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Why do my candles sink in the middle?
How do I know what size wick to use?
Why do my container candles sink in the middle and fail to burn off the wax on the side of the container? I end up with a crater in the middle and lots of wax still on the sides.
Why do my wicks keep going out in a puddle of wax?
Why did my votives only burn 2 hours?
Why do my candles have white snowflakes on them?
Why won't my candles mottle?
Do you sell lead core wick?
Do you happen to have unscented oil for candles. So that they might come out mold easier? We do use a release agent but I like how the oil makes them come out.
Do you sell soy wax?

Why do my candles sink in the middle?

The laws of physics - items expand when heated and shrink when cooled. Wax is no exception to this (which is what allows it to demold easily). Some waxes are designed to shrink less such as container wax and beeswax, but all waxes will shrink to some extent.
The shrink void is filled by making a second pour.

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How do I know what size wick to use?

There is no definitive answer to this, and it does require some experimentation. Start with the wick size recommended for that candle diameter. Make a candle and test burn it. If it burns well you have the right size, if not try 1 size larger and one size smaller until the correct size is found.

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Why do my container candles sink in the middle and fail to burn off the wax on the side of the container? I end up with a crater in the middle and lots of wax still on the sides.

In almost all cases of this I have encountered it is caused by the wax and is not correctable without switching to a different wax. I have encountered this most often with those sticky gooey container blends and soy waxes although I did see it once on a paraffin with a very low oil content.

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Why do my wicks keep going out in a puddle of wax?

Wick drowning is normally a sign of the wick being too small for that wax formula / candle diameter combination. Ideally the correct size wick will melt wax at the same rate it consumes it.

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Why did my votives only burn 2 hours?

There could be 2 reasons for this. The most common cause of this in a quality candle is failure to burn it in a votive holder. Votive candles are essentially container candles supplied without the container. This allows the candle to have a big melt pool, providing good scent throw. Cheap import votives are often poorly made and have substantially shorter burn times than a quality candle.

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Why do my candles have white snowflakes on them?

This is a common problem called oil mottling. It occurs from a chemical reaction as the candle cools. The only 100% sure way to avoid these is to add 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of Vybar® to your wax formula.

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Why won't my candles mottle?

Oil mottling typically requires three things:
- Approximately 6% (2 tablespoons, or 1 ounce) additional oil. This can be either scent oil or carrier oil (unscented scent oil) or a combination of both.
- Slow cooling time. Mottling occurs over a window of time. Cooling too fast will inhibit mottling. Cooling too slow will too. It takes a bit of experimenting. Because they take longer to cool, larger candles are much easier to mottle than small candles.
- No Vybar® - Vybar inhibits mottling. Use stearic in candles you intend to mottle.
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Do you sell lead core wick?

Positively not! The U.S. candle industry voluntatrily stopped using lead in candle wicks many years ago. Our wire core wicks are made with zinc and conform to the CPSC ruling 16 CFR 1500.17(a)(13).

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Do you happen to have unscented oil for candles. So that they might come out mold easier? We do use a release agent but I like how the oil makes them come out.

Yes, we call it carrier oil. Click Here For More Information and ordering.

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Do you sell soy wax?

Not at this time. We have experimented with a quite a variety of soy waxes, but have yet to find one that can produce what we consider high quality candles. When and if we find one that produces good candles at a reasonable price it will be added to our product line.

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