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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

  • 480 gCB Advanced (Coconut-Apricot Blend)
  • WickCD 10
  • Libbey 2917 Status Tumbler
  • 10.0%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

  1. 01

    Weigh the wax. CB Advanced is creamy and forgiving but rewards careful temperature control.

  2. 02

    Heat to 82°C, stirring until uniform. Avoid scorching, never exceed 90°C.

  3. 03

    Let the wax fall to 71°C, then add fragrance. Stir slowly for at least two minutes.

  4. 04

    Cool to 65°C, swirling occasionally to prevent the wax from setting on the pitcher walls.

  5. 05

    Pre-warm vessels in a 55°C oven for ten minutes. Centre the wick.

  6. 06

    Pour smoothly. CB Advanced gives a flat, creamy top with a single pour when temperatures are right.

  7. 07

    Cure for 14 days. Scent throw on this wax keeps developing past the first week.

  8. 08

    Trim to 5 mm. Allow a full melt pool on the first burn, usually two and a half hours.

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