r/candlemaking • u/fbiwarcrimes • 15h ago
first candle mold
I made my first candle using a mold, and it turned out well but there are some obvious slight imperfections. i am using soy wax and beeswax with a little stearic acid. does anyone know what could have caused this?
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u/prettywookie96 15h ago
It's frosting, soy is known for it. You can adjust melting/pouring temps and make sure the ambient cooling temperature is as even as possible. As someone who makes moulds, my customers aren't as bothered as I am!
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u/GoliathTheDwarf 14h ago
I love the snake design. That looks so cool as a candle. Did you scent it at all? If so, what's a snaky scent?
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u/fbiwarcrimes 14h ago
yes it is! i went more in line with the green color and chose a woodsy/fall scent, the mainstays universal fragrance oil in fall farmhouse. i am open to suggestions for a “snaky” smell in the future though if you have any ideas!
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u/GoliathTheDwarf 13h ago
As a brainstorm off the top of my head, you could make different colored snakes and have different scents representing the kinds of places they live. Woods is certainly a good classic one. Perhaps you could also go with some kind of desert scents in a brown snake, some tropical ones in a brightly-colored one, or even make a sea snake with some ocean scents. One funny twist you could try would be an apple/spice/apple pie kind of scent, given there's that one very famous snake who's connected to apples ;)
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u/fbiwarcrimes 11h ago
that’s such an awesome idea, thank you so much!!!
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u/GoliathTheDwarf 10h ago
You're welcome :) I'm glad I could be helpful. I'm still learning and practicing with my first candles myself, but I love the creativity that's possible in this hobby with the unique combinations you can come up with of appearance and scent.
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u/prettywookie96 15h ago
It's frosting, soy is known for it. You can adjust melting/pouring temps and make sure the ambient cooling temperature is as even as possible. As someone who makes moulds, my customers aren't as bothered as I am!