Hii! I’m new to candle making and wanted to know why you shouldn’t reheat wax after adding the fragrance oil 3:31 ? And should you never reheat your wax if the temperature drops while making it?
Hi Chiara! That's a great question. It's not that you shouldn't reheat the wax. You absolutely can & when the drop in temperature is drastic or if you end up really far below the ideal pour temperature its probably best to reheat the combined wax & fragrance mixture. If that's the case, you want to really focus on raising the temperature slowly & pouring it as soon as you get to the right range - which in this case would be between 180-190 degrees F. Honestly, I chose not to do that because I was being lazy lol For real. I thought it through at the time & didn't think that the "negatives" of pouring at a bit of a lower temperature (it was only about 8 degrees or so under the ideal pour range for coconut soy) would really impact these candles much because this fragrance oil has a really strong cold throw. I was expecting (& got!) a strong hot throw too. So pouring at a lower temperature here had little to no impact on my finished product. I was lucky, my guess paid off. However, here's what can sometimes happen if you pour at too low of a temp. You can get poor fragrance/oil binding so your hot throw might be a bit weaker. You can also get all the things...a bit of an unsmooth top, maybe a little bubble or hole or you might get some frosting, shrinking & wet spots. All the things. The things that aren't pretty but won't really impact the burn of your candle IMO & even still they are all the things we try to avoid when making candles right? In this case, lazy didn't backfire on me though. The tops were silky smooth & after the burn tests they hardened back to smooth tops too! I also got a really strong hot throw & the cold throw is fantastic. So I guess the answer is, its a judgement call. I hope that helps & that you're enjoying your candle maker journey as much as I am :) Thanks for watching!
Hi there! I used Stabilo 20 wicks & Large Crackling Wood wicks. You can see a full list of materials & tools at the 00:25 mark as well as in the video description. Thanks for watching!
Hello :) I used large wood wicks. You can see a full list of materials & tools at the 00:25 mark as well as in the video description. I hope you found this video helpful! Thanks again for watching.
One thing that I noticed is that with makesy coco soy wax, you will get a bit of wax hang up on the jars until you get about halfway down on the jar. It’s a slow burn and will eventually get a full melt pool. You shouldn’t have a full melt pool the first time you burn it with this wax
Wow, really? That is so good to know! Thanks for the tip! I am about to test burn two 15oz candles for my next video, so I will keep this information top of mind when testing these candles. Stay tuned for results this weekend!
Thank you for your feedback! I try to keep things concise to make the videos flow smoothly, but I understand that 'Candle Maker Math' can go by quickly. While you can pause, rewind, or take a screenshot to catch the details, I’m also planning a 'Back to Basics' series in the new year where I'll dive deeper into these fundamentals. Stay tuned for more!
Hii! I’m new to candle making and wanted to know why you shouldn’t reheat wax after adding the fragrance oil 3:31 ? And should you never reheat your wax if the temperature drops while making it?
Hi Chiara! That's a great question. It's not that you shouldn't reheat the wax. You absolutely can & when the drop in temperature is drastic or if you end up really far below the ideal pour temperature its probably best to reheat the combined wax & fragrance mixture. If that's the case, you want to really focus on raising the temperature slowly & pouring it as soon as you get to the right range - which in this case would be between 180-190 degrees F.
Honestly, I chose not to do that because I was being lazy lol For real. I thought it through at the time & didn't think that the "negatives" of pouring at a bit of a lower temperature (it was only about 8 degrees or so under the ideal pour range for coconut soy) would really impact these candles much because this fragrance oil has a really strong cold throw. I was expecting (& got!) a strong hot throw too. So pouring at a lower temperature here had little to no impact on my finished product. I was lucky, my guess paid off.
However, here's what can sometimes happen if you pour at too low of a temp. You can get poor fragrance/oil binding so your hot throw might be a bit weaker. You can also get all the things...a bit of an unsmooth top, maybe a little bubble or hole or you might get some frosting, shrinking & wet spots. All the things. The things that aren't pretty but won't really impact the burn of your candle IMO & even still they are all the things we try to avoid when making candles right?
In this case, lazy didn't backfire on me though. The tops were silky smooth & after the burn tests they hardened back to smooth tops too! I also got a really strong hot throw & the cold throw is fantastic. So I guess the answer is, its a judgement call.
I hope that helps & that you're enjoying your candle maker journey as much as I am :) Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed this video. I just received my wax
Awesome! I'd love to hear what you think about it
This is pretty cool! I’ll just watch you make candles! Hopefully we can grow together! Love your video!
@RandomFamiliaMexCan I would love that!
New subscriber your video is beautiful and very detail thank you 🥰
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support :)
What size wooden wicks & cotton wicks did you use?
Hi there! I used Stabilo 20 wicks & Large Crackling Wood wicks. You can see a full list of materials & tools at the 00:25 mark as well as in the video description. Thanks for watching!
What size wooden wicks did you use?
Hello :) I used large wood wicks. You can see a full list of materials & tools at the 00:25 mark as well as in the video description. I hope you found this video helpful! Thanks again for watching.
Thank you for the replay!
Any time!
One thing that I noticed is that with makesy coco soy wax, you will get a bit of wax hang up on the jars until you get about halfway down on the jar. It’s a slow burn and will eventually get a full melt pool. You shouldn’t have a full melt pool the first time you burn it with this wax
Wow, really? That is so good to know! Thanks for the tip! I am about to test burn two 15oz candles for my next video, so I will keep this information top of mind when testing these candles. Stay tuned for results this weekend!
👍l like it 😊
@@ZeZeKattan awesome! Thanks for the comment 🙂
The math for the candles is so fast.
Thank you for your feedback! I try to keep things concise to make the videos flow smoothly, but I understand that 'Candle Maker Math' can go by quickly. While you can pause, rewind, or take a screenshot to catch the details, I’m also planning a 'Back to Basics' series in the new year where I'll dive deeper into these fundamentals. Stay tuned for more!