "Crafty Candles 100% Paraffin Wax"...I think it sounds great, but I figured I'd ask, since you guys know better. Also, has anyone used the Crafty Candles brand? It's just the craft store, so I know it's not going to be super great or anything, but it would be good to see what anyone thinks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 (edited) That's a good price as long as it's the type of paraffin you need.I'm not familiar with Crafty Candles, but the issue is not so much the source as the properties of the material. If you can find out anything at all about what they're selling--even just the melt point--and tell me what you want to do with it, maybe we can figure out if it will work well. Edited April 16, 2010 by topofmurrayhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelphicScorpion Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Melt point is 133*. Do you want the link? I'm going off the website's listing.I want to make chunk pillars. And votives. And maybe containers, but mostly non-containers at first.I'll be getting stearic also... If that matters. And adding scents and colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Generally, 133 MP paraffin is more for unfragranced pillars or fragranced votives, but you can probably make it work as a general-purpose wax. I don't think it's stearic you need so much as Vybar 103 (and maybe Vybar 260 for votives). Something like a teaspoon of Vybar per pound of wax will help a lot to prevent fragrance bleed. It will also harden the wax so the sides of pillars don't sag. Another useful thing to get might be Universal Additive (not the soy stuff). You can use something like 2 to 4 teaspoons per pound of wax for the same purpose as Vybar. The result with UA can be a little more translucent, which you might like for the look of certain candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelphicScorpion Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Since our only supply source is Hobby Lobby right now, I think we'll have to go with vybar, since they don't have the UA... If we really get into it and start looking for supplies online then that will be great. I wish they had it there though.The vybar they have doesn't have a number on the website, but if I checked it out in person it should at least have it on the package, right? Surely they would...Their discriptions are funny though... Apparently the only difference between vybar and stearic is that vybar reduces bubbles? Silly Hobby Lobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 They're probably selling Vybar 103. If it doesn't say anything on the packaging, go ahead and assume that. What Vybar does is harden the wax without changing the melt point very much, helps to hold fragrance oil, eliminates flaws in the way the wax sets up (such as bubbles and mottling), and makes the wax opaque. It will be very useful to you.Hope you enjoy your projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelphicScorpion Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Cool. Thanks so much for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Melt point is 133*. Do you want the link? I'm going off the website's listing.I want to make chunk pillars. And votives. And maybe containers, but mostly non-containers at first.I'll be getting stearic also... If that matters. And adding scents and colors.I use this wax all the time for my pillars & have never had a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelphicScorpion Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Great, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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