Cargill NatureWax C3 is a soy wax in flakes and one of the most widely used by professional makers of container candles. Once poured it gives a smooth, even surface that clings to the sides, and a clean burn.
The flakes are easy to weigh and melt, and the wax is versatile: it works for jar candles, votives, tealights and tarts. It performs best with 6% fragrance, up to 9% with more delicate scents. The pouring temperature adapts to the room you work in: you will find the full table in the technical data sheet.
Available in 1 and 5 kg packs, in 22.68 kg cartons and on 907 kg pallets, for larger-scale producers.
Technical data sheet · Cargill
NatureWax C3
Soy wax flakes for container candles, votives and tarts
For containers
100% soyEasy-to-measure flakesAbove 9% fragrance only with additives
Valori chiave
Fragrance6%up to 9% with weak scents
Pouring68–77 °Cwith room at 21–27 °C
Melting71–93 °Cstir often
Drop point53 °Ctypical · 51–55 °C (AOCS)
First burnafter 12 hfull crystallization
Maximum temperature93 °Cabove this it yellows
Storage: 10–20 °C, 18 monthsOver 9 cm in diameter: consider 2 wicksFormat: flakes
Le temperature in un colpo d'occhio
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53 °C drop point
68–77 °C pouring
93 °C non superare
The pouring temperature depends on the room: 76–82 °C if the room is at 16–21 °C, 71–77 °C at 21–27 °C, 63–68 °C above 27 °C.
Calcola cera e fragranza
Cera–
Fragranza–
Totale candela–
Oltre il 9% la fragranza può trasudare: il produttore non lo consiglia.
Stima con densità 0,9 g/ml e contenitore riempito al 90%. La percentuale è calcolata sul peso della cera.
Highlights
•Surface: smooth and even, clinging to the sides.
•Burn: clean.
•Versatile: containers, votives, tealights and tarts.
•Format: flakes easy to weigh and melt.
How to work with it
1Melt at 71–93 °C, stirring often; never above 93 °C.
2Scent once the wax is fully melted: 6%, up to 9% with weak scents.
3Prepare containers at room temperature or slightly above.
4Cool to 49–74 °C before pouring: reduces cracks and discoloration.
5Pour at the temperature shown for your room.
6Wait jars 5 cm apart, at least 12 h before lighting.
Troubleshooting
!Separating from the glass: preheat the container and cool more slowly.
!Uneven surface or cracks: cooling too fast; stable room and pour adjusted in steps of 5 °C.
!Tunneling: larger wick; first burn out to the edge.
!Soot or mushrooming on the wick: smaller wick, trimmed to 6 mm.
Documents and safety
•CLP label: the wax alone carries no pictograms; the scented candle does, depending on the fragrance. Use the CLP label generator.
•Storage: cool, dry place, away from heat and direct light.