Garden Bench, CB Advanced Blend
A nuanced blend candle: bright top, sweet base. Splitting the load across two oils keeps the total at 10% so the wax stays inside spec.
Ingredients
- 480 gCB Advanced (Coconut-Apricot Blend)
- WickCD 10
- 2×Libbey 2917 Status Tumbler
- 5.0%Fresh Cut Grass (Fragrance Oil)
- 5.0%Vanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)
- Pour65°C
Burn notes
Approx. 50 hours per Libbey. Grass dominates hot throw, vanilla emerges as the wax cools.
Method
- 01
Weigh the wax. CB Advanced is creamy and forgiving but rewards careful temperature control.
- 02
Heat to 82°C, stirring until uniform. Avoid scorching, never exceed 90°C.
- 03
Let the wax fall to 71°C, then add fragrance. Stir slowly for at least two minutes.
- 04
Cool to 65°C, swirling occasionally to prevent the wax from setting on the pitcher walls.
- 05
Pre-warm vessels in a 55°C oven for ten minutes. Centre the wick.
- 06
Pour smoothly. CB Advanced gives a flat, creamy top with a single pour when temperatures are right.
- 07
Cure for 14 days. Scent throw on this wax keeps developing past the first week.
- 08
Trim to 5 mm. Allow a full melt pool on the first burn, usually two and a half hours.
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