P-100 Soy Wax Review-How Well Does It Work For Votives, Melts and Pillar Candles?

September 12, 2017

When I started making soy votive candles in 2009, I used the soy votive blend from Candlesoylutions.com.  It was made by a company called Enchanted Lites. In 2013, Enchanted Lites went out of business and another company took over their waxes, except the votive blend. I had always had good results with the EL votive wax, so I was pretty disappointed when I found out. I was, however, able to test out a couple different soy votive/pillar waxes thanks to Candlesoylutions providing me with some samples, as they were going to have to find something to replace the EL wax. The only one that tested excellent at the time was the Ecosoya PB (pillar blend), but that was the most expensive option. And then, they got their hands on a votive wax blend called P-100 soy wax . I was able to get a sample of that as well and it is excellent!  Even better than the Enchanted Lites votive blend in my opinion.

 

The instructions say to pour hot, like I normally do with a soy votive/pillar blend wax, to get a shiny smooth look. The instructions also say to pour a bit cooler to get sort of a “mottled” look. When I poured at the normal high temp of around 170 degrees, my votives turned out beautiful. I also tried the lower temp to see what they meant by a “mottled” look, and it’s basically just that they look frosted, but not really in a nice way, so I wouldn’t recommend pouring at the lower temp. Of course you can try it for yourself and see what you think 

You can also use this wax for soy pillar candles as well. I’ve made several pillar candles with it and they’ve turned out great. For a 3×3.5 inch pillar I use Eco 14 wick from an unwaxed spool and so far they always burn excellent (provided I don’t let them burn too long lol).  The price is also less than the Ecosoya PB, so that’s a plus.

Overall, I definitely recommend the P-100 soy votive/pillar blend

Below are some pictures of the votives, melts and pillars I’ve made with the P-100 soy wax.

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