Building the Perfect Soy or Natural Wax Pillar
Posted by Lyschel Bersch on
There are so many new waxes on the market but very few natural waxes made for pillars. And none with the aesthetics or scent throw that I need. So I am back to experimenting.
Now I just need to wait for a few days to cure and see about scent throw. I used our Lovely Lilac at .8oz per pound of wax.
Not good news. None of the candles burned well.
These were not our first soy pillars. We have created dozens and all end up blowing out. Which leads me to wonder if the "soy pillars" on the market are all actually soy. You can call it a soy pillar if it is only 51% soy. Paraffin makes it so pillars don't blow out the sides. So often folks will mix the waxes.
11/11/19 - Years later - We have still been testing. We actually had a recipe that was looking good using EcoSoya Pillar but the company just went out of business. I can't even believe it. So, back to the drawing board.
If you want to make natural pillars you may want to use Palm Wax or Palm Stearic Acid. The candles turn out hard as a rock with stearic acid and they can still blow out the sides and you may have an issue scenting them with most scents because the stearic acid doesn't hold that much scent and it also stifles the scent throw. But they can work without turning into a huge puddle.
We have Palm Stearic Acid if you need it and want to give it a try. We suggest using CDN wicks as they are specifically make for stearic acid candles.
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