Candelilla wax instead of beeswax

[DianaBM]

Hi everyone,
I have candelilla wax & soy wax instead of beeswax. According to the soapmaking recipe, use 4 oz beeswax. I know I need to get half of that ingredient but I don’t know the amount for other wax. So how much candelilla wax/soy wax? Do you know any websites that I can go to figure out the amounts of candelilla wax instead of beeswax? Thank you!

 

[artemis]

Have you tried one of the lye calculators yet? I'm sure they all have candelilla wax.

 

[Zany_in_CO]

OPTION 1 - In cases like this, it's best to ask the supplier where you purchased the waxes. They often have that information right on the same page as the product.

OPTION 2 - Go to the Search function in the upper right-hand corner of this page. Type in "beeswax substitute", tick the "Titles Only" box, and then hit "search".

OPTION 3 - With no other choice, find a recipe or take your best guess and make a few samples to find what works for the product you have in mind. From my own experience, candelilla wax is harder than beeswax so you would use less; soy wax is softer than beeswax so you would use more. (If I remember correctly. It's been a while since I messed around with various waxes.)

 

[KiwiMoose]

I use soy wax at 20% of my standard recipe. It's up to you if you would like to do similar - but just recalculate everything else using the soap calculator.

Bear in mind that candelilla and bees wax are real waxes, whereas soy 'wax' is just a name given to hydrogenated soy bean oil.

 

[AliOop]

@DianaBM I'm confused... you posted this question in the candle forum, but then you mention a soapmaking recipe. Are you making soap, or candles? I'm pretty sure the previous responses were related to soap, not candles.

 

[KiwiMoose]

@DianaBM I'm confused... you posted this question in the candle forum, but then you mention a soapmaking recipe. Are you making soap, or candles? I'm pretty sure the previous responses were related to soap, not candles.

Oh I’m confused too then. I assumed it was for soap.

 

[AliOop]

Sorry, I should have been clearer...it's actually the recipe feedback thread in the soapmaking and candle recipe forum. It was probably my error in thinking the OP might have been asking about candles.

 

[MelissaG]

I don't make candles but I do use candelilla wax in my lip balms. I live in an area that is VERY hot and humid most of the time. I find beeswax far too soft to stand up to the heat. And alot of people are allergic to soy so I don't use it either. Plus candelilla plants are native to southern north america and northern mexico so it's a selling point that I'm selling a local plant to Louisiana

 

[Zany_in_CO]

According to the soapmaking recipe, use 4 oz beeswax.

This info is not helpful without seeing the whole recipe, more particularly the % of each ingredient. On another note, and this is just me, I prefer 10% soy wax in soap and I don't use beeswax in soap recipes at all.

SOY WAX USE IN SOAP