You are very precise with your blend. I am also very conscious about the candle we put out there so I am coming out with a new blend, which has not been easy so I applaud you on your success ❤
Hi, I also make a beeswax blend(a bit different then yours) I gave up on wooden wicks. From my testing, I found them to be so unpredictable Im going with cotton instead. Hats off to you for getting wooden wicks to work with beeswax
Hi Lisette! I do not blame you at all-I spent several thousand dollars and made more than 100 candles in the testing process of my wood wick line, and I always tell my clients that they are somewhat unpredictable (even within a single candle) due to the nature of the wood wicks. Many clients love them but for some, they’re too much maintenance and they just prefer cotton. I think there’s an audience for both!! Props to you for making an educated decision that works best for your business. Love and light always 🌱💛
Thank you so much for sharing your formulated recipe, which is so kind of you. Many blessing to you in your business. I trust your recipe knowing you are a chemist after all. :-D
I love this video- I do have a question? Do you clean out the wax from your presto pot each time to ensure you're getting the right ratio of wax for your next batch? I'm assuming you do otherwise you would have cross contamination with fragrances.? Keep up the great videos :)
Omg Alan you look like the antagonist character of the Incredibles 😍 don't get me wrong I love it love it love it 💕💕💕💕 thanks for sharing 🥰 I'm a big fan. You are my inspiration 💕 thank you
Hi Liz! HA!! That’s too funny. My hair is always wild!! So glad you’re enjoying these videos. Please do let me know if there’s anything else you’d like a video on and I’ll see if I can make it happen. Love and light always and a warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam 💛🌱
@@earthglow I'm just learning and learning and learning but I wish I could know this candle world before when I was young I'm falling in love with it and I'm so glad that there's people like you sharing your talent, your time and knowledge. You are amazing to me. Thanks for the warning welcome 🤗
@@eliNostalgica Liz, my grandmother finished a master’s degree in teaching in her 60’s and she started ceramics in her 80’s and had pottery pieces that most definitely could have been sold. Whatever age you are, you’re not too late!!! 💛🌱
Hi there! Specific questions related to my supplies or process like this are answered by my Patreon. It costs less than a latte a month to join and the link is in my video descriptions at the very top if you are interested.
First off, I'd like to say that between this video & the latest one posted on your recipe, I am so impressed with the amount of detail as to why/how you came up with this formulation. I have been making freshies & wax melts, but am now interested in delving into candles, but have been scared...for a number of reasons - but one was the unknown of safe vs. unsafe waxes. I am eager to try this recipe & I can't thank you enough for sharing it. I look forward to HOURS of testing. :) With all that said, I did want to follow up my notes that I took on this & your other video, regarding your recipe. In THIS video, I think I counted 13 vessels that you filled, what size are they? I was ultimately wanting to know how many candles THIS video's recipe yielded. Again, thank you for sharing all your knowledge & allowing other makers an opportunity to try something new.
Hi Juanita! Thank you so much for your comment. This batch usually makes just under 13 candles or 12 *very very full* candles. What I do is make 13 and pull the slightly underfilled one from almost every batch as a test candle, since this wax blend is still fairly new to me. If you try this blend, do make sure to purchase the ingredients from the supplier’s mentioned, especially the beeswax-it’s so crazy but the Amazon supplier I should have linked has got the creamiest beeswax and it’s fairly inexpensive for beeswax too!! You’ve got this!!! Love and light always 💛🌱
@@Nicolette.H Hi Nicolette! Thank you for sharing. I have been wanting to try some of the Makesy blends-I’ve worked with their melt-and-pour soap bases and have loved those. Love and light always 🌱💗
Thanks for this video. I had a question about the 20% beeswax. If you have 66oz of soy, isn’t 20% 13.2 oz? But in the video it was 19.25 oz of beeswax?
HI if you mix the fragrance oil in the pot with the wax wont that contaminate future melts? im new and just trying to learn .. i thought the mixing was done in the pitchers not the melter? or does it even matter
Where can I get the beeswax, and coconut wax. Love your video, the way you explain everything in details, Ty so much. God Bless You, love and light to you too
Hi Ivon! The 76 degree meltpoint coconut oil comes from Soaper’s Choice and the beeswax comes from Amazon and should be linked in the description box. Love and light 💛
If you don’t mind me asking how would I make this batch but way smaller? I’m starting a candle business and I am having a hard time figuring out a good formula and watching your videos has given me so much drive! I have made a few candles that aren’t coming out the best. The smell is great but they tend to tunnel a lot. So I have to go back and fix them often. I have beeswax and coconut oil and a good soy wax that I have recently bought and I was just wondering how to get a good precise formula of those three ingredients without wasting anymore of my product because I do not have much money. I’m a single mom living low income and really need some help 🙏🏼
Hi Allen! Just a question... I want to purchase a high precision scale and I really like yours because of the cover. 😅 Can you share where did you purchased it? Thank you!!
Hi Emy! Absolutely. I have included a link in the description box under "scale" to the exact one I purchased on Amazon, and I'll try to leave a link below as well. A warm welcome to our UA-cam family. :) www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VEKX35Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Alan @Earthglow would this recipe also work well with cotton wicks? If so what would you recommend for 8oz tins and 13.5 ounce black matte Cali jars? Thank You for all your videos as you are such an inspiration.
Hi April! I have not tested this formula with cotton wicks but i have a version of this blend that I have (and still do) use in tins. If you watch my video labeled “Make 240 Summer Lovin’ Candles with me,” the blend I am using in my wholesale tins is very similar one to this and I have my formula in the description if you’d like to try. I use a CD 12 wick in general with an 8 oz, 3” diameter tin.
@earthglow you are so very kind. I started this as a hobby after losing my 18 year old daughter on February 11th, 2021, to Sarcoma, just 8 1/2 months after diagnosis. I hope you don't mind if I reach out to you from time to time for advice. Again thank you
@@aprilherald4602 You are always welcome to leave comments and I will do my best to respond to each one of them. I am so sorry for your loss and I hope candle making brings moments of peace to you.
Hi hi, I'm rather new in making candles. Been watching your videos especially about your wax blends and wick. It's actually pretty hard to find the wooden wick like yours in my country. But I can find a typical cotton or eco wick here. Which one you think best for your wax blends other than wooden wick? And another question, we didn't really have coconut oil in solid state like yours. Is it okay to use coconut oil in liquid state? Thank you so much for your time!
Hi Balqis! Thank you so much for your comment and a warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam. For my wax blend, I’d recommend trying an Eco Wick, however I have not tested this myself-they tend to work well for many waxes, including natural dense vegetable wax blends. If you use coconut oil in a liquid state, it will effect your final result, likely substantially. Have you checked your local grocery stores for coconut oil in a solid state? This would certainly be ideal. Love and light always 💛🌱
@@earthglow Thank you for your recommendations!! Since our weather is quite hot, I don't think we have coconut oil in solid state here. However I will try to search for it again. Thank you!!
Hi! Looks like the beeswax and coconut oil are out of the stock. Can you recommend another one? Also can I just use organic coconut from Trader Joe’s? Thanks!!
Hi Kim! I updated the description to another supplier on Amazon that sells the same beeswax, however with the coconut oil, I would recommend using coconut oil 76 degrees (this has to do with the temperature that it melts at and it effects the blend). I have tried other coconut oils in the past but this one definitely performs the best for me. You can call Soaper's Choice and see when they're getting it in again--they re-stock generally pretty quickly in my experience. Or maybe give the Trader Joe's a try! Hope this helps!
Hey there! New subscriber here 😉 I’ve been working with 464 soy, but just recently started adding 10% beeswax. All of a sudden, the tops are my candles are cracking when they dry, which never happened with the soy. I’m pouring at 135-140 degrees. Any suggestions?? I’m thinking about moving to a coco soy blend…
Hi there! Have you tried the beeswax in my Amazon storefront? This is the one I have had the best luck with. Cracking is very common with beeswax and I’d recommend using coconut oil to help keep your beeswax from cracking (it also enhances hot throw). I’d recommend a rate of at least 1 part coconut oil for every 9 parts beeswax.
I’m happy with the performance of this blend but I don’t think any blend can give perfect results. Yes, the best size depends on your wax type and vessel. There’s so much testing involved as you know!! I wish you continued success and warmly welcome you to our UA-cam family 🌱.
I also tried double-wicking this container and found that even the .375” wicks were burning too hot for comfort-at least with my wax blend!!! Vessels that are about 3” diameter are right on the boarder for single-wicking and double-wicking and can be trickier to find the right balance.
@@DiannePhD-JD I hadn’t made that connection but it makes sense to me because the gold metallic electroplating is likely more conductive of heat. Thank you for sharing this!
Hi Jamela! That seems to periodically happen with these wax components on Amazon but I will do my best do see if I can get the links updated to equivalent products that are in stock tonight or tomorrow . Love and light always 💛🌱
Hi Regina! Most all of the products I use are linked in my Amazon storefront which should be in the description box of every video. Let me know if you still cannot find it, OK?
Love, love your information and site. Thanks for sharing. Where can I find the recipe ?
You are very precise with your blend. I am also very conscious about the candle we put out there so I am coming out with a new blend, which has not been easy so I applaud you on your success ❤
aww thanks Regina! I’m glad you enjoyed. Love and light always 💛💛💛
I really appreciate your openness, precision, and reflective processes. I am excited to try this blend.
Always! Hope you enjoy.
Hi, I also make a beeswax blend(a bit different then yours) I gave up on wooden wicks. From my testing, I found them to be so unpredictable Im going with cotton instead.
Hats off to you for getting wooden wicks to work with beeswax
Hi Lisette! I do not blame you at all-I spent several thousand dollars and made more than 100 candles in the testing process of my wood wick line, and I always tell my clients that they are somewhat unpredictable (even within a single candle) due to the nature of the wood wicks. Many clients love them but for some, they’re too much maintenance and they just prefer cotton. I think there’s an audience for both!! Props to you for making an educated decision that works best for your business. Love and light always 🌱💛
love the hairstyle!
Great video, Allen! 👏🏼
Thanks so much for sharing your craft. You are getting really comfortable in front of the camera. 🎥 💖
Aww Brandyn, thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re a part of our UA-cam family. Love and light always 🌱💗
Great video! Your music is always relaxing.
Thank you so much Mia! Love and light always 💛🌱
Thank you for sharing your trade secrets.
My pleasure!
They are gorgeous!
Thank you!
Super helpful and relaxing :)
I'm so glad!
Thank you so much for sharing your formulated recipe, which is so kind of you. Many blessing to you in your business. I trust your recipe knowing you are a chemist after all. :-D
Hi Karen! Thank you for your comment. I am not a chemist just yet but my college major is biochemistry. Love and light 💛
Great video. Thanks 🙏🏾
My pleasure!
I love this video- I do have a question? Do you clean out the wax from your presto pot each time to ensure you're getting the right ratio of wax for your next batch? I'm assuming you do otherwise you would have cross contamination with fragrances.? Keep up the great videos :)
Hi there! Yes, it is essential to thoroughly clean the pot after each oil.
Omg Alan you look like the antagonist character of the Incredibles 😍 don't get me wrong I love it love it love it 💕💕💕💕 thanks for sharing 🥰 I'm a big fan. You are my inspiration 💕 thank you
Hi Liz! HA!! That’s too funny. My hair is always wild!! So glad you’re enjoying these videos. Please do let me know if there’s anything else you’d like a video on and I’ll see if I can make it happen. Love and light always and a warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam 💛🌱
@@earthglow I'm just learning and learning and learning but I wish I could know this candle world before when I was young I'm falling in love with it and I'm so glad that there's people like you sharing your talent, your time and knowledge. You are amazing to me. Thanks for the warning welcome 🤗
@@eliNostalgica Liz, my grandmother finished a master’s degree in teaching in her 60’s and she started ceramics in her 80’s and had pottery pieces that most definitely could have been sold. Whatever age you are, you’re not too late!!! 💛🌱
@@earthglow oh Lord! Wow I knew that you are my muse . Thanks for sheer me up now I know that I'm going in the right direction. Once again thanks 🙏
Can you use other types of wicks with this wax blend? And how does dye turn out in this blend?
Hi there! Specific questions related to my supplies or process like this are answered by my Patreon. It costs less than a latte a month to join and the link is in my video descriptions at the very top if you are interested.
First off, I'd like to say that between this video & the latest one posted on your recipe, I am so impressed with the amount of detail as to why/how you came up with this formulation. I have been making freshies & wax melts, but am now interested in delving into candles, but have been scared...for a number of reasons - but one was the unknown of safe vs. unsafe waxes. I am eager to try this recipe & I can't thank you enough for sharing it. I look forward to HOURS of testing. :) With all that said, I did want to follow up my notes that I took on this & your other video, regarding your recipe. In THIS video, I think I counted 13 vessels that you filled, what size are they? I was ultimately wanting to know how many candles THIS video's recipe yielded. Again, thank you for sharing all your knowledge & allowing other makers an opportunity to try something new.
Hi Juanita! Thank you so much for your comment. This batch usually makes just under 13 candles or 12 *very very full* candles. What I do is make 13 and pull the slightly underfilled one from almost every batch as a test candle, since this wax blend is still fairly new to me. If you try this blend, do make sure to purchase the ingredients from the supplier’s mentioned, especially the beeswax-it’s so crazy but the Amazon supplier I should have linked has got the creamiest beeswax and it’s fairly inexpensive for beeswax too!! You’ve got this!!! Love and light always 💛🌱
Beautiful candles, I would like to make small batch what is the % of each wax. Thanks for your help and time.
Hi Kenneth! This recipe is 20% beeswax, 11.4% 76 degree meltpoint coconut oil, and 68.6% 464 soy. Hope this helps! Love and light always. 💛🌱
What wax do you use in your candles?
🌱Comment down below 🌱💗
464 soy from CS but I just ordered some from FC. Reviews seem to be better so I’m curious.
I am currently testing waxes. Makesy deluxe satin soy, Virginia candle CAC and VCS. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
@@Nicolette.H Hi Nicolette! Thank you for sharing. I have been wanting to try some of the Makesy blends-I’ve worked with their melt-and-pour soap bases and have loved those. Love and light always 🌱💗
Thanks for this video. I had a question about the 20% beeswax. If you have 66oz of soy, isn’t 20% 13.2 oz? But in the video it was 19.25 oz of beeswax?
That would be 20% of the soy. The total x 0.20 = 19.25 oz. Hope that helps!
@@earthglow thanks! I got it!
HI if you mix the fragrance oil in the pot with the wax wont that contaminate future melts? im new and just trying to learn .. i thought the mixing was done in the pitchers not the melter? or does it even matter
Heya, I adore your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences. What proportion of bees wax to soy wax do you use for your tins? X
Hi Juliana! Have you watched my video “Make Wanderlust Candles with me?” I share my complete formula as well as suppliers in that video.
Where can I get the beeswax, and coconut wax. Love your video, the way you explain everything in details, Ty so much. God Bless You, love and light to you too
Hi Ivon! The 76 degree meltpoint coconut oil comes from Soaper’s Choice and the beeswax comes from Amazon and should be linked in the description box. Love and light 💛
If you don’t mind me asking how would I make this batch but way smaller? I’m starting a candle business and I am having a hard time figuring out a good formula and watching your videos has given me so much drive! I have made a few candles that aren’t coming out the best. The smell is great but they tend to tunnel a lot. So I have to go back and fix them often. I have beeswax and coconut oil and a good soy wax that I have recently bought and I was just wondering how to get a good precise formula of those three ingredients without wasting anymore of my product because I do not have much money. I’m a single mom living low income and really need some help 🙏🏼
Tunneling is likely a smaller wick for a larger container, you need a larger wick or double wick it
Hi Alan, where do you get your vessels ? There beautiful.
Hi Kim! I purchase these vessels from Candlescience. Love and light and a warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam💛🌱
Hi Allen! Just a question... I want to purchase a high precision scale and I really like yours because of the cover. 😅 Can you share where did you purchased it? Thank you!!
Hi Emy! Absolutely. I have included a link in the description box under "scale" to the exact one I purchased on Amazon, and I'll try to leave a link below as well. A warm welcome to our UA-cam family. :)
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VEKX35Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@earthglow Thank you!! 💕
Can't wait to try it!!!
So excited for you to try it!!!! Let me know what you think. 🌱💗
I love watching your videos. How much percentage did you use for the beeswax, coconut and fragrance oil per vessel?
Thanks!
Hi there! I use about 10% 💛
Alan @Earthglow would this recipe also work well with cotton wicks? If so what would you recommend for 8oz tins and 13.5 ounce black matte Cali jars? Thank You for all your videos as you are such an inspiration.
Hi April! I have not tested this formula with cotton wicks but i have a version of this blend that I have (and still do) use in tins. If you watch my video labeled “Make 240 Summer Lovin’ Candles with me,” the blend I am using in my wholesale tins is very similar one to this and I have my formula in the description if you’d like to try. I use a CD 12 wick in general with an 8 oz, 3” diameter tin.
@earthglow you are so very kind. I started this as a hobby after losing my 18 year old daughter on February 11th, 2021, to Sarcoma, just 8 1/2 months after diagnosis. I hope you don't mind if I reach out to you from time to time for advice. Again thank you
@@aprilherald4602 You are always welcome to leave comments and I will do my best to respond to each one of them. I am so sorry for your loss and I hope candle making brings moments of peace to you.
Hi hi, I'm rather new in making candles. Been watching your videos especially about your wax blends and wick. It's actually pretty hard to find the wooden wick like yours in my country. But I can find a typical cotton or eco wick here. Which one you think best for your wax blends other than wooden wick?
And another question, we didn't really have coconut oil in solid state like yours. Is it okay to use coconut oil in liquid state?
Thank you so much for your time!
Hi Balqis! Thank you so much for your comment and a warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam. For my wax blend, I’d recommend trying an Eco Wick, however I have not tested this myself-they tend to work well for many waxes, including natural dense vegetable wax blends. If you use coconut oil in a liquid state, it will effect your final result, likely substantially. Have you checked your local grocery stores for coconut oil in a solid state? This would certainly be ideal. Love and light always 💛🌱
@@earthglow Thank you for your recommendations!! Since our weather is quite hot, I don't think we have coconut oil in solid state here. However I will try to search for it again. Thank you!!
Hi! Looks like the beeswax and coconut oil are out of the stock. Can you recommend another one? Also can I just use organic coconut from Trader Joe’s? Thanks!!
Hi Kim! I updated the description to another supplier on Amazon that sells the same beeswax, however with the coconut oil, I would recommend using coconut oil 76 degrees (this has to do with the temperature that it melts at and it effects the blend). I have tried other coconut oils in the past but this one definitely performs the best for me. You can call Soaper's Choice and see when they're getting it in again--they re-stock generally pretty quickly in my experience. Or maybe give the Trader Joe's a try! Hope this helps!
Oops my question was for this jar?
Hey there! New subscriber here 😉 I’ve been working with 464 soy, but just recently started adding 10% beeswax. All of a sudden, the tops are my candles are cracking when they dry, which never happened with the soy. I’m pouring at 135-140 degrees. Any suggestions?? I’m thinking about moving to a coco soy blend…
Hi there! Have you tried the beeswax in my Amazon storefront? This is the one I have had the best luck with. Cracking is very common with beeswax and I’d recommend using coconut oil to help keep your beeswax from cracking (it also enhances hot throw). I’d recommend a rate of at least 1 part coconut oil for every 9 parts beeswax.
@@earthglowThis is very helpful, Allen, thank you! I will give the coconut oil a go! ;)
How does your wax blend perform for you? I had to downsize the wooden wicks to .375 for double wicking because the .5's burning too hot.
I’m happy with the performance of this blend but I don’t think any blend can give perfect results. Yes, the best size depends on your wax type and vessel. There’s so much testing involved as you know!! I wish you continued success and warmly welcome you to our UA-cam family 🌱.
I also tried double-wicking this container and found that even the .375” wicks were burning too hot for comfort-at least with my wax blend!!! Vessels that are about 3” diameter are right on the boarder for single-wicking and double-wicking and can be trickier to find the right balance.
@@earthglow Absolutely! Also, I found that vessels with gold inside them burn hotter. Love your channel...Subscribed!
@@DiannePhD-JD I hadn’t made that connection but it makes sense to me because the gold metallic electroplating is likely more conductive of heat. Thank you for sharing this!
Hey love do you have another link to the new wax you are using? Some of these links don't work anymore.
Hi Jamela! That seems to periodically happen with these wax components on Amazon but I will do my best do see if I can get the links updated to equivalent products that are in stock tonight or tomorrow . Love and light always 💛🌱
How long do you cure these candles, thanks! :)
2 weeks at minimum :)
My calculations aren’t coming out even. Ran across your video! I’m trying to make 2 candles to test. But my math ain’t mathing 😅 can you assist?
You got this! Could you let me know what you're having trouble with?
Hello, is there any other wax material that can replace coconut oil76
I couldn't recommend anything but I'd say any solid coconut oil you could get (cold pressed works too) would be worth a try.
How long do you let these cure for
A minimum of two weeks.
@@earthglow thank you..also when you do this blend in tins what is the percentage for the different waxes
Dear, please where did you buy your scale please!
Hi Regina! Most all of the products I use are linked in my Amazon storefront which should be in the description box of every video. Let me know if you still cannot find it, OK?
@@earthglow thanks dear, I will look for it. God bless and elevate you on every side 🙏🥰
What’s the % of beeswax that you use?
Hi Sara! Thank you for your comment. This recipe uses 20% beeswax.
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How many ounces of soy wax was it?
Hi there! For one of these 10.5 oz jars, I use
6 oz 464 soy
1.75 oz white beeswax
1 oz coconut oil
Why do you mix the coconut oil? How does it help?
I've got a whole video on how I formulated this blend. Please let me know if you have trouble finding it :)