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Candlewic offers a complete line of candle making supplies including candle wax, candlewicks, candle molds, candle dyes, candle scents and candle making equipment. Here you will find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about Candlewic and candle making.
Click on the questions below to learn more about candle making:
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How can I identify problems with my candle making process? |
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New candle making products and technologies are introduced on a regular basis. Once in a while a candle maker will run into a challenge during a late night candle pouring session, or while I am off traveling the world on weekends looking for new and exciting products. These are the times when you need answers most, but there is nobody awake you can call. There is good news. Most times the answer is in your very own hands, and you do not even realize it. There are two factors to concentrate on - candle wax temperature and candle making variables.
It is amazing how pouring and heating temperatures can dramatically affect the appearance of your candle. Check all your candle making ingredients and make sure you are following the manufacturers suggestions on temperatures. Some additives need higher temperatures to fully incorporate, while others may have restrictions on how hot they can be heated.
The other things to note are the variables in candle making when adding ingredients. Try removing different candle making ingredients one at a time in order to see if the undesired aspect is affected. Let's take a basic candle with fragrance and color and suppose you are unhappy with a certain characteristic of that candle. The next step is to make the candle other ways but leaving out the ingredients one at a time. You would make one candle with just candle wax, one candle with just candle wax and fragrance, and one candle with just candle wax and color. After each candle has cooled, inspect the new candles and see which one loses or gains the undesirable characteristic. By doing this, you can narrow down which candle making ingredient is causing the problem and take the corrective action that is needed. Sometimes it is as simple as decreasing candle fragrance, using some additional additives, or changing your pour temperature. |
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