FreeShip- Granulated Candle Wax Blend, Black- (Prompt rebate on orders with 3 or more FreeShip items!)

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Please note that this is labeled from the manufacturer as "black". We bought it as it was described, black. It actually looks like a dark brown. A customer alerted us to this (we were busily making labels and dispensing so we missed the color discrepancy), and we are now labeling it as "dark brown". Candles must be colored using dyes. Pigments are larger particles which get drawn up into the wick and prevent the candle from burning properly. There is no such thing as a 1 color "black" with dyes. The 3 primary colors must be combined to make a black. There must be a equillized balance of red, blue, and yellow. If it's not equal, you will get off-black colors like a reddish black, or brownish black; not really a black at all.

This is a granulated paraffin wax blend (it has additives already included) which comes in different colors. See above for a link to all colors. Also see above for granulated wax wicks. The intended purpose for these wax granules is to make candles in the easiest possible way: put a wick in an empty glass container and pour the wax granules (layered colors, if you have them, like "sand art") into the container, and that's it, your have a candle. As the candle burns it melts the wax closest to the wick.
If you want to get some neat color effects you can add multiple colors in layers. Even more creative are effect created by inserting a spoon or knife into the color layers and manipulate them, pulling them up or pushing them down. You can do spirals, you can do blobs of different colors within a single background color. With some imagination there's lots more you can do. Obviously, glass containers should be used so you can see the colors; ceramic or metal containers won't do.

It can also be melted and poured into a container (with a wick attached), again using different, layered colors, The supplier mentions heating to 165F but doesn't say whether that's the melting point or the recommended pouring point: "When melted pour into desired container." is all they say. Probably they prefer you to use it with the first method and you don't have to worry about wax temperatures. Heating to 165 to 180F will work just fine.
Here's what one supplier says:
"This product can be used in 2 ways: 1) The wax art crystals can be dispensed into a glass container and wick is placed in the center. This will produce a finished candle ready to be lit. Many people use this product much the same as "sand art". 2) Pour crystals into a double boiler and melt crystals to approximately 165 degrees. When melted pour into desired container." Note that they reverse the order of wick first, wax granules 2nd. Putting the wick in first works better, but it is possible to push a metal cored wick into the granules as a last step because the wick is stiffer. Using a pinched end drinking straw with the wick inside, and inserting it into the granules, then wiggling it around and pulling the straw out alone, leaving the wick in the wax granules, can also work with practice.
Another supplier says:
"Granulated Wax will allow you to create your own candles with ease! Using granulated wax is one of the easiest ways to make candles - no melting necessary!
Simply insert a wick into any candle-safe container and pour in the wax granules. Incorporate multiple colors to achieve a layered design. Homemade candles make great gifts - or display them proudly in your own home or office!"
And yet one more supplier:
"NO MELTING REQUIRED! Paraffin wax in granulated form, also known as 'sand wax' and 'parasand'. For use in containers, can be layered and mixed for design. This is a very quick and easy way to make great container candles. Perfect for re-filling tea-lights and votives".

The percentage of additives in paraffin for candle making is relatively low (additives increase the cost), so this is likely 90 to 95% (or more) straight paraffin. "Straight paraffin" simply means pure paraffin as it comes from the refiner, with nothing added.
Paraffin comes in different "MP"s or Melting Points. Most common are 160F, 150F, 140F, 130F, and 120F melting points. The higher the melting point the higher the molecular weight of the wax. Higher molecular weights mean higher melting points, greater density (higher weight per volume), and higher hardness (usually).

Wikipedia's article on paraffin is here: { https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin_wax }
(At the end of the article there is a list of 33 things paraffin is used for!)
"Paraffin wax is a soft white or colourless solid, derived from petroleum, coal or oil shale, that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms. It is solid at room temperature and begins to melt above approximately 99 °F. It's boiling point is > 698 °F. Common applications for paraffin wax include lubrication, electrical insulation, and candles; dyed paraffin wax can be made into crayons....
Non-dyed, unscented paraffin candles are odorless and bluish-white. Paraffin wax was first created in 1830 in Germany, and marked a major advancement in candle making technology, as it burned more cleanly and reliably than tallow candles and was cheaper to produce....
In chemistry, paraffin is used synonymously with alkane, indicating hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2. The name is derived from Latin parum ("barely") + affinis, meaning "lacking affinity" or "lacking reactivity", referring to paraffin's unreactive nature.
Paraffin wax is an excellent electrical insulator....
Paraffin wax is an excellent material for storing heat, with a [high] specific heat capacity...
Paraffin wax phase-change cooling coupled with retractable radiators was used to cool the electronics of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the manned missions to the Moon in the early 1970s.
[The] wax expands considerably when it melts and this allows its use in wax element thermostats for industrial, domestic and, particularly, automobile purposes....
In industrial applications, it is often useful to modify the crystal properties of the paraffin wax, typically by adding branching to the existing carbon backbone chain. The modification is usually done with additives....
The branched properties result in a modified paraffin with a higher viscosity, smaller crystalline structure, and modified functional properties. Pure paraffin wax is rarely used for carving original models for casting metal and other materials in the lost wax process, as it is relatively brittle at room temperature and presents the risks of chipping and breakage when worked. Soft and pliable waxes, like beeswax, may be preferred for such sculpture, but "investment casting waxes," often paraffin-based, are expressly formulated for the purpose...."
Here are a few of those 33 additional uses Wikipedia lists:
"-Wax carving
-Candle-making
-release agent
-Investment casting
-Crayons
-Sealant for jars, cans, and bottles
-Chewing gum additive
-Prevents surface oxidation of polished steel and iron
-Wax baths for beauty and therapy purposes
-Moisturiser in toiletries and cosmetics such as Vaseline.
-Component of glide wax, used on skis and snowboards
-Textile manufacturing processes, such as that used for Eisengarn thread.
-Phase change material for thermal energy storage
-Coating for many kinds of hard cheese, like Edam cheese
-Shiny coating used in candy-making; although edible, it is nondigestible, passing right through the body without being broken down
-Neutron radiation shielding
-Solid propellant for hybrid rocket motors
-Forensic investigations: the nitrate test uses paraffin wax to detect nitrates and nitrites on the hand of a shooting suspect"-

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Nov 8, 2019

Marissa Felix