What kind of wax do you usually prefer to work with?

[Genny]

Do you still need insurance if you only make melts and wickless? I am in the same boat....

If you sell anything (soap, candles, melts, clothes, toys, etc.) you really should get insurance. It's not only to help you if something happens and someone gets harmed, but it goes to help pay for that injured customers medical bills if they get hurt.

Also, I'd check to make sure that making candles/melts won't affect your homeowners insurance.

 

[Candybee]

I started out making paraffin container candles. Then switched to soy. Then parasoy. Then I tried container palm and was hooked. Best of paraffin and soy put together in one wax. Throws like the dickens, develops gorgeous crystal patterns, and the jars are soot free even to the end of the jar.

 

[Marya]

I like paraffin best but not so much because I prefer the wax so much as I think making pillar candles is a lot more fun (and allows a lot more creativity) than container wax. And waxes that work well in containers don't usually work well in molds. Yes you can blend some but generally speaking, it's paraffin that makes traditional big beautiful candles of a large variety of colors.

For health reasons, I wish it didn't have to be paraffin! But hey - better than whale oil!

 

[redhead1226]

I only make wax melts of which I use KY para-soy from Natures Garden. I do not know about others but I like the way these pour and smell. I have a friend that uses Eco-soy and likes it too.

 

[lyschelw]

Paraffin-My favorite candles are pillars and so far none of the soy waxes work the way that I want them to when making pillars.

 

[zanzalawi]

i use soy in my candles and beeswax in salves. i have a recipe i've been meaning to try with beeswax in CP