Hey Lauren, a BIG thank you!! i learned how to make candles from you! I need a little advise on a few things and am hoping if you could help me. I use paraffin wax with stearic acid (3 table spoons in a pound of wax) and pinches of Vybar (as advised by you:)) So here are my questions:) 1. What does "melting point" mean?. 2. What is the correct temperature to pour the wax into a steal mold? 3. How long after should I do a re-pour. 4. When or after how long should I pour wax and at what temperature when making a layered colored candle. Thank you for being so generous and sharing your valuable knowledge with so many!
I don't know if you've noticed or not, but the ambient air temperature influences how jar candles in particular burn. I make a lot of half pint canning jars candles. I live in an older house. A good candle in a nice 72 degree room will burn good. An identical candle on a freezing winter's day, when the room does good to push 60 has a hard time making a full melt pool.
Candle making and burning are both chemical reactions. One of my favorite things is documenting all the small variations and variables that can impact the making and burning of a candle.
thank you very much your videos are very informative and have clearly explained procedures.. i started to be fascinated with candles only recently. already made my first batch and wrapped them to give to my girlfriends :) though they're not yet perfect but with videos like these.. will get there soon,,, hopefully.. :)
Just started making candles & had a nice surprise w/a blooper. Put a small votive in the freezer to release it &-oops-forgot about it. when I took it out later it had the look of a candle w/not only a light layer on top but sort of wavy. Looked cool. Thanks for your videos,I'm learning & hopefully can get better as I work at it. (I'll put an alarm by my freezer next time to remind me)
Great question- Fragrance makes all the difference. ALL WAYS use a liquid and buy from Wellington Fragrance. They don't tint the color of the wax and they are quality. Good luck and thanks for watching!
I want to recreate a joke candle that I saw on tv . Basically a normal candle but after ten minutes BOOM!!!! Could I put a firework or banger in the candle for this? I will only be using it on my friend so it's safe. Hopefully that boy will be leaning right over it when it goes off! He's gonna be MAD!!!!!
To whom it may concern, Greetings from China~ This is Catherine from Candle Machine Making Co.,Ltd China, we are OEM for making all kinds of candle machines, having been in the candle machine making field since 1998, all the machine's components are made by ourselves, The quality is best in the candle machine field! We mainly produce automatic tealight candle machine, automatic pillar candle machine (hydraulic and mechanical), multi-function candle machine, automatic wick cutting machine (pneumatic and mechanical), automatic wick waxing machine, automatic tealight/glasses/jar filling, glasses injection machine, wax melting tank, rotor drum granulation machine (making wax powder), automatic tealight pressing assembly line, aluminum cups punching machine, manually long tape candle machine, also candle accessories: wick tabs and tealight cups, wicks... Hope the above information will be valuable for you! If you have any further information for any other candle machines, pls feel free to ask to me at any time is Ok. Warmly welcome for your inquiry. Together with an illustrated catalogue in the attached, pls feel free to check. Thank you for your attention! E-mail: xm.lzjx@aliyun.com Looking forward to hear from you, Best regards Export Dept: Catherine TL/WhatsApp: +86 159 4150 6939 Skype: ddxmjx Candle Machine Making Co.,Ltd in China.
hi Lauren,thanks for the videos They are really informative I am just a beginner and would like to know more about the additives and their purposes. Thanks in advance.
Hi Lauren, Actually I loved the pink candle that has holes created by water and ice. I saw those candles quite a few times and wondered whether they're just for decoration or to be burnt as well. I want to make one for use as it seems to me that flame glow will be fantastic. So my question is: if I lit it will it burn further down or will it stop as soon as it hits the next hole? Thank you so much for your great tutorials.
Thank you so much for watching! Ice candles are beautiful but are more likely to leak due to the holes, wax can find it's way through all kids of places. With that said. I still make them and enjoy them. If mess is an issue- catch plate is one solution. You can also pour your candles with a place holder (like a metal votive mold) creating a space for a votive that you end up placing later- after the candle is made...so you actually never burn the candle. Make sense? If not
Hi Lauren, I love your videos! They are so helpful and informative. I have a 1 question though. I follow all the steps you say but I still have black soot coming off of my candle wicks. Any suggestions? Thanks.
***** Soot can be a caused by a few thinks so I will give you some ideas and hopefully that will lead you to a solution. If not...come back for more info. My first thought- scent. Additives in general, but scent with impurities specifically can cause sooting. Wax not from the USA can not have been cleaned to the same standard- this will cause sooting. Always buy USA wax. Not trimming your wick- a wick that is too long will consume the wax and get the wick hotter then it should causing charring. The wick will typically have a large ball on the tip, but not in all cases.
I just watched the whole series - Thank you.... question what type of wax do you use 140 wax 128 etc. what temperature do you pour for chunk Candel's? Thank you once again
I use IGI 1239. I pour chunk trays between 190-200 so they are super shiny. The candle itself I pour between 180-200, the wax starts cooling as soon as you take it from the heat so it should not affect the solid chunks.
Where do you buy your fragrance? I make candles as a hobby but i'm trying to master the technique of scents. I want my candle to smell the entire burn time, so i'm just looking for a good company to buy fragrance from. P.S. Love your videos.....
Lauren your videos are very helpful. I just started candle making and I always have a problem getting my candles out of the molds. No matter what I do it want come out. I've used mold release spray as well as putting the mold in the frige. its getting really frustrating. I let it cool for 8hours it that to much cool time? thanks!
Cool time depends on the candle you are dealing with. If it is a single pour {all liquid} you need more time. If it is a candle made with chunks of wax- it should come out in under 8 hours. The single pour method I usually pour, punch a few times over several hours and let sit over night. SO when I take them out they are completely cooled. Imagine you are pouring a container full of 190 degree wax- that has to cool and become a solid- before it will release. More time my impatient friend. And you are not alone. So to test the theory you can cool your wax down before you pour it in the mold- this will give you a rustic finish. But it will also release in 1/2 the time.
Lauren, I have a question….normally when i make candles i talk all the left over wax from other candles and melt it down and pour a new one. The problem i run into is, i'm not able to smell the new candle when i add fragrance. Is this normal? should i just use new wax if i want to scent the wax or can i use old wax too?
Actually I just seen the bit you saying don't even put coins and pinecon in so I'm thinking fireworks is well off the menu!! Maybe could I make a candle that smells of beautiful like nature for ten minutes then BOOM!!!! Suddenly smells like a dead rat. Hopefully that boy will be leaning right over it when it switched the smells!
hi Lauren I watched all 8 parts and I really learn lot Thanks.But I didn't see u adding any additives like stearin,vybar or UV even though u mentioned their effect.Can you pleas tell me when should this additives have to be added? and at what temperature? can stearin be added on the boiler or on the poring pot? Thank You
steric acid and all additives are TYPICALLY added when I put the wax in the melter. The exception is mottling- which gives a snowflake finish. It needs an oil to activate it and you add that just before pouring. Temp is not important to the additives. Also make sure you play with your wax a bit- every batch is different they will not all need the same additives.
Whatshappanin. A crock pot can work as a double walled melter if you don't want to spend the $$ but they are expensive. The best quality and price I have found is CES manufacture. THey last and work really well. The nature of soy makes for a muted color so you really have to work to get a dark vibrant color and liquid will just for get you there. Try they diamond color blocks from Let it Shine and also realize that it is somewhat the nature of the product when you see soy on the market
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Hey Lauren, a BIG thank you!! i learned how to make candles from you! I need a little advise on a few things and am hoping if you could help me. I use paraffin wax with stearic acid (3 table spoons in a pound of wax) and pinches of Vybar (as advised by you:)) So here are my questions:)
1. What does "melting point" mean?.
2. What is the correct temperature to pour the wax into a steal mold?
3. How long after should I do a re-pour.
4. When or after how long should I pour wax and at what temperature when making a layered colored candle.
Thank you for being so generous and sharing your valuable knowledge with so many!
I don't know if you've noticed or not, but the ambient air temperature influences how jar candles in particular burn. I make a lot of half pint canning jars candles. I live in an older house. A good candle in a nice 72 degree room will burn good. An identical candle on a freezing winter's day, when the room does good to push 60 has a hard time making a full melt pool.
Candle making and burning are both chemical reactions. One of my favorite things is documenting all the small variations and variables that can impact the making and burning of a candle.
thank you very much your videos are very informative and have clearly explained procedures.. i started to be fascinated with candles only recently. already made my first batch and wrapped them to give to my girlfriends :) though they're not yet perfect but with videos like these.. will get there soon,,, hopefully.. :)
Thanks a lot Lauren for your effort.
Just started making candles & had a nice surprise w/a blooper. Put a small votive in the freezer to release it &-oops-forgot about it. when I took it out later it had the look of a candle w/not only a light layer on top but sort of wavy. Looked cool. Thanks for your videos,I'm learning & hopefully can get better as I work at it. (I'll put an alarm by my freezer next time to remind me)
Keep notes because mistakes like that can become your next great invention!
Great question- Fragrance makes all the difference. ALL WAYS use a liquid and buy from Wellington Fragrance. They don't tint the color of the wax and they are quality. Good luck and thanks for watching!
I want to recreate a joke candle that I saw on tv . Basically a normal candle but after ten minutes BOOM!!!! Could I put a firework or banger in the candle for this? I will only be using it on my friend so it's safe. Hopefully that boy will be leaning right over it when it goes off! He's gonna be MAD!!!!!
I love your tutorials. All are well explained and help b this newbie a lot. Will you be making more candle making videos?
To whom it may concern,
Greetings from China~
This is Catherine from Candle Machine Making Co.,Ltd China, we are OEM for making all kinds of candle machines, having been in the candle machine making field since 1998, all the machine's components are made by ourselves, The quality is best in the candle machine field!
We mainly produce automatic tealight candle machine, automatic pillar candle machine (hydraulic and mechanical), multi-function candle machine, automatic wick cutting machine (pneumatic and mechanical), automatic wick waxing machine, automatic tealight/glasses/jar filling, glasses injection machine, wax melting tank, rotor drum granulation machine (making wax powder), automatic tealight pressing assembly line, aluminum cups punching machine, manually long tape candle machine, also candle accessories: wick tabs and tealight cups, wicks...
Hope the above information will be valuable for you! If you have any further information for any other candle machines, pls feel free to ask to me at any time is Ok.
Warmly welcome for your inquiry.
Together with an illustrated catalogue in the attached, pls
feel free to check.
Thank you for your attention!
E-mail: xm.lzjx@aliyun.com
Looking forward to hear from you,
Best regards
Export Dept: Catherine
TL/WhatsApp: +86 159 4150 6939
Skype: ddxmjx
Candle Machine Making Co.,Ltd in China.
Thanks a million for your video....very informative
hi Lauren,thanks for the videos They are really informative I am just a beginner and would like to know more about the additives and their purposes. Thanks in advance.
very informative thank u dear
Hello wanted to know are you still making candles? I have some questions if you don’t mind. Thank You.
Hi Lauren,
Actually I loved the pink candle that has holes created by water and ice. I saw those candles quite a few times and wondered whether they're just for decoration or to be burnt as well. I want to make one for use as it seems to me that flame glow will be fantastic. So my question is: if I lit it will it burn further down or will it stop as soon as it hits the next hole? Thank you so much for your great tutorials.
Thank you so much for watching! Ice candles are beautiful but are more likely to leak due to the holes, wax can find it's way through all kids of places. With that said. I still make them and enjoy them. If mess is an issue- catch plate is one solution. You can also pour your candles with a place holder (like a metal votive mold) creating a space for a votive that you end up placing later- after the candle is made...so you actually never burn the candle. Make sense? If not
Hi Lauren, I love your videos! They are so helpful and informative. I have a 1 question though. I follow all the steps you say but I still have black soot coming off of my candle wicks. Any suggestions? Thanks.
***** Soot can be a caused by a few thinks so I will give you some ideas and hopefully that will lead you to a solution. If not...come back for more info.
My first thought- scent. Additives in general, but scent with impurities specifically can cause sooting.
Wax not from the USA can not have been cleaned to the same standard- this will cause sooting. Always buy USA wax.
Not trimming your wick- a wick that is too long will consume the wax and get the wick hotter then it should causing charring. The wick will typically have a large ball on the tip, but not in all cases.
I just watched the whole series - Thank you.... question what type of wax do you use 140 wax 128 etc. what temperature do you pour for chunk Candel's? Thank you once again
I use IGI 1239. I pour chunk trays between 190-200 so they are super shiny. The candle itself I pour between 180-200, the wax starts cooling as soon as you take it from the heat so it should not affect the solid chunks.
Where do you buy your fragrance? I make candles as a hobby but i'm trying to master the technique of scents. I want my candle to smell the entire burn time, so i'm just looking for a good company to buy fragrance from. P.S. Love your videos.....
Lauren your videos are very helpful. I just started candle making and I always have a problem getting my candles out of the molds. No matter what I do it want come out. I've used mold release spray as well as putting the mold in the frige. its getting really frustrating. I let it cool for 8hours it that to much cool time? thanks!
Cool time depends on the candle you are dealing with. If it is a single pour {all liquid} you need more time. If it is a candle made with chunks of wax- it should come out in under 8 hours.
The single pour method I usually pour, punch a few times over several hours and let sit over night. SO when I take them out they are completely cooled. Imagine you are pouring a container full of 190 degree wax- that has to cool and become a solid- before it will release. More time my impatient friend. And you are not alone. So to test the theory you can cool your wax down before you pour it in the mold- this will give you a rustic finish. But it will also release in 1/2 the time.
Lauren, I have a question….normally when i make candles i talk all the left over wax from other candles and melt it down and pour a new one. The problem i run into is, i'm not able to smell the new candle when i add fragrance. Is this normal? should i just use new wax if i want to scent the wax or can i use old wax too?
What your doing is recycling candle wax. Totally cool. But if you want clean scent you have to start with a clean base wax.
Actually I just seen the bit you saying don't even put coins and pinecon in so I'm thinking fireworks is well off the menu!! Maybe could I make a candle that smells of beautiful like nature for ten minutes then BOOM!!!! Suddenly smells like a dead rat. Hopefully that boy will be leaning right over it when it switched the smells!
hi Lauren I watched all 8 parts and I really learn lot Thanks.But I didn't see u adding any additives like stearin,vybar or UV even though u mentioned their effect.Can you pleas tell me when should this additives have to be added? and at what temperature? can stearin be added on the boiler or on the poring pot? Thank You
steric acid and all additives are TYPICALLY added when I put the wax in the melter. The exception is mottling- which gives a snowflake finish. It needs an oil to activate it and you add that just before pouring. Temp is not important to the additives.
Also make sure you play with your wax a bit- every batch is different they will not all need the same additives.
my candle cracked from top to bottom.i reused wax.plz guide.
Whatshappanin. A crock pot can work as a double walled melter if you don't want to spend the $$ but they are expensive. The best quality and price I have found is CES manufacture. THey last and work really well. The nature of soy makes for a muted color so you really have to work to get a dark vibrant color and liquid will just for get you there. Try they diamond color blocks from Let it Shine and also realize that it is somewhat the nature of the product when you see soy on the market
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