Kwjurgens Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I am experimenting to make organic crayons.. Doing Rescearch I have been playing with soy beeswax and palm waxI bought I lot off Craigslist and she made palm candles but the palm is like butter soft, I thought maybe it would change after melting an pouring- I didn't- I also tried with vegtible Hardner and it didn't help much. Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertgibbens Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Soy wax is not organic though. It's hydrogenized to turn it into candle wax which means that a chemical company adds hydrogen to it in a very chemical process.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravens Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Did you try palm wax for containers or for pillars? I don't know of any "organic" waxes. There are some hard waxes out there (paraffins) but they certainly are not organic. For example, the IGI 4794 is a HARD wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsie Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Soy oil is generally extracted using hexane. Anyone selling you 'organic' soy oil should be prepared to explain how they squeezed the oil out of the beans in bulk without using hexane. Then, as robertgibbens explained, there is the hydrogenation process to make it into a wax. Bottom line, mass-produced soy wax is neither organic nor all that natural, and creates quite a foot-print on the environment.If you are hell-bent on making a crayon with organic materials, you can try organic beeswax (not impossible to find but expensive). Compare the cost of the beeswax to organic Melt & Pour soap. If the M&P is cheaper, then mix Organic M&P and Organic beeswax at 50/50 to get a nice, hard crayon that cleans up easily and isn't overly expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 After reading Jonsie's response... Gawd I feel dumb now ! Excellent info THANKS ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Beeswax is the hardest of all. I've seen several online tut's that outline making it into crayons. A beekeeper friend of mine (also an accomplished B&B and chandler) has not had a whole lot of luck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekeeper_sd Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Never tried it but I would think that beeswax would be too hard for crayons. Besides, if you don't have your own, it would be quite expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Never tried it but I would think that beeswax would be too hard for crayons. Besides, if you don't have your own, it would be quite expensive. THe trick is to balance the hard wax with enough soap when melting. Soap flakes are common, but I don't see why CP or M&P wouldn't work once you figure out the balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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