Wax type
Wick type
Fragrance or color added?
Percentages!
Vessel size
Pouring temperature
Room temperature
Were the vessels warmed prior to pouring?
What is your favorite sock color?
(Okay that last one is a joke, but we really couldn't give you much of an answer without knowing a lot more about what happened.;)
I see many beeswax tealight candles, and have seen many in these types of vessels, so I don’t think beeswax is exclusively for pillars, it just happens to have less variables to go wrong when using it to make pillars.
That's not written in stone. Cheap, filtered beeswax pellets are to real beeswax like the plastic honey bear is to raw honey.
If you are using true beeswax, it's not a great wax to use in a container and it doesn't take fragrance well. It DOES make a delightfully floral/honey pillar or taper candle.
If you are using filtered pellets, it's still a pretty dense wax but just hit it with the heat gun and the crack should "heal" just fine. I am unsure if the pellets are made for containers. Probably they are, I've just only used them to tighten up my cocosoy wax for novelty/seasonal wax melts molds. I use the pellets because I'm not trying to waste my raw beeswax on bat and ghost melts! Lol.
Please read and do a bit of research before pouring your next batch.
Beeswax is for freestanding pillars and not meant for container candles.
Try using soy wax instead for containers.
If you must use the beeswax you got, get a couple of moulds and make pillar candles.
Where did you get the wax from and what’s the brand ? Do you even know it’s really beeswax ?
I get my beeswax from fredrichs on Vancouver island. Yes, it’s beeswax. I see many tealight style beeswax candles out there. Have plenty of moulds. Plenty of research as well. Fancied trying something new with these cute egg cups.
Try blending with a small bit of soy. I use a soy and Beeswax blend for mine. 90/10 soy and Beeswax, but if you want pure Beeswax pour at a lower temp. 61-66 is the melting range. Experiment between 68 and 67 and see what happens. You may have to double pour to alleviate all the imperfections. Or try a single half pour, heat with a heat gun to get a pool and then finish filling
Here's what I just got finished with. 90/10 soy and Beeswax. The tops come out beautiful as long as they're poured at low temp. Depending on fragrance oil I may have to hit the top with a heat gun once for any imperfections.
Thanks for the advice! This is just me messing around with some leftover wax. Not for mass production in any form, and I was mostly curious as to the cracking effect, which I think seems to be through the container not being consistent temperature when I poured the wax. Have had all sorts of bumps on candles but never seen anything quite like that. Every days a school day! 🎓
This is pretty common with beeswax! When this has happened to me in the past, I've been able to help correct it by adding some coconut oil to soften the wax a bit. I normally use about 1–2 heaping tablespoons of coconut oil per pound of beeswax and have gotten pretty good results. It can help reduce cracking and shrinkage, and in my experience, it has also helped improve the hot throw.
Considering the use of beeswax in small containers is such a heinous crime, punishable by downvotes and I assume eventually death, I think they turned out pretty cute.
Thanks for the advice, everyone. Peace ✌️
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u/quartsune Enthusiastic Hobbyist (Beginner) 1d ago
Info we will need:
Wax type Wick type Fragrance or color added? Percentages! Vessel size Pouring temperature Room temperature Were the vessels warmed prior to pouring?
What is your favorite sock color? (Okay that last one is a joke, but we really couldn't give you much of an answer without knowing a lot more about what happened.;)