Hi guys! I'm pretty new to candle making and have been using the GW464 wax to make my candles. As you can see in the photo, there are holes/cracks(?) that are quite visible at the sides of my glass candles. I heat my jars till it's warm to the touch before pouring. I add my fragrance in at 7% and at it's flashpoints around 165-185 degrees and pour at a low temperature around 120-125 degrees. I live in Singapore so it's very humid thus i dry my candles in a box with a dehumidifier. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong because all my candles keep having the same issue!! Help please!!
My soy candles have holes/rough surface at the side! Help!
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You can use a hair dryer or a small heat gun to heat the wax around the holes and it will even out. Here is a link to more information: https://www.candlecreations.co.nz/knowledge/candle-making-tutorials/four-common-soy-candle-problems/
jcandleattic
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That is just the nature of wax. There is nothing you can do, they will just keep coming back every time you try to eliminate them. You need to just embrace them as part of the candlemaking process...
Hmm alright, I was thinking of making candles to sell, i know the burn isnt affected but just afraid that it looks aesthetically unpleasing.. Do you have any recommended waxes that have better glass adhesion and not cause these many holes in them?
jcandleattic
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I use either paraffin, or palm.
Paraffin can have giant wet spots, and in the 20+ years of selling my candles, I have never, not once had a consumer even ask about them. Consumers care if the candle smells good and burns clean. That's literally all they care about.
