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luckylady
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One Pour Container Wax IGI1945 vs Soy
« on: Jul 11th, 2005, 1:16pm » |
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Hello,
I currently make wickless candles and have been using the IGI1945 one pour wax and have had good results, however I am interested in trying soy..
I currently have leftover soy wax from Millcreek that I used for bears.. Is soy more finicky?? Does it have better throw?? I see alot of the suppliers test in soy, wondered if it would be stronger, and I love the thought of flakes or pellets vs cutting up sticky wax, lol.
I currently preheat my jars and have found the 1945 to be pretty easy as far as lines, wetspots etc.
Any comments or suggestions, thoughts would be greatly appreciated!!
I have read alot about soy and frost lines, unsmooth tops etc.. Is that true of all soy or does anyone recommend one vs another..
Thanks in Advance
Tracy
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Holly
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Re: One Pour Container Wax IGI1945 vs Soy
« Reply #1 on: Jul 11th, 2005, 4:21pm » |
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Hi Luckylady,
I responded to you in the general candlemaking board regarding the same question. 
In response to will all soy frost? I have only used two brands of soy so far. Some will frost more than others I have heard. Frost is the nature of soy (some more, some less). Also, some will be more diffcult to produce smooth tops. There are the different variables with different chandlers -- types of jars, weather, temperature in working area, temperature poured, etc. that can all give different results in frosting, tops, etc. I noticed that the Ecosoya 120 gave me less frosting and a smoother top without a dip and slight cracking than the CB-3 but to me the CB-3 has a way better throw. So, I put up with having to go the extra mile to fix the tops and having a little nore frosting. Someone else here uses the CB-3 with has more success than me with tops and frosting, but our varibles could be way different -- types of jars, temperature in working area, and weather, etc.
Soy is well worth the try! I love it!
~Holly
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Re: One Pour Container Wax IGI1945 vs Soy
« Reply #2 on: Jul 11th, 2005, 4:26pm » |
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Hi again,
I mentioned in my answer in the other section that you can use different additives to help with the soy "quirks". I use a Universal Additive which helps with a lot of the issues, but they don't always go away completely.
HTH
~Holly
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geekrunner
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Re: One Pour Container Wax IGI1945 vs Soy
« Reply #3 on: Jul 11th, 2005, 5:24pm » |
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I am working with Astorlite S1, which is discontinued now, but I finally got smooth tops by pouring in pre-heated jars with pour temp between 100o-110o. Some FOs will get wax slushy at 110 while lighter floral scents will pour at 100. I had some lavender FO that poured at 100, while some French Vanilla got almost too slushy at 110. HTH 
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