Gel candles cloudy

Soapmaking Forum

Help Support Soapmaking Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

DrayPam

New Member
Joined
Aug 19, 2017
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
My first gel candles were crystal clear but last 3 cloudy what am I doing wrong ?
They were fragrance free but did have gravel in one and dried orange and cinnamon sticks in the other.
I did put them in the oven to clear the bubbles could this be the issue?
:headbanging:
 
If you have some colored gravel or stones as your base in the bottom of the glass, it shouldn't cloud your gel. However, orange peel or cinnamon sticks should not be embedded into a gel candle as they absorb the gel and burn ... they could also cloud the gel, but that's actually a secondary issue compared to the safety issue.
 
Thank you for reply I had inserted a tea light holder in view of the flammable properties of the orange peel etc but have decided to scrap the idea and move on and count it as a lesson learnt. Hopefully with clear gel !
 

Latest posts

Back
Top