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.
Shop this recipe
Includes wicks and vessels at their supplier pack sizes.
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.
- 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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