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- #71 in Candle Making Wax
Product Description
Versatility
Paraffin wax is a candle making classic. Burns beautifully and gives great hot and cold scent throw. Create a variety of textures and finishes just by tweaking your wax recipe and pouring temperature. (See our tips in the step-by-step instructions below).
The Pro’s Choice
Paraffin is the workhorse of the candle industry--the vast majority of candles sold worldwide contain paraffin. It is clear when melted, and gives a slow, steady burn. When properly wicked, paraffin candles are smokeless and soot-free.
Paraffin is not prone to wax bloom. Paraffin shrinks as it sets and hardens. So molded candles should release easily without the breakage softer waxes are prone to.
Vibrant Colors
Paraffin waxes take color beautifully. From vivid super saturated colors to palest pastel…whatever color you dream in, this wax will help you create it
A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Artisan Scented Candles with Paraffin
Step 1
Gather your materials and prepare your work area. In addition to the wax, you will need a scale, instant read thermometer, saucepan, containers or molds, as well as any fragrance, candle dye, and/or other additives (see finishes in Step 4) you plan to use.
Step 2
Prepare your containers or molds: stick a small piece of wick adhesive or use hot glue to the metal wick tab, then affix to the inside of your container. Take care to center the wick in your container. Choose appropriate size wick. (Refer to our wick size guide in the wax listing)
Step 3
Weigh the amount of wax, fragrance and additives you need for your candles. We recommend a 6% maximum fragrance load for our paraffin waxes.
For a 6% load in 1 lb wax, use 1 oz fragrance (16oz wax x 6/100=.96 oz)
Step 4 - For Mottled Finish
For a mottled finish, you will need paraffin wax, fragrance (up to 6%) & color as desired
Step 4 - For Smooth Finish
For a smooth finish, you will need paraffin wax, fragrance (up to 6%) & color as desired, Plus 1% Vybar/PB 103 (About 2 tsp Vybar/PB 103 for every 1 lb wax).
Pro Tip: Make sure your Vybar/PB 103 is fully melted before adding dye & fragrance.
Step 4 - For Textured Finish
For a textured finish, you will need paraffin wax, fragrance (up to 6%) & color as desired.
Pro Tip: A cold pour is the key to making this texture.
Step 5
Pour wax carefully into your prepared candle container(s).
For Mottled or Smooth Finish: Pour warm (176° F - 185° F) into a warm container/mold.
For Textured Finish:
Pour cold (150° F - 160° F) into a cold container/mold.
Step 6
Add the premeasured fragrance oil, and dyes. Stir gently but thoroughly.
Step 7
Pour wax carefully into your prepared candle container(s).
For Mottled or Smooth Finish:
Pour warm (176° F - 185° F) into a warm container/mold
For Textured Finish:
Pour cold (150° F - 160° F) into a cold container/mold
Step 8
Let the candle(s) cool and set overnight. Paraffin shrinks as it sets and hardens. This is normal and a characteristic of the wax. Re-melt the remaining wax and pour one or more additional times until the candle top is flat…or the desired shape is achieved
Step 9
For the best fragrance throw, let your candle(s) cure for at least a week. Trim the wick to ¼”, light your candle and enjoy!
Step 10
Pro Tip: To perfect tops and glass adhesion on your container candles, use a heat gun (you can get this at any hardware store) to melt the top layer (about 1/8” should be enough) and let it set again
Steve Pickering
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
Wax arrived early next day, before I was awake! Wax was what I wanted and worked perfect. I have used other types of wax from this company, always great results.
Senell Young
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024
This brand has worked our good for me. I mix this with Soy Wax and it really makes a great candle. Is does really well with holding the scents to my candles.
It's my favorite
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024
El producto es bueno porque derrite muy bien , pero pensé que eran 10 barras de 1 lb cada una , no es así, vienen picada de diferentes tamaños, no creo q vengan las 10 lb
John Beauregard
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2024
This is excellent comes in large blocks of wax to melt it you would need to cut in smaller pieces to melt faster on low heat the color is white and great value for the price
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
I don't often write product reviews, but rely heavily on them when making choices to buy materials for candle making on Amazon. So after looking at a ton of other paraffin waxes and comparing prices/reviews I decided to purchase 10lbs of this wax to make molded candles. And let me tell you, the quality is SO bad that I had to sit down and pop open the ol' laptop to leave a review so that nobody else falls for this garbage product.First of all, the smell is totally weird and different from other paraffin waxes I've used -- there's a heavy gas odor that then gives way to a chemical scent, that then just smells like straight up burnt plastic.Second of all, I melted this wax and saw a ton of foamy bubbles rise to the top of my pitcher. I poured a test mold and when I de-molded the candle, it crumbled in my hand and was super grainy and white. This means there is some sort of water-based moisture in the wax. I've been doing this for awhile, and my pitcher and all materials were dry and prepped properly. Ew. I even reheated the wax again in an attempt to evaporate whatever moisture was present, but the second pour was just as bad as the first.Finally, the wax does not take color or scent. Since I have 10 pounds of this crap, I decided I'd try again using the dye and scent I've been using for like 10 years. The color looked weak (complimented by the grainy, flaky consistency of this wax) and the smell was just straight up gasoline, despite using accurate measures of scent.In summation -- DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE NICE CANDLES! I'm sure you can use it for canning or whatever, but skip this if you're expecting to have decent paraffin.
Kindle Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
Bought it to make fire starters. Fast shipping. Was using another seller on Amazon but got tired of waiting on them to ship stuff
Holly A. Heyser
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
Good product, didn't skimp on weight.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
This is the best kind of wax for the kind of pillar candles and shapes that I make, and also at a good price. Holds very saturated color and has a luminous transparency, unlike plant oil blended waxes that end up flat, opaque or dull to pastels, even when they were super-saturated with color in their melted state.I also like using blocks better than pellets, it is not hard to cut these smaller blocks down.*Plant based things kinda seem like a good idea? Not much good except for making scented jar candles.
Jason
Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2023
Use to make fire starter pucks.40% vaseline to 60% wax.Works great for that.
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