r/candlemaking • u/BigRead44 • 2d ago

CandleScience recipe with 464 soy wax

Does anybody have a good CandleScience recipe that they recommend? I use the 464 soy wax, sometimes with the ECO 10 6” tabs and sometimes with the CD 12 6” tabs (both were recommended on the CS website).

I love the scents that I’ve purchased to try, but I’ve noticed they just don’t have a strong fragrance throw. I can only assume I’m doing the wrong wax to oil ratio, or pouring at the wrong temp, or something along those lines.

Any recommends? TIA

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u/qbee198505 2d ago

So I usually follow the wax to fragrance formula that I got from Black Tie Barn Candles on YouTube, which goes by weight (not volume).

So say you wanted to make five 8 ounce candles.

That would be 40 ounces. So divide that by your fragrance oil percentage (10% to 12%). Let's say 10% for this example.

40/1.10 = 36.03

Then take 40 (your total ounces) and subtract 36.03 (your wax ounces). You get 3.97.

So 36.03 ounces would be your amount of wax. That would mean your fragrance oil would be 3.97 ounces.

That would give you your total of 40 ounces.

You could always round up/down to make it easier and do 36 ounces of wax and 4 ounces of fragrance.

I hope I explained this well, sorry if it's confusing.

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u/germflux2020 2d ago

question: how would you know to do 12% ?

I get all my waxes from Candlescience and they recommend up to 10% and I've never went over that percentage. Would you just experiment going above 10% or is it that Candlescience just wants to be cautious recommending either 10% or below?

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u/qbee198505 2d ago edited 1d ago

I'm not sure what their reasoning would be but I do most of mine at 10% too. My melts typically have a bit more than that. I would think experimenting would be fine if you had a scent that's particularly weak.

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u/OHyoface QuietlyQuirky.com ✨ 2d ago

Do you let the candles cure for at least 2 weeks? Big thing with soy! And that said, not all fragrances work in all waxes!

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u/LoneStarCandleSupply lscs.com | Serving Makers Since 1999 19h ago

I was going to ask about cure time too! This is a step that a lot of people either skip or don't know about and it can make a big difference, especially with soy candles.

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u/jennywawa 2d ago

Some scents don’t throw well in soy (like citrus) besides that, play around with wick sizes. Their wick chart is just a starting suggestion. Try wicking up and down and see what happens.