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?
@IHCCraftRoom
Ай бұрын
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!
@jitkavalkova3884
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the replay!
@IHCCraftRoom
Ай бұрын
Any time!
@chichi1860
2 күн бұрын
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
@IHCCraftRoom
2 күн бұрын
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!
@ZeZeKattan
Ай бұрын
👍l like it 😊
@IHCCraftRoom
Ай бұрын
@@ZeZeKattan awesome! Thanks for the comment 🙂
@Kathleencfs
14 күн бұрын
This is pretty cool! I’ll just watch you make candles! Hopefully we can grow together! Love your video!
@IHCCraftRoom
14 күн бұрын
@RandomFamiliaMexCan I would love that!
@Dihabankz
20 күн бұрын
New subscriber your video is beautiful and very detail thank you 🥰
@IHCCraftRoom
20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support :)
@miaandethanandjordan7747
13 күн бұрын
What size wooden wicks & cotton wicks did you use?
@IHCCraftRoom
12 күн бұрын
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!
@miaandethanandjordan7747
13 күн бұрын
What size wooden wicks did you use?
@IHCCraftRoom
12 күн бұрын
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.
@jitkavalkova3884
Ай бұрын
The math for the candles is so fast.
@IHCCraftRoom
Ай бұрын
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!
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