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General Instructions
1. Heating, processing, mixing, and pouring your waxes:
Place
the candle wax in the pouring pitcher or wax heater and heat it
until it is completely liquefied. Heating the candle wax up to
200 degrees F is generally fine. We suggest adding the color and
additives to your wax right around 190 degrees F. Fully agitate
it for several minutes, this will ensure that the wax has an even
temperature throughout and the mix is blended thoroughly. Turn
your heating unit down and let the wax cool to the recommended
pouring temperature. We suggest adding the fragrance just before
pouring: this avoids prolonged heating of the fragrance, which
may contribute to some of the fragrance being lost. It is imperative
to agitate once again before pouring into the mold or containers.
We can’t stress enough the importance of pouring at the correct
temperature, pouring too hot may cause excessive shrinkage which
may cause you to have to do multiple re-pours. On the other hand
pouring too cool may cause unwanted air bubbles, blemishes, and
other defects on your candle’s finish. Pouring at the incorrect
temperature can also make it extremely difficult to get the candle
out of the mold.
Once you have the initial pour done, your work is not over. It
is a typical property of wax to shrink when cooled, which may require
you to do a re-pour. There are certain container candle wax blends
that may not need a re-pour. Typically, most waxes do require a
re-pour or top-off. Make sure you save enough wax from the original
batch so the color of the top-off is consistent with the first
pour. With container waxes we suggest letting the wax completely
solidify before the re-pour, this will help you to keep it to one
top-off. In pillar and votive candles it may require some experimenting
but we suggest waiting only an hour or two before re-pouring. Many
times if you wait too long the wax will begin to shrink and pull
away from the top of the mold. This will be a problem on the top-off,
because when you do the top-off the molten wax will run down the
side causing unwanted wax streaks on your candle’s finish.
2. Mold or container preparations:
Whether you are making container
candles, votives and/or pillar candles we suggest that you pre-heat
your molds or contain-ers. A cold mold or container may cause surface
chilling on your candle. Heating them will help you obtain a very
smooth and clean finish on your candle. We also suggest that you
use some type of silicone mold release every 4-5 pours in your
mold, this will ensure that you will have no difficulties in getting
your candle out.
3. Cooling
Depending on your wax formula or type of finish you
are trying to achieve on your finished candle, you will need to
consider the cooling methods. Candles may be cooled at room temperature
or force cooled by circulating air, refrigeration, or cold water
baths. If you are making container candles, we suggest letting
the candle cool at ambient temperature to help minimize shrinkage.
Force cooling container candles usually results in separation between
the wax and the glass causing undesirable wet spots.
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