CB Advanced Vanilla, Libbey Luxe
CB Advanced is what high-end brands pour. It accepts fragrance up to 12% but vanilla shines at 10%, with the wax's natural creamy backbone doing the rest.
Ingredients
- 216 g(216 g × 1)CB Advanced (Coconut-Apricot Blend)
- WickCD 10
- 1×Libbey 2917 Status Tumbler
- 10.0%(22 g)Vanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)
- 0.08%UV Inhibitor
- Pour65°C
Burn notes
Approx. 50 hours per Libbey. Throw is detectable across an open-plan room by week two.
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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Includes wicks and vessels at their supplier pack sizes.
Shop this recipe
Includes wicks and vessels at their supplier pack sizes.
What you'll need5 items
What you'll need
Switch units in the header- WaxCB Advanced (Coconut-Apricot Blend)1×216 g=216 g
- WickCD 101×1 wick=1 wick
- VesselLibbey 2917 Status Tumbler1×1 vessel=1 vessel
- FragranceVanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)1×22 g=22 g
- AdditiveUV Inhibitor1×0 g=0 g
You'll buy: 1 wax bag, 1 wick pack, 1 vessel case, 1 fragrance bottle, 1 additive pack. Totals above include every pack at its supplier price.
Line-by-line breakdown5 lines
- WaxCB Advanced (Coconut-Apricot Blend)Bulk pack216 g for 1 candle1× 1 kgBuy: 1 × 1 kg (1 kg, 784 g leftover)Enough for ~4 candles.$9.50$2.05 used
- WickCD 101 wick1× 100 ctBuy: 1 × 100 ct (100 wicks, 99 leftover)$14.50$0.14 used
- VesselLibbey 2917 Status Tumbler1 vessel1× 1 ctBuy: 1 × 1 ct (1 vessel)$2.48
- FragranceVanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)Bulk pack22 g (10.0%)1× 454 gBuy: 1 × 454 g (454 g, 432 g leftover)Enough for ~21 candles.$27.00$1.28 used
- AdditiveUV InhibitorBulk pack0.2 g (0.08%)1× 1 kgBuy: 1 × 1 kg (1 kg, 1000 g leftover)$31.75$0.01 used
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