Natural Soy 444 Wax: 5 pound bag by Golden Brands

I've never used 444 soy wax before, so I made a candle with it immediately. The 5 lb. bag is VERY tough non recloseable plastic. Just so you are warned. It won't give up without a fight. I had to use my Santuko kitchen knife to gouge my way into the bag "Psycho" style. Good rip resistant bag! My only complaint is the bag could use a zip strip to close it agin, but that's nit picking on my part. I had some old scented wax from the last soy candle hanging around, but mostly I wanted to see how the product reacted. It melted fully at 126F as measured by my digital thermometer. That gives you a great safety margin since the stuff melts at a lower temp then the average coffee temp. I imagine if you are careful you may even be able to nuke this stuff into a liquid. After the candle was poured it was time to wait for it to cool and see the results. It took a little longer for it to cool and solidify then the last wax I used, but it wasn't considerably longer. Took about 4 hrs for the whole thing to mostly harden in a 22 oz thin glass jar at a room temperature of 77F. The center was still a bit mushy but by morning it was solid. The wax by morning had a slightly frosty dull look on the surface. I'm assuming that's normal for the wax. If not, it's wasn't a big deal since this was a trial candle. Had no retail value. No biggy. I further examined the candle for cracking, and wick/wax seperation. Nothing. I pressed near the wick to make sure it was solid. Yup. Good candle. When lite, the wax immediately melted into a proper pool. While I didn't use the normal amount of scent I usually do, it still gave off a very decent pine like smell (the old wax I used in it was pine scented). The wax fully melted into a pool to the sides of the jar. No waste here. The wax burned at approximately 1/2 inch per hour using a normal thickness all cotton wick. So, a big candle like this should last a while. All in all it's proving to be good wax with very decent scent throw characteristics.

I have only made three candles thus far, but they are three of the most perfect candles I've ever seen. Candle-making is a science with a lot of chances for error, but by following some tutorials and researching my supplies, I managed to successfully pour my first batch of candles using this wax. I heated 5 dry measuring cups worth of wax to 185 degrees, added some colorant, removed from heat, added 1 oz essential oil, and poured my wax at 135 degrees. I filled three 8 oz. mason jars. I also used the following wicks from Amazon: "Low Smoke 210Z Wicks - 6 inch: 8 dozen Wicks," which produced a perfect-sized flame. After 7 straight hours of burning, my candle only went down about one third of the size, and it smelled great! I only let it cure 4 hours before impatiently lighting it and it burned wonderfully. I'm never going back to overpriced store bought candles when making them at home is this cheap and fun!

I LOVE this wax! I've made numerous candles using this 444 soy wax and I haven't been disappointed at all! The wax melts nicely in the candle container and because it has a lower melting point than 100% natural soy wax, I think the wax tunnels less when the candle is melting. This wax holds scents really well for both hot and cold throws. I use about 2 oz. of fragrance per pound of wax, which seems to work perfectly. This wax does tunnel a bit after pouring (not nearly as much as 100% natural soy wax though), but it's really easy to fix with a quick blast from the heat gun. One thing I've noticed that helps reduce tunneling for this wax is to pour it into the containers at 160 degrees. The wax came in perfect condition with out any other debris in the bag. The price listed is pretty decent. I highly recommend this wax.

No sé si la cera es buena o no porque recién la estoy probando. Por lo menos las primeras pruebas en el clima cálido de PR, al parcer ha funcionado. No obstante este tipo de cera queda deforme en la parte superior al secarse, no sé si es porque estoy aprendiendo a usarla o porque realmente es normal de esta cera.

I like this wax. It’s easy to scoop out and melts quick. The CT is amazing, my HT is terrible but that could be my fault. I put .3 oz of yellow dye in 1lb and it turned out beautiful. It’s just my HT that I’m working on and could be because the wick and the FO%