CANDLE MAKING FOR BEGINNERS Pt 2 | Picking Your Candle Wax | Soy, Paraffin, Coconut, Etc.
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Hi everyone!
So in today's video I wanted to talk about choosing your candle wax! This is a really exciting and important step for your business, it is the main part of what your candle consists of, and it takes time to choose something that you really love! As mentioned in the video, all waxes will have their pros and cons, so please be patient and enjoy the testing process!
Thank you so much for watching :)
xoxo erica marie
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Woah your videos are sooooo helpful! I love to listen to you, you are very clear in what youre saying but concrete at the same time! As for sb who wants to make "proffesional" candles for a christmas gift I know nothing, with your help I feel like I can try! ❤️
You're amazing! Kudos to you for taking the time to share and provide helpful information. I've found it to be a guide as I start my candle-making journey. TY, TY!
You are so bubbly and enthusiastic and give me the courage to keep going 😅thankyou so much for all your advice and sharing your knowledge xx
Im so glad i came across your channel. My colleague and I just decided to start making candles and probably start selling if it turns out good.
OMG I have waisted a bit of time winging this process and am so excited to implement your advice and save the rest of the time doing it right! THANK YOU
Wasted
Loving this series. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences!
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching ☺️
Thank you so much for the tutorials. It makes a big difference for beginners like me
What wax would you recommend? And can you put up something on how to measure temperature before adding scents
Wow your videos are so informative I am taking notes as you speak LOL I am brand new at candlemaking I made three candles and I used wax 4 6 4 soy and everything you mention happened to my candle Sinkholes bumpy I ordered a starter kit for beginners I am going to be testing a lot of waxes in a lot of wicks and everything that comes with candlemaking before I can start selling because eventually I would like to start a candle business and I can tell you’ve done your homework very well and it looks like you’ve been very successful congratulations to you I love your channel and thank you for making these videos that will help out beginners like me
Omg. This is so helpful. I bought a 45lb box of a wax I’m not happy with. I just bought 4 different 5lb blocks of different waxes. I will have tested 7 total. That will help me make my best wax decision FOR ME.
Thank you for this video. I always look forward to your videos, as i am just starting out with candle making
Thank you for watching! ❤️
I love this girl 🥰❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you ☺️
Loving your videos, so much help thank you
Thank you so much for such a wonderful video! This helps me a lot!!💖🕯
your videos help a lot🥺
Thanks so much for all the advice.I plan on doing a candle business. I'm excited but nervous
Same girl I am starting my candles business on etsy
@@nupurpednekar7204 Hi How much do you plan on selling them for?
Thank you for your videos. I’ve been using Golden Brand 444 and 464 and it seems I’m getting sink holes like crazy, no matter what I do. I’m going to experiment with the one you use. Your candles are lovely
Thank you girl! ❤️
Great great information, thank you for all the videos 😊
Love your honest video. Thank you so much.
Love your channel! So helpful. Which was is healthiest? Soy or Coconut?
So helpful! Can I ask, do the codes or numbers stand for anything. I was researching wax and they all have numbers as you mentioned? What relevance does this have? Thanks!!!
Thanks for the advise love your videos!
Thank you for watching ☺️
Love this video! I've gone through 464, some soy blend from Amazon, coconut 83, coconut 86, M12, A27, and coco/apricot trying to find which one works the best for me and finally landed on No. 7 from 16/17, absolutely love working with that wax! Is Soy 10 similar to the No 7 wax from 16/17?
Hi ❤️. Would you say you have smooth top before and after burning with Soy 10? Do you have another recommendation for a wax that is smooth all the way through?
Hello, greetings! I want to tell you that I am learning a lot with your videos. Thanks! I have a question for you. What is the white spot on the candle? Also if you can tell me which wax is better for tropical places. I am from Puerto Rico and the weather is very hot.
Hola vivo en en centro de Florida, soy seguidora y me encanta lo que haces , es cierto que necesitamos acercarnos a nuestros proveedores , igualmente uso la Wax #10, ya tengo localizada la TW 30 , la compro en California pero quisiera que me ayudaras para saber cual es la cera mas parecida al #10, muchas gracias, felicitaciones por el bebe y sigo aprendiendo contigo saludossss
Thank you darlin, I hear soy wax does not have a strong scent?
I chose to start with Soy 444. Kind of nervous to be honest. I want to open a business to help pay for school and really want to do a good job but there is so much to learn!! Binge-watching and taking notes on so many videos and websites.
I use 444, pouring around 140ish(in a warm room, no breeze)has given me smooth tops.
@@geminisalazar5386 do you get a good ht with 444 and 464?
What is the didference between no 10 and 444?
Hi! I am a new subscriber. I just started candle making a month ago and started with paraffin that came in my Lone Star kit I received as a gift. I want to stick with paraffin until I get a handle on this candle and wax melt making. If you have ever tried paraffin, it says the max load of fragrance oil for my particular wax is 10%. Do you stick with that for paraffin for container candles or go higher? I like a really strong HT. Also, why do you have to use so much FO with wax melts? Seems like 14% is a lot per pound. Thank you!
Hi!
I have never had experience working with paraffin, however I always recommend to follow the suppliers recommenced temperatures and FO max load. I would still with 10%! You might be able to do around 11-12% but I would test it to make sure you don’t get any FO trying to sweat out.
Tart wax is formulated to be able to hold a higher fragrance load, it’s just how the wax is made :) my tart wax is able to hold up to 18% FL, however I only do about 15%
I’m just loving your videos thank you so much ! I added you on IG too howdy neighbor !
You’re so welcome! And oh yay! ❤️
thank you for the great content i really appreciate it. i just have a question. do u use Stearic acid to make ur candles harder? is it necessary? i’m just starting out and i saw one video about this that made me confused if all waxes d Stearic acid in them. i’d really appreciate it if u could answer me. thank u so so much.
Hi Erica! 💕💕 Can you remelt wax that doesn't burn properly and try again ? 💕💕
Hi! are you referring to when you're testing with a wick and want to test with another wick?
Where do you get your jars?? I've been looking for black matte ones like that
how do you know if something is a candle wax? I don't like buying premade blends because I want to know exactly what is in it. If I buy soy wax or coconut wax or apricot wax, how do I tell if it is for I cosmetic making or candle making, or does it even matter because wax is wax? Can you use rose wax in candle making?
What wax would you recommend is best for silicone molds? Im nervous that soy wax is to delicate and could break while getting out of the mold. Much love from Canada!
I know this is an older comment but I recommend pillar wax xx
Erica, how do you handle varying technical answers to your wax heat temps? Ive had people swear by a heat temp ranging from 180-230 for the same wax! It’s exhausting. I’ve tested 24 candles and still not super happy.
As soon as our country opens up I’m headed to CCS !!!! I want to try their cs35 for tarts.
They’re tart wax is the best! ☺️
Memory Box Candle Co I wanted to try it but with a fragrance load of 18 percent I’d be broke !
I only do 14-15% and the HT is still great!
Memory Box Candle Co maybe I’ll check it out !
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo You do 14-15% fragrance load with 464 wax?
Hi Erica, i wonder how much paraffin is allowed in candle melts. Soy Wax is pretty expensive in here and i managed to get supply for mix of palm and paraffin
That should work fine! A lot of people make melts with paraffin, in fact I think that’s the most popular wax to use
I am trying to get recommendations for waxes that I can use for making candles that are not in a jar, but so far no luck. Can you assist?
I am very new. . What size wick would in need to use in 8oz candle. This is my first research on starting making candles? What is the best size hat to use when starting out? I am going to start with my 1st wax buying paraffin. Should I also buy soy as well? I have so many questions.
What are the types of soy waxes and which one you are using and does soy wax candles have expiry
I’ve been using soy wax and glass jars I’ve done a tons of research, I know about the temps and letting it cool ect as well as tried diff wick sizes and brands but all of them burn out after 10 min 😭I’m about to just quit do you have any tips?
Can i buy beeswax to make bubble candles? Will that work well? I actually liked bees wax for it cleans the air when burned. Pls help.
hey. we have only 444 and 464 options to choose from. i guess we dont have soy 10 in dubai. so what do u recommend in this case. and eco or cd wicks? need hep
Great video thank you so much for sharing 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thank you for watching!
Memory Box Candle Co you’re welcome we have to support each other and uplift have a wonderful beautiful fabulous evening 🌹🌹🌹
just wondering what wax you suggest for wax melts
My soy wax experimental candle created a melt pool withing 1/2 -1 hour in the small jars of 1.5" diameter , what should I do ?
Hi Erika, I watched almost all of your videos, you inspired me to start my candle business, I'm trying with soy wax, but it looks like a small volcano, with cracks, eruptions and whitish. (i saw candlescience said that is normal, but customers dont want that). I know that our supplier is not the same, I'm in brazil, but I've tried: (with 10%, with 20 and even 30% of coconut oil) and without oil, put it in the warm jar. Nothing works, have you had this problem? Do you have any ideas for me to try? Thank you
You are so inspiring. I hope all the best for you and your business. I’m so wanna do it but don’t know where to start 😔 so nervous. Please Keep making inspiring videos 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Some suppliers offer 5lb of their variations of wax I have found. And that has been amazing as a tester
I decided to work with beeswax. The HT is just not there even at a 12% FO load. I see why people say its not for beginners.
Can you explain yourself a little more please ... I am a beekeeper trying to start candle making
I burned my first candle today and smelled nothing. CT was great. I’m using 464. Burned 185, pour 160. I did not let my candle cure for 2 weeks though, more like 2 days. Do you let your soy candle cure for 2 weeks for the HT?
I cure my candles for about 3-5 days, but every wax is different! I’ve heard people have great results with curing 464 for 2 weeks :)
I wonder what the different types of wax cost, from least to most expensive.
Do you find that you get a good hot throw with the wax you use? I’ve been using 464 and it isn’t great. I still want to use all natural wax, and am considering using the wax you use.
Yes the wax I use is amazing! It’s a heavily fortified all natural soy wax. The only bummer is that there is only 1 supplier :/
Memory Box Candle Co thanks so much! I’m going to give it a try! And it looks like the fragrance load is up to 12%, do you typically go to 12%?
I do about 10-10.5% ☺️
Memory Box Candle Co thanks again!
I read soy is hard to dye color and is bad for molds? Do you find either one of these to be true?
I haven’t had any issues with adding dye to color my wax, but I’ve never used it for molds. I definitely wouldn’t use it for molds though, you would want to get a pillar wax for that
Is soy wax #10 from calcandlesupply 100% soy?
heyy 🙋🏻♀️
recently i’ve been interested in candle making. i’ve watched many videos and still confused about many things hahaha 😝
but i also know that Testing is the answer to all my questions! and i’ve heard that the testing phase is the hardest and most time/money consuming. so my question is how many units should i make for testing for the first time?
Thank you for the information... I have a question, if [you] use say, Soy Bliss that is a pre-blended wax, do you have to label it as a blend or can you put "Soy Candle" on the label? I'm not sure of the percentage of each of the waxes in the blend. Also, if I was to find out if it's over 50% Soy would [you] need to list the other wax in it, since it's less than 50%?
why isnt bees wax more popular? is it cuz its more expensive? where i live they are kinda similarly priced so idk
What does the fragrance load percentage mean?
The ratio of Fragrance oil to wax :)
Most waxes can hold between 8%-12%
Should the soy wax be no.10?
Dose anyone know if soy or paraffin wax is better for skate wax
Paraffin is cheaper so generally that's the way to go, soy and paraffin differences are in making the wax into candles, for skating either will work.
What wicks do you use?
Eco wicks :)
You can also go to candle shack, they sell wooden wicks but they do sell a sampler set so you can try different lengths and widths.
I read that they use pesticides on soy used for wax.
What wax do you use please ?
soy 10!
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Sorry Erika I’m new to your channel and to candles 😊 I should have watched more videos before asking🤦♀️
We don’t seem to have that here in Australia. We’re still in the testing stage but now know we definitely want a soy blend 👍🏽
Your videos are fantastic 👍🏽 I’m watching oldest to newest. Go back and watch .. it’s inspirational 💕😊👍🏽
Hi honey. First of all, I want to thank you for wanting to share the information! Now, please, don't take this badly, but to grow. I didn't get a quarter of the info I was looking for in this video.
- "Ask the supplier". That's something I am going to do anyway. The purpose of watching a video of a producer, is that they have no incentive to lie in order to earn their sales comission before they change to the next job.
People who open a video with a title like this, are probably expecting to know:
- All possible type of waxes
- Is this or that type of wax toxic? Is it more stable?
- "There are prons and cons to each." Aha, I can imagine. I am expecting to learn what they are. At least name them so I go through more content.
- "There is a problem with frosting and there are methods to avoid that. Here's one, but it gives you this even worse problem. And I don't mind it. " You didn't solve my problem. I keep not knowing why that could happen. How about the other methods?
- "There is unevenness. I don't know why it happens, but it doesn't bother me". Same as the one above.
Forgive me for being harsh. But most people don't have all the time in the world, and for that same reason, I don't think I'd do you any good if I just simply say nothing and start skipping your tutorials altogether.
dear, you are so sweet. but you didn't say anything about other waxes except ''just try other waxes as well''
Well this is because it’s completely up to you! Check out the candle suppliers that are closest to you in proximity and then figure out what waxes they offer and maybe start there! Join the FB group “diy candle making beginner to advanced” and learn about different waxes that people like (that’s how I learned)
You could try GB 464, C3, IGI 6006, Coconut 83, Coco Apricot Creme, Beeswax, etc.
There’s soo many waxes to choose from, and one wax many not work for everyone. That’s why I always recommend doing as much research as possible to see which kind of wax would be best for you to try out! 🙂
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo thanks ❤️
Just got into candle making and curious about long you cure your candle?
3-5 days :)
I can not find a wax that works for me. I was wondering what wax you get and from where?
Soy 10 and California candle supply :)
But it’s sold out right now 😣
I’ve also heard coconut83, coco apricot, and IGI 6006 are all good waxes !
maybe the were using the metric system
I’m in a huge city and there isn’t one here, go figure
Sounds like there isn’t a demand for it.I actually found out bout candle shack although it’s in the uk they offer such a variety. I myself am making them for personal use and family only.
Saying its 100% soy and then saying there are additives? It cant be both. If you are marketing your candle as 100% soy it should actually be 100% soy.
This is a super old video so I don’t remember what I say in it, I’ll re watch it cause I agree with you completely!
I love your videos and follow you on Ig.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for such a wonderful video! This helps me a lot!!💖🕯