Product Highlight: Golden Wax 494 (5715-94-02)

Golden Wax 494 is a speciality tart wax and is one of our bestselling waxes! It is designed specifically for wax tarts/melts.

This 100% natural soy wax has great characteristics including excellent scent throw, easy mould release, and exhibits vibrant colours. We have also found that the Golden Wax 494 has a beautiful smooth frost-free appearance! Above you can see an image of some wax tarts which our research and development team have made using the Golden Wax 494!

Characteristics:

Max Fragrance Load: 10%
Melting Temperature: 49-52C
Pouring Temperature: 60-70C (Many of our customers find optimum results when pouring at 60C, but this is personal preference)
Dye: Inpex SD Dye is most suitable (Mix at 1-2g dye per 100g wax, depending on the shade you wish to achieve)

Moulds:

Golden Wax 494 is a natural soy wax developed specifically for use in making tart melts. This means that mould release is very easy when using our wax tart moulds. Our research and development team also successfully made votive candles using this wax, our votive moulds, and votive wick pins. We do not recommend using this wax for pillar candles however, as it is slightly too soft for this particular type of candle.

Wicking:

For wax tarts/melts: Wicking is not applicable.
For votive candles: Our R&D team used a P2-46 candle wick in their successful votives. However, many variables can affect the performance of a candle wick. We would recommend testing a small P2 wick or the ‘Votive Wick - Soy Wax Sample Pack’ on our website. Our wick sample packs are a fantastic way to test several wicks, which may be suitable, without committing to larger amounts.

Tips & Troubleshooting:

As with all waxes, we recommend adding your fragrance oil just before pouring your candle. Adding your fragrance prior to this point may cause some fragrance to evaporate.

Always test small batches with the mould you will be using. You may find that you need to adjust your method slightly, depending on the size and shape of your mould.

If you wish to speed up your making times, you may find it useful to use the cold water bath method.

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