I made my first batch of candle melts last night. Final product was good. Smelled good, and sorta looked good. When I look at the bottom of the melt, I have a circle or ring. I feel it and it's very smooth. I'm wondering if it was starting to sink during the cooling process.
If I had to take a stab in the dark as to why, I kinda lean towards the temperatures at which I "ignored".
When I started, I saw a number of temperatures that ppl said to melt the wak at. Ranging from 151F, all the way up to 220F. That's a big range. So once my wax was melted (temperature not read), I removed it from the double boiler, poured in the FO, and the coloring. Mixed thoroughly, then poured in to metal mold. It set and here I am. I read that it should have cooled down to around 137F before pouring. Again, ignored temps.
Would this have caused the ring/sinking appearance?
what happens at 137F that allows it to be poured in to the mold? It's still liquid visually. I certainly can't tell a difference.
https://flic.kr/p/JHvBWD
If I had to take a stab in the dark as to why, I kinda lean towards the temperatures at which I "ignored".
When I started, I saw a number of temperatures that ppl said to melt the wak at. Ranging from 151F, all the way up to 220F. That's a big range. So once my wax was melted (temperature not read), I removed it from the double boiler, poured in the FO, and the coloring. Mixed thoroughly, then poured in to metal mold. It set and here I am. I read that it should have cooled down to around 137F before pouring. Again, ignored temps.
Would this have caused the ring/sinking appearance?
what happens at 137F that allows it to be poured in to the mold? It's still liquid visually. I certainly can't tell a difference.
https://flic.kr/p/JHvBWD
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