KeraSoy 4130 Vanilla Tealight Batch
KeraSoy 4130 is engineered as a pillar/tealight wax. Used in a wide-base tin it gives a clean release if the customer wants to lift the puck out. Lower fragrance load than container soy.
Ingredients
- 101 g(101 g × 1)Kerax KeraSoy 4130 Pillar
- WickECO 10
- 1×4 oz Seamless Travel Tin
- 8.0%(8 g)Vanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)
- Pour74°C
Burn notes
Approx. 20 hours per tin. Burn on a heat-safe plate.
Compatibility notes
- Pour temp 74°C is 1°C below Kerax KeraSoy 4130 Pillar's minimum (75°C). Pouring below the wax's published range (75–85°C) causes premature setting on the vessel walls, frosting, sinkholes, poor glass adhesion (wet spots), and uneven scent distribution. If a fragrance flash point forces you below this minimum, the safer fix is to swap to a wax with a lower pour range or to a higher-flash-point fragrance, not to pour cold.
- Kerax KeraSoy 4130 Pillar is a pillar/tealight wax, not a container wax. Container waxes are formulated to adhere to glass; pillar waxes are hardened to release from moulds. Swapping them causes wet spots, cracking, or stuck pillars.
- 4 oz Seamless Travel Tin conducts heat — surface can exceed 60 °C. Always burn on a trivet or coaster. Never hold the vessel while lit. Warn customers on the burn-instruction label.
Method
- 01
Weigh wax to the gram. Pillars and votives have no vessel forgiveness; over-pours show.
- 02
Melt to 85°C with stearic acid added at 5% of wax weight if you want a harder, brighter pillar.
- 03
Stir in fragrance once the wax has cooled to 79°C.
- 04
Cool to 74°C while you prepare the mould: pre-warm to 40°C, thread the wick, seal the base with mould sealant.
- 05
Pour into the mould in one steady stream, leaving a thumb-width reserve in the pitcher.
- 06
As the candle cools, a sinkhole forms around the wick. Poke relief holes and top up with reserved wax at the original pour temperature.
- 07
Let the pillar cure 48 hours before unmoulding. Trim the wick and base flat.
- 08
Cure a further three days before burning. Burn on a heatproof plate, never unattended.
Shop this recipe
Includes wicks and vessels at their supplier pack sizes.
What you'll need
Switch units in the header- WaxKerax KeraSoy 4130 Pillar1×101 g=101 g
- WickECO 101×1 wick=1 wick
- Vessel4 oz Seamless Travel Tin1×1 vessel=1 vessel
- FragranceVanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)1×8 g=8 g
You'll buy: 1 wax bag, 1 wick pack, 1 vessel case, 1 fragrance bottle. Totals above include every pack at its supplier price.
- WaxKerax KeraSoy 4130 PillarBulk pack101 g for 1 candle1× 22.7 kgBuy: 1 × 22.7 kg (22.7 kg, 22.6 kg leftover)Enough for ~224 candles.$95.00$0.42 used
- WickECO 101 wick1× 100 ctBuy: 1 × 100 ct (100 wicks, 99 leftover)$14.50$0.14 used
- Vessel4 oz Seamless Travel Tin1 vessel1× 1 ctBuy: 1 × 1 ct (1 vessel)$1.21
- FragranceVanilla Bean (Fragrance Oil)Bulk pack8 g (8.0%)1× 454 gBuy: 1 × 454 g (454 g, 446 g leftover)Enough for ~56 candles.$27.00$0.48 used
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