I heard you say, 'I was in some kind of pursuit of greatness and perfection which simply didn't exist.' That perfectly describes where I was, listening to other soy candle makers. I’ve also tested their candles, and to be honest, they weren’t anything special. In your candle, I found the strength I was looking for. It’s time to change direction and look for reality instead of in the beautiful words of a deceiving world. Thank you for having the courage to be authentic. Now, I’m following your line of thinking and will be searching for the wax you mentioned.
Thanks! Yeah that's it I was trying to make the best smelling, best looking candle possible and it simply isn't possible! Just have to find a wax that you're happy with and works for you... Various waxes work great, just depends what you want from them. I even had a consultation with Wade from black tie barn and he said 90% of his candles are parasoy they just work more consistently and I'd say most of the market is. Not to say you can't do well with soy candles, you can make some really good ones for sure. Good luck!
I guess the main issue people have with paraffin comes down to why people try to avoid oil in general. Unlike vegetable waxes, it's not a renewable resource and will get harder and harder to obtain with increasing environmental impacts the more desperate the world gets to extract the last remaining drops from the earth. The description of paraffin is also a bit misleading, both in a pro and con way: Paraffin is extracted from paraffin slack, which is a by product of oil refinement. So we basically get that for free for the foreseeable future because we'll refine oil anyway (that's a big pro for paraffin). However to extract the paraffin from paraffin slack, it needs to be crystalized and solved to split its components. This requires solvents like acetone and afterwards another refinement process to remove odors and colors which uses another heap of chemicals. After all of that, the same hydrogenation process as with soy is performed to fully saturate the paraffin oil and turn it into a solid. The article mentioned hydrogen being used for that but you actually also need a catalyst like nickel. Hydrogenation is required for ALL vegetable and mineral waxes. The only exception is bees wax. Also soy has the issue that 80% is herbicide resistant GMO and monopolized by monsanto/bayer and than you have the whole deforestation discussion which also applies to all the plant based waxes with coconut being the "worst" offender. So it's kinda a pick your poison thing... they all aren't great with bees wax probably being the least "bad" but thats not vegan...
Wow! Such an in depth response, thanks for that. You definitely know your stuff! I agree, it's kinda pick your poison. Yes that's also the thing I missed paraffin isn't renewable... Yeah I also didn't mention the deforestation thing because that's mad as well, the amount soy bean farms and like you mentioned coconut... Thanks for the insight into the bits I missed that were way over my head. Interesting to know how it all works in more detail. Take Care :)
Really helpful video! I use a blend of mineral/rapseed with soy so it's not much paraffin but it holds fragrance well and makes it burn smooth. Honestly nobody has even mentioned anything they just say how amazing they smell so who cares! There are plenty of "100% clean organic soy non-toxic" brands out there! Which is funny because who would sell toxic candles 😆
I've watched a lot of your videos on testing wax's, very thorough thank you for sharing! I use to use 464, then moved to SCX for containers, both hard to get now! This video on paraffin is very interesting, I am actually allergic to paraffin so I want to continue down the soy or soy / coconut route. What two are your favourites? Have you tried EU 464? Do you think ecosoy advanced is better than 464? Do you think SCX is worth waiting for and is better than C6? I don't mind spending more for more reliability.
Thank you for the comment. Yes scx is consantly in and out of stock its a pain! C6 I think is being discontinued in the U.K which is also annoying as it's pretty good. Eco soy advanced was really good, but I felt it burnt too quickly and didn't provide enough value, that's why I liked scx a really slow burn. Haven't tried eu 464 actually planning on doing a few new candle wax reviews and that's here waiting. I'm in the process of making a video on m12 ultimate soy wax from luxurycandlesupplies - which has performed really well, glass adhesion not so great. They also do an A05 cocosoy blend which looks good too, so I'd give them a go ;)
I'm a beginner, just for hobby, using soy because its easy to clean up... just for the first time used a parafin blend for wax melts.... and used such a small amoung it was easy enough to clean up too. I use Candle Shack for supplies and always get a good hot and cold throw, might not aesthetically be what you would buy. ..
Thanks for the comment, yes I use candle shack a lot too. The soy wax paraffin blend they do for wax melts is great, best of both worlds! I agree soy wax is a bit easier to clean up, it does depend on the wax... I've had some really greasy parasoy blends too! Good luck with your hobby candles!
Hi Jason I think I am gonna try the paraffin soy mixture again I've been using the coconut rapeseed which I love but it's not great with the scent through and it's got a low melting point so not good for hot countries 😅 I appreciate you sharing your story..❤
Sounds great! Yeh keep trying some stuff, see what you like. I tried a few parasoys before one was just weird and greasy and a few burnt a bit weird. It's worth trying to find one that sets quite hard and then play around with wicks, because wicking paraffin seems to be entirely different to soy.
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Thank you! From the US! Love watching your content
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I heard you say, 'I was in some kind of pursuit of greatness and perfection which simply didn't exist.' That perfectly describes where I was, listening to other soy candle makers. I’ve also tested their candles, and to be honest, they weren’t anything special. In your candle, I found the strength I was looking for. It’s time to change direction and look for reality instead of in the beautiful words of a deceiving world. Thank you for having the courage to be authentic. Now, I’m following your line of thinking and will be searching for the wax you mentioned.
Thanks! Yeah that's it I was trying to make the best smelling, best looking candle possible and it simply isn't possible! Just have to find a wax that you're happy with and works for you... Various waxes work great, just depends what you want from them. I even had a consultation with Wade from black tie barn and he said 90% of his candles are parasoy they just work more consistently and I'd say most of the market is. Not to say you can't do well with soy candles, you can make some really good ones for sure.
Good luck!
@@suffolk.candles I hope you’ll make another video someday showing how you create candles now after your whole transformation.
I guess the main issue people have with paraffin comes down to why people try to avoid oil in general. Unlike vegetable waxes, it's not a renewable resource and will get harder and harder to obtain with increasing environmental impacts the more desperate the world gets to extract the last remaining drops from the earth.
The description of paraffin is also a bit misleading, both in a pro and con way: Paraffin is extracted from paraffin slack, which is a by product of oil refinement. So we basically get that for free for the foreseeable future because we'll refine oil anyway (that's a big pro for paraffin). However to extract the paraffin from paraffin slack, it needs to be crystalized and solved to split its components. This requires solvents like acetone and afterwards another refinement process to remove odors and colors which uses another heap of chemicals. After all of that, the same hydrogenation process as with soy is performed to fully saturate the paraffin oil and turn it into a solid. The article mentioned hydrogen being used for that but you actually also need a catalyst like nickel. Hydrogenation is required for ALL vegetable and mineral waxes. The only exception is bees wax. Also soy has the issue that 80% is herbicide resistant GMO and monopolized by monsanto/bayer and than you have the whole deforestation discussion which also applies to all the plant based waxes with coconut being the "worst" offender.
So it's kinda a pick your poison thing... they all aren't great with bees wax probably being the least "bad" but thats not vegan...
Wow! Such an in depth response, thanks for that. You definitely know your stuff! I agree, it's kinda pick your poison. Yes that's also the thing I missed paraffin isn't renewable... Yeah I also didn't mention the deforestation thing because that's mad as well, the amount soy bean farms and like you mentioned coconut...
Thanks for the insight into the bits I missed that were way over my head. Interesting to know how it all works in more detail.
Take Care :)
Really helpful video! I use a blend of mineral/rapseed with soy so it's not much paraffin but it holds fragrance well and makes it burn smooth. Honestly nobody has even mentioned anything they just say how amazing they smell so who cares! There are plenty of "100% clean organic soy non-toxic" brands out there! Which is funny because who would sell toxic candles 😆
Thanks for sharing! Yeah I think mostly people just want a good smelling candle they're not that bothered about the wax, you do get some however!
I've watched a lot of your videos on testing wax's, very thorough thank you for sharing! I use to use 464, then moved to SCX for containers, both hard to get now! This video on paraffin is very interesting, I am actually allergic to paraffin so I want to continue down the soy or soy / coconut route. What two are your favourites? Have you tried EU 464? Do you think ecosoy advanced is better than 464? Do you think SCX is worth waiting for and is better than C6? I don't mind spending more for more reliability.
Thank you for the comment. Yes scx is consantly in and out of stock its a pain! C6 I think is being discontinued in the U.K which is also annoying as it's pretty good. Eco soy advanced was really good, but I felt it burnt too quickly and didn't provide enough value, that's why I liked scx a really slow burn. Haven't tried eu 464 actually planning on doing a few new candle wax reviews and that's here waiting. I'm in the process of making a video on m12 ultimate soy wax from luxurycandlesupplies - which has performed really well, glass adhesion not so great. They also do an A05 cocosoy blend which looks good too, so I'd give them a go ;)
@@suffolk.candles Thank you for your reply! Ill keep an eye out for your next wax review
I'm a beginner, just for hobby, using soy because its easy to clean up... just for the first time used a parafin blend for wax melts.... and used such a small amoung it was easy enough to clean up too. I use Candle Shack for supplies and always get a good hot and cold throw, might not aesthetically be what you would buy. ..
Thanks for the comment, yes I use candle shack a lot too. The soy wax paraffin blend they do for wax melts is great, best of both worlds! I agree soy wax is a bit easier to clean up, it does depend on the wax... I've had some really greasy parasoy blends too! Good luck with your hobby candles!
@@suffolk.candles Soy paraffin blend percentage!?
Hi Jason I think I am gonna try the paraffin soy mixture again I've been using the coconut rapeseed which I love but it's not great with the scent through and it's got a low melting point so not good for hot countries 😅 I appreciate you sharing your story..❤
Sounds great! Yeh keep trying some stuff, see what you like. I tried a few parasoys before one was just weird and greasy and a few burnt a bit weird. It's worth trying to find one that sets quite hard and then play around with wicks, because wicking paraffin seems to be entirely different to soy.
@@suffolk.candles thank you for your advice 😊