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I’m new at making my own soy wax candles. Some of them have cracks in them. What can I do to avoid this?

June 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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MoMo asked:


I use a high quality wax, scents and dyes? Some of the candles have dips and cracks and some don’yt. any tips pn avoiding this would be appriciated. Thank You :)

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3 responses so far ↓

  • gatcllc // Jun 16, 2008 at 6:32 am

    One possibility is that the candles are cooling unevenly, which is often to say that they are cooling too quickly. Insulate the molds a bit or pour in a warmer area.

    Another possibility is that the soy wax you’re using is a “harder” wax and doesn’t have as much flexibility. Try mixing in some beeswax to see if that will help.

  • peter_electro // Jun 17, 2008 at 8:48 am

    sounds as though you wax is to hot when you pour it.
    try ‘cooking’ the wax at a slightly lower temp, could also be uneven cooling.

  • Kristy H // Jun 19, 2008 at 4:48 am

    Try shaking the molds a bit as they are cooling to get out any bubbles…make sure you aren’t heating the wax too high…not only does it cause more bubbles and such, but you lose some of your scent that way.

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