carolina44 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I'm a new candle maker on my seventh test batch trying to come up with some combination of a palm beeswax candle blend. It's been a rough road, but I really want to come up with a creative non-soy, non-paraffin container blend using at least some local beeswax. My most successful batch so far used: 8 oz palm (container wax from Nature's Garden), 1 oz coconut oil, 2 oz beeswax, and 1 oz fragrance.However, cracking of the candle both after pouring and after each burn cools and hardens is still an issue. This batch I tested an ECO 10 wick and a CSN 14, which are both close to creating a full wick pool, and a ECO 6, which is tunneling.The coconut oil seems to be making a huge difference in the recipe. I did a test batch with 8 oz palm wax, 2 oz beeswax, and 1 oz fragrance that looked disgusting. It's still curing, but the coconut oil definitely gives a creaminess to the wax that's aesthetically superior. Doing a second pour could potentially fix the initial cracking, right? But what can I do to limit the cracking after each burn/cool? Looking forward to feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) It's your beeswax causing the cracking. You should try a lower amount of beeswax or eliminate it. Personally, I never saw an advantage to adding beeswax to other waxes. Edited April 6, 2014 by ChrisR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubure Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Chris is right, it's the beeswax. I do find adding beeswax to other waxes is a good thing. A tiny bit helps with frosting and scent throw in soy and I have also done container candles with beeswax being the major wax with a portion of palm wax and olive oil. It was a nice wax though it didn't adhere to the glass at all. Keep on trying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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