Glass Glow Palm Container Candles That Smell Like A Raffi Song
This week we made three Glass Glow palm container wax (IGI R2322A) candles that smell like that Raffi song.
Unfortunately, the candles are not eatable, oatable, or ate-able.
(Extra credit if you understand the reference – you’re probably a product of the 90s or a parent of a product of the 90s)
Test notes at the bottom!
SUPPLIES
- 531 g R2322A Glass Glow Palm Container Wax
- 8 g Vanilla fragrance oil (Candlewic)
- 7 g Fruit Slices fragrance oil (Candlewic)
- 1 CD-16 wick
- 1 HTP 73 wick
- 1 CSN 9 wick
- 5-6 drops of reddish candle dye
- 3 Wick stickers
- 3 x 3.75″ diameter containers
EQUIPMENT
- 4 lb aluminum pour pot
- Kitchen scale
- 3 clothespins
- Hot plate
METHOD
- Using a scale, measure the weight of water in the container, making sure to subtract the empty container weight if possible. Record as Water Weight.
- Calculate Total Blend Weight by multiplying Water Weight by 0.85. This is roughly the sum of wax and fragrance to make up a single candle.
- Calculate Wax Weight assuming a 3.0% fragrance load by dividing the Total Blend Weight by 1.03. Read more about calculating wax weight here.
- Fill aluminum pour pot with wax and place on heat.
- While wax is melting, prepare container by placing wicks on bottom using wick stickers or glue. Secure tension in the wick by any creative means necessary.
- Measure 3.0% fragrance oil by multiplying the Wax Weight by 0.03 into a glass beaker, small cup, or other temporary impermeable device you wish.
- When wax is between 200°F and 205°F, take off heat.
- If you have color, add that now.
- Add fragrance oil to wax blend at or around 200°F and stir for approximately 2 minutes.
- If blend has dropped below 200°F, place back on heat until it’s around 200°F-205°F.
- At roughly 200°F, pour blend into containers.
- Once the top has cooled, which may take about 45 minutes after pouring, carefully flip the jar upside down to force trapped air to the bottom.
- Cool and cure for 5-7 days in a relatively stable temperature range (68°F – 86°F) before burning or testing.
PRO NOTES
- Colors accentuate the crystals in palm wax. Uncolored candles work fine, but you see a lot more of the candles with dye.
- The recipe above calls for blending two fragrance oils, which is as easy as finding the total fragrance load for the candles and applying your desired fragrance ratio to that number. If the recipe calls for 100 g of fragrance and you want to split it 70/30, use 70 g of one and 30 g of the other. Read more about blending fragrance oils here.
- Flipping the candle upside down is critical to avoid air craters in your candle that lead to unhealthy burn behavior. Make sure to flip before the wax under the surface cools – this is roughly 45 minutes after you pour into the candle depending on how fast it cools.
- If you play 90’s children songs while curing, the final result typically turns out much better. #babybeluga
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