Wax Colour

[Juniper Wood]

Hello candlemakers
I have noticed some colour variation in my soy wax after melting and poruing. Ie it sets at a different colour from its pre melt colour. I am thinking this is to do with temperature but thought I would ask the esperts first!
Thanks

[girlyracer]

Hiya

That is a common trait with soy wax, whether it's coloured or plain. As to what causes it I'm not exactly sure, science was never my strong point but it could be to do with the fact that as it is veggie based, the molecules react differently as it is heated and cooled to paraffin wax.

As I said, science isn't my forte so if somebody else has the correct answer, please enlighten us :D

I just accept that it's one of those soy things.

[candles by lisa]

As Ruby says soy wax is a natural product and boy does it have a mind of it's own. Having said that if the temp is a bit on the high side you will cause the wax to discolour as the soy will burn a bit and change colour.

HTH.

Lisa

:D

[Juniper Wood]

Yes I though it might have something to do with higher temps so I was very careful to keep low and that seemed to darken it even more. Wierd!
I will try heating a batch to 2 different temps and see if I can shed some light

[JohnP]

Just checking you've got the 'right' soy-friendly dye.

I made black soy candles with normal inpex - and they came out greeny blue.

:(

[Gitto36]

Hi I've just wrote a thread saying exactly the same, I'm using soy wax and I wanted Windsor red and it looked cracking when it was poured a real bright red which I wanted now that they have cooled they are now a pale pink, I also tried using black inpex dye and my end result was grey, very strange, maybe my temp is also to high I will test again at a cooler temp and see what happens.
Teresa x