I measured and melted everything as normal - soy wax takes much less time to melt in the pan, so this was good for me as I'm pretty impatient as a human being.
It did, however, seem to take much longer to set than the other stuff I bought (it must have been some kind of paraffin wax from Hobbycraft but it didn't say on it so I couldn't really comment). I countered this by putting it in the fridge for around 20-25 minutes, which helped a lot with the cooling / setting process.
When melted, soy wax has a very unfortunate colour (I had also added lemon juice and bergamot essential oil to my mixture as I was aiming to make an Earl Grey candle).
Unfortunate-looking melted soy wax ...
Even though I was only making this for myself, I was still a little disappointed at the colour of it. Because it was also taking a long time to set, I was worrying that I had messed with the consistency of the mixture by adding lemon juice, and that it might not set for a long time.
However ... When it cooled it came out a lovely off-white colour like I had imagined in my head!
Yay! It looks nice!
I added some loose Earl Grey tea leaves to decorate the candle - this actually has a nice crackling effect as it burns.
Soy wax Earl Grey candle - decorated with tea leaves.
As for the scent - I used the juice of half a lemon in my soy wax mixture (as Earl Grey is often served with a lemon) and the bergamot essential oil provides the rest of the tea-like scent. The tea leaves on top provide a subtle smell of Earl Grey and also look quite nice against the white candle.
So far, the burn on the soy candle isn't too bad but I need to keep an eye on this for my own knowledge. I don't think I've ever had a soy candle before so this is all new to me.
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