| Different Types of Candle Wax | | | | approximately 140 degrees. It usually comes in flake |
| With the various types of candle wax on the market | | | | form. It can be used straight or as an additive to |
| today, it is hard to determine just which candle wax | | | | other natural or synthetic waxes. The natural |
| will suit your candle making projects the best. | | | | characteristics of a candle made from palm wax is |
| Widely used candle waxes are: | | | | the beautiful crystal effect that it produces. |
| Natural-Vegetable Based | | | | Pillars made from Palm Wax naturally tunnel giving |
| Bayberry | | | | your candle a beautiful hurricane effect. |
| Bayberry, also known as Myrtle Wax or Candle Berry | | | | Soy |
| is a rare, expensive natural wax made from Bayberry | | | | Soy wax, also commonly called, Soybean wax is a |
| shrubs. The wax is made by boiling berries from the | | | | renewable and environmentally preferable alternative |
| shrubs. The wax then floats to the top and is | | | | to paraffin wax. Soy wax is considered a safe and |
| collected and processed for making candles. Bayberry | | | | non toxic vegetable candle wax. Some of the great |
| wax has a natural greenish color and a fresh scent to | | | | characteristics of Soy wax is that it can easily be |
| it. With a melt point of 118 degrees, this wax is very | | | | removed from glass, tin, and other material for |
| hard and brittle. | | | | efficient recycling and easy clean up. |
| Candles that are made from Bayberry wax are most | | | | The eco movement has made Soy wax candles one |
| commonly known as the Christmas Candle. Tradition | | | | of the most sought after candles on the market |
| is, a candle made from Bayberry wax that is burnt all | | | | today. |
| the way to the socket, will bring "food to the larder | | | | Paraffin Based Waxes |
| and gold to the pockets". | | | | Gel |
| BeesWax | | | | Gel Wax is a polymer type wax that produces |
| Beeswax has its own unique fragrance to it. Used | | | | beautiful clear container candles. |
| without fragrance, studies have shown that beeswax | | | | Granule |
| actually helps to purify the air. Beeswax can be | | | | Granular Wax is a paraffin based particle wax. Used |
| naturally filtered which results in natural white or | | | | to make candle art just like sand art and is easy to |
| yellow beeswax. Naturally filtered beeswax is filtered | | | | use with children. |
| without using chemicals. White beeswax is highly | | | | Jelly Candle Wax |
| refined by the Dilco Refining process, a well trusted | | | | Jelly Wax is a premade wax that comes in a tube. |
| method of naturally filtering & bleaching the beeswax. | | | | Like Granule wax, it is generally used for craft making |
| Not all beeswax suppliers naturally filter their wax. It | | | | with children. |
| is important to know if your wax is chemically | | | | Microcrystalline Wax Type I |
| bleached. Beeswax has a melt point of approximately | | | | Microcrystalline wax is used to help harden other |
| 146 degrees. | | | | candle waxes such as paraffin. Due to it's durability, |
| Pure beeswax is known to burn longer and cleaner | | | | Microcrystalline is becoming a popular candle wax |
| with minimal dripping. Candles made from Beeswax | | | | used by itself. Fragrance load within Microcrystalline is |
| are considered a very high quality, expensive candle. | | | | higher than most waxes due to it's ability to bind with |
| Candelilla | | | | oil, which allow for a highly fragranced candle |
| Candelilla wax is a vegetable wax found in great | | | | NOTE: This is an additive most generally used to add |
| quantities in Northwestern Mexico. Candelilla is | | | | rigidity to taper candles, help wax adhere to the walls |
| extracted from the scrub called, Euphorbia Cerifera. | | | | of a container, and reduce or eliminate mottling in |
| Like Bayberry, the wax is made by boiling the shrub, | | | | pillars. Mottling can be a beautiful visual effect for |
| and skimming off the resultant wax. The raw material | | | | candles giving you a one of a kind finished product. |
| is then refined to a light yellow color.. | | | | Paraffin |
| Carnauba | | | | Paraffin Wax is a refined petroleum based product. |
| Carnauba is a vegetable wax grown only in Brazil and | | | | Paraffin Beeswax Blend |
| comes from the leaves of the Brazilian "tree of life". | | | | This Paraffin blend usually consists of 50 percent |
| Carnauba palm grows in the northern and | | | | paraffin and 50 percent Beeswax. |
| northeastern part of Brazil where the soil is dark and | | | | Paraffin Soy Blend |
| fertile. Quality and color vary with the age of the | | | | As with the Pariffin Beeswax blend, Paraffin Soy is |
| leaves, with the younger leaves providing the prime | | | | also blended with a 50 percent pariffin and 50 |
| yellow color, and the older leaves provide the darker | | | | percent Soy. |
| color. | | | | There are many types of candle wax on the market |
| Palm | | | | today. Each has its own characteristics and |
| Palm Wax is 100% natural wax made from the oil of | | | | performance. The use of a particular candle wax is a |
| Palm Trees. It is a hard wax with a melt point of | | | | choice that is individual to the candle maker. |