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Am I cooking my wax and ruining it? I use a wax melter, not a Presto pot, but the temperature control is unreliable. It's usually about 20* hotter than I set it on, so I have to check it frequently with my thermometer. I don't use all the wax in one go, so it gets reheated more than once. Is this ruining the wax?
 
Am I cooking my wax and ruining it? I use a wax melter, not a Presto pot, but the temperature control is unreliable. It's usually about 20* hotter than I set it on, so I have to check it frequently with my thermometer. I don't use all the wax in one go, so it gets reheated more than once. Is this ruining the wax?
No, you won't ruin the wax by reheating it several times, and as long as you don't have it on the high heat for many many hours with the scent in it, you aren't going to "burn off" your scent either. I would let it cool a bit before you pour it though. The hotter it is when pouring the more shrinking will get and the deeper the relief holes you'll have to poke and repour once it cools in it's final container.
 
No, you won't ruin the wax by reheating it several times, and as long as you don't have it on the high heat for many many hours with the scent in it, you aren't going to "burn off" your scent either. I would let it cool a bit before you pour it though. The hotter it is when pouring the more shrinking will get and the deeper the relief holes you'll have to poke and repour once it cools in it's final container.
Thank you, I forgot to add that this is for melts, not candles. It's not on high for very long; I was concerned that I was messing up. It's a pain trying to get the temps just right.
 
No, you won't ruin the wax by reheating it several times, and as long as you don't have it on the high heat for many many hours with the scent in it, you aren't going to "burn off" your scent either. I would let it cool a bit before you pour it though. The hotter it is when pouring the more shrinking will get and the deeper the relief holes you'll have to poke and repour once it cools in it's final container.
That's handy to know. I'm kinda dabbling with pillar candles and paraffin had been much nicer to me than the coconut-soy blend I'm trying.
 

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