Anita1 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Hi!May I ask if anyone here is familiar with rapeseedwax please?I'm from the Netherlands :-)Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart70 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Others may know this as Canola seed wax also. Not sure about other countries but the name of 'rape' seed changed many years ago in Australia to Canola seed. I grew up in a 'rape' growing area and always knew it as 'rape' as a child. It was later changed and referred to as Canola.I guess buying margarine at the supermarked made from 100% Rape was not palatable to the market Have not seen the wax, just alerting people that it may be known under another name.Bart70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalGirl417 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 hello, i know this is an old post but i too am looking for information on candlemaking using rapeseed / canola oil wax. there is not a lot of information about working with this wax online.anyone out there familiar with this or know of any websites with details - i am looking for more info as far as at what temperature to add my essential oils. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseScentS Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) hello, i know this is an old post but i too am looking for information on candlemaking using rapeseed / canola oil wax. there is not a lot of information about working with this wax online.anyone out there familiar with this or know of any websites with details - i am looking for more info as far as at what temperature to add my essential oils. thanks! Here's an interesting thread about making candles with rapeseed wax, and it even mentions a couple of sources to order rapeseed wax from: http://www.craftsforum.co.uk/showthread.php?70066-Rapeseed-WaxOne source is the candle supply company that's owned by the poster "CandleMan," and it looks like he still carries rapeseed wax, so here's his website: http://thatflamingcandlecompany.com/And here's the website for the other supplier that sells rapeseed wax, but I don't see it on their website so maybe they've discontinued it. They may still be able to answer questions about it, though: http://www.4candles.co.uk/This looks like an American company that sells rapeseed wax, if I'm not mistaken...oh, yikes, no, it's HQ is in India! lol But maybe they distribute in the USA. http://www.trivenichemicals.com/candle-wax.htmlAnother UK source: http://www.poth-hille.co.uk/products/rapeseed-waxA few more UK sources for rapeseed wax come up on Google. Edited January 27, 2013 by HorsescentS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Joanne in England uses this wax, she'll probably read & respond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillydally Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I looked for canola/rapeseed wax a few years ago after seeing a company who made lovely pillars with it and thought itwould be easy enough to find but it wasn't. I also came across hemp wax and was able to get a couple pounds to play withfrom a company that was discontinuing it. Both of these waxes were supposed to be really hard and I was hoping to perhapsuse them in place of beeswax etc, and mostly for b & b stuff as I wasn't making candles back then.I really thought canola wax would be easier to find, I live on the Canadian prairies and canola grows everywhere so it makes youwonder. I'm thinking that it must have something to do with the fact that most is grown under contract for predetermined sales.Years ago there was an area in the province famous for growing canola and making honey. They had huge signs all over the placethat read "in the land of rape and honey" if you can imagine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joannec Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hi, yes I do use rapeseed wax (well trying ) I don't think the US can get rapeseed wax or so I have heard.Anyway there is hardly any info on this wax out there and it's very much down to trial and error. I have been adding my fragrance at 80 but I have no idea about essential oils as I have never used them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalGirl417 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 thanks for your input! i am in germany so the problem is not getting the wax - it's trying to figure out how to properly use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvelis Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I use rapeseed wax as well The more I use it the more I love it. I'm swithing from soy. Rapeseed doesn't frost and I get a better HT from it. The hard thing is wicking, rapeseed requires a lot bigger wick then soy. I use cd cdns and for me they work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joannec Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I use rapeseed wax as well The more I use it the more I love it. I'm swithing from soy. Rapeseed doesn't frost and I get a better HT from it. The hard thing is wicking, rapeseed requires a lot bigger wick then soy. I use cd cdns and for me they work just fine.If you don't mind me asking what fragrance oil percent have you been using? I now have some cdn wicks and am testing those, I found that cd don't cope with some fragrances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalGirl417 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I use rapeseed wax as well The more I use it the more I love it. I'm swithing from soy. Rapeseed doesn't frost and I get a better HT from it. The hard thing is wicking, rapeseed requires a lot bigger wick then soy. I use cd cdns and for me they work just fine.Yvelis, i checked out your site... your soy candles look lovely. i will keep checking your site - am anxious to see your rapsvax creations! thank you so much for the tip about wicking larger than soy. as there is not a lot of info on the internet about working with raps, i am reading all i can for soy and testing/adjusting as i go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvelis Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 If you don't mind me asking what fragrance oil percent have you been using? I now have some cdn wicks and am testing those, I found that cd don't cope with some fragrances.Of course I don't mind you asking :-)For scents from Candle Cocoon I use about 5% and others around 7-8%. In soy I usually used up to 9% .I have a few that doesn't behave with my CD wicks but I will discountinue them, I will only use scents that work with rapeseed and CD/CDN's./Yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvelis Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Yvelis, i checked out your site... your soy candles look lovely. i will keep checking your site - am anxious to see your rapsvax creations! thank you so much for the tip about wicking larger than soy. as there is not a lot of info on the internet about working with raps, i am reading all i can for soy and testing/adjusting as i go.Thank you :-)In my candles, I now use a CD 10 in a 6,5 cm container and with soy I used a CD 5. So it is a big difference, at least from the soyblend I used./Yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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