Coconut Soy Luxury Wax | EC-26 (Calwax)
Makers Notes:
- Made from 50/50 blended coconut and soy waxes, and a minuscule amount of FDA food-grade paraffin for body and stability.
- Gluten free, toxin free, parabens free, and phthalates free.
- Cruelty free
- Easy to use, single-pour wax, SMOOTH TOPS - no heat gun required.
- Creamy white color.
- Even, slow burn with great glass adhesion.
- Amazing hot & cold throw.
- No sinkholes.
- Handles 8-12% fragrance load, although we've found 8-10% to be the best.
- Per Calwax, weights will vary per slab, and there can be up to a +/- 3% variance.
Description:
A complex blend of soy & coconut wax (the best of both worlds) designed to give a creamy white appearance! It has excellent fragrance throw (both warm and cold), exhibits an even-ness of burn and wax consumption, and gives good container adhesion for candles. This is a single pour wax with smooth tops.
Our USA made Coconut Soy EC 26 wax is gluten-free, toxin-free, paraben-free, and phthalate-free. The entire blend utilizes only FDA-approved waxes. This wax can easily handle an 8 - 12% fragrance load.
| Melting Point: | 125° - 135°F |
| Average Pouring Temperature: | 190° - 210°F |
| Curing: | We recommend a 1-2 week cure time to maximize hot and cold throw. |
| Recommended Wicks: | We recommend CDN, Premier, LX, Zinc, HPSP, and Aroma Lite wicks. |
Please note: When shipping during warmer temperatures, the wax may soften or melt slightly. This will not affect the wax quality.
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How to Use
- Prepare vessels first, or prepare while wax is heating up. ie wick vessels and secure with wick centering bars before pouring in hot wax.
- Cut wax into smaller chunks. Coco Soy wax is a soft enough wax where you can use a butter knife to score it and break it into smaller pieces.
- Heat to 200 - 220°F degrees, remove from the heat source, add fragrance oil and dye, blend for 15-30 seconds and pour immediately.
- For consistently smooth results, it is recommended to pour hot at around 190°F.
- For thick glass and or cooler room temperatures below 65°F, pre-heating the glass is recommended. For example, you can either place jars in the oven on the lowest setting, or use a heat gun to preheat jars.
- For smoother top surfaces (ie granite), it is recommended to heat lamp the surface after candle has set up or place candle on a raised cooling rack.
- The maximum fragrance load is 8-12%, but higher fragrance loads should be tested per fragrance. Personally, I use 8-9% fragrance load.
- We recommend allowing a 1-2 week cure time to maximize the cold and hot throw.
How do you calculate the amount of fragrance oil to use?
First, you need to know what percentage of fragrance oil you want to use. The average usage is 6%.
Here is a basic formula:
(oz of wax using) x (% of fragrance oil you want to use) = (oz of fragrance oil needed)
For example, let's say you are using two pounds of wax and want to use 6% fragrance oil.
First, you'll need to calculate the number of ounces of wax you have:
2 x 16 (number of oz in 1 pound) = 32oz
Plug these numbers into your formula:
32 x 6% = 1.92oz
You can round up to 2oz for easy measuring on your scale.
Below, I created an easy fragrance load calculator where it will calculate the amount of fragrance oil needed in both ounces and grams.
Angie's Wick Testing Results for Coconut Soy / EC26 Wax - read blog posts
I'm hoping that this will be helpful to some when narrowing down which wicks to use. Feel free to adjust based on your wax/vessel/fragrance oil combo. I tested a vessel that's 3-1/8" inner diameter at the top, so if yours is smaller, you will want to wick down. It's best to test a couple wick sizes to see what's best for your combo ie fragrance load, etc! Feel free to reach out to me anytime if you have any questions at all. I'm here to help.
| Wicks | Vessel Diameter | Fragrance Load | Results |
| LX Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | LX 14 & 16 |
| Zinc Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | 51-32-18 |
| Premier Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | 750 |
| Aroma Lite Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | AL 120 |
| ECO Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | ECO 10 or 12 depending on FO |
| CDN Wicks |
3-1/8" |
9% | CDN 7 or 8 depending on FO |
| HTP Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | HTP 104 |
| CD Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | Retesting |
| HPSP Wicks | 3-1/8" | 9% | HPSP 272 |
| Wood Wicks - SINGLE | 3-1/8" | 9% | Use Boosters |
| Wood Wicks - BOOSTER | 3-1/8" | 9% | .03/.375" |
General Wick Guide
WICKING TIP: Coconut blended waxes are different than regular soy wax. There won't be a full melt pool until you get about half way down the jar. 100% soy has a "memory" and will tunnel, however, coconut blended waxes don't as much. Initially, there will be some "hang up" on the sides of the jar but as the wick burns, the sides of the jar heat up, and melt the rest of the wax. The important thing to keep an eye on when wick testing is to make sure the jar doesn't get too hot to the touch, there's no soot starting to form along the rim of the vessel, and ideally, the temperature of the melt pool should be between 140 - 160 F.
| Vessel Size (Inner Diameter) | Coco Soy EC 26 Wax |
| 2.0" - 2.50" |
CD 2, 3, 4 CDN 2, 3, 4 ECO 1, 2 HPSP 27, 30, 33, 36 HTP 31, 41 LX 8, 10 Premier 720 Zinc 34-40, 36-24-24 WOOD Crackle Booster .03/.5, Whisper Booster .03/.5, Crackle .03 Booster Sample Pack |
| 2.50" - 2.75" |
CD 4, 5, 6 CDN 4, 5, 6 ECO 1, 2, 4 HPSP 36, 39, 42 HTP 41, 52, 62, 72, 73 LX 12, 14 Premier 725, 730, 735 Zinc 36-24-24, 44-20-18, 44-24-18, 44-28-18 WOOD Crackling Booster .03/.625, Whisper Booster .03/.625, Crackle .03 Booster Sample Pack |
| 2.75" - 3" |
CD 7, 8, 9 CDN 7, 8 ECO 2, 4 HPSP 45, 48, 51, 54, 57 HTP 52, 62, 72, 73 LX 14, 16 Premier 735, 740, 745 Zinc 44-24-18, 44-28-18, 44-32-18, 51-32-18 WOOD Crackling Booster .03/.625, Whisper Booster .03/.625, Crackle .03 Booster Sample Pack |
| 3" - 3.50" |
CD 8, 9, 10, 12 DOUBLE 2, 3, 4 |
| 3.50" - 4.50" |
CD 12, 14, 16 DOUBLE 3, 4, 5 CDN 12, 14, 16 DOUBLE 3, 4, 5 ECO 10, 12, 14 DOUBLE 1, 2 HPSP 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66 DOUBLE 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39 HTP 104, 105, 126 DOUBLE 52, 62, 72, 73 LX 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 DOUBLE 8, 10, 12 Premier 770, 775, 777, 780, 785, 790, 793, 795, 798, 799 DOUBLE 720, 725, 730, 735, 740, 745 WOOD Crackle Booster .03/.75 or Whisper .03/.75 Zinc 60-44-18, 62-52-18 DOUBLE 36-24-24, 44-20-18, 44-24-18, 44-28-18, 44-32-18 WOOD Crackle Booster .03/.75, Whisper Booster .03/.75, Crackle .03 Booster Sample Pack |
how to use
step 1
Prepare vessels first, or prepare while wax is heating up. ie wick vessels and secure with wick centering bars before pouring in hot wax.
How To use
step 2
Heat to 210-220°F degrees, remove from the heat source, add fragrance oil and stir for 15-30 seconds. If you're adding dye, add dye and stir for an additional 15-30 seconds until fully blended. It is recommended to pour hot at around 190°F.
how to use
step 3
For thick glass and or cooler room temperatures below 65°F, pre-heating the glass is recommended. For smoother top surfaces (ie granite), it is recommended to set up and place candle on a raised cooling rack and allow to cure.
how to use
Step 4
The maximum fragrance load is 8-12%, but higher fragrance loads should be tested per fragrance. Personally, I use 8-9% fragrance load. Allow 1-2 weeks to fully cure for maximum cold and hot throw.