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I am pouring paraffin and Vybar mix into 6,5 cm cylinder glass mould. As you can see from the picture below, a very deep shrinkage well does form (whole chilli fits inside). What are the techniques (like mould pre-heat, pre-cool, pour temperature and etc) or additives do reduce this shrinkage...

As there is local shortage for simple candle supplies alone, not to mention dyes, I have a question for chemically savvy person. Is it OK to dissolve aniline based dyes for textile into mineral oil and use this mixture to color paraffin wax?

Could anyone mention quality liquid candle dyes suppliers in Europe? Also bottles with dropper cap preferred.

I've heard that some candle making hobbyists use wax crayons to color wax for candles. What do you think about it? Are these colored with pigment dyes or wax soluble dyes? Considering that pack of crayons costs 0,5$, that would be a cheap dye.

I'd like to start making candles and looking to acquire paraffin. In my country there is scarcity of candle supply shops, mostly offering very expensive soy wax and overseas shipping also is not an option. So I reviewed some chemicals shops and found few paraffins (melting point) offered for...