ATankerWife Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Hi,My name is Sonya and I just started trying to make soy candles. I am using Golden Brands 444 soy wax.I am heating my wax to 185, adding my dye chip, my 1 oz fragrance oil, and then pouring into pre-warmed 8 oz mason jars...My problem is that when they dry, it looks very grainy on top. Even when they are a little wet, if you run your finger over it, it feels just as grainy as it looks. Can someone please advise me as to what I am doing wrong? I ordered all my supplies from CandleScience. Thank you in advance for any responses... I look foward to getting to know everyone and hopefully one day can help someone else.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsadler05 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 If you use a heat gun to heat the tops, they will smooth out.Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATankerWife Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 I tired using a lighter and tried smoothing it out, but once it dries, it has that grainy look again...Could pouring them before letting them cool down to 135 cause that? Anyone else ever have this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I don't do soy (yet LOL), so can't give you specific advise. But I believe most soy should be poured at around 100-110 degrees, the cloudy or slushy stage. You might want to use the search feature on the top navigation bar, I believe there is alot of info on this subject. Just put a phrase in the search box, with quotation marks around it. Should be able to get good info that way.Hope this Helps.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsadler05 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I have had some that I had to heat gun a couple of times but they eventually came out smooth. I don't know about using a lighter instead of a heat gun. I tried my blow dryer the first time and immediately went on the hunt for a heat gun after me and my cabinets became covered in wax.What is your room temp? Try to make sure sure room is warm- upper 70's and after you heat the tops, cover them with a box or put them in a 170 degree oven and turn the oven off to cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiccandle Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) I'm testing 444 and I heat it to 185°, add my FO, and pour at 170-180°. Smooth tops every time. The only differences are I don't add dye to my candles and I don't pre-warm my jars. Edited December 13, 2010 by classiccandle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsadler05 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I tried something a little different the other night and my candles came out beautiful.I had my oven heated to 170. After I poured my candles into my pre-warmed jars, I put them back in the oven and then turned the oven off so they would cool down slowly.A few hours later, I looked through the window and saw they were starting to cool just around the edges and the centers were still liquid. I think this uneven cooling is where the bulk of the problems with set-up occurs so I turned my oven back on to heat to 170 for a few minutes then turned the oven back off.All of my candles came out with smooth and creamy tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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