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Hello,

I've made some beeswax votives and have been testing a lot. Just made 6 last night that turned out really well except there are some barely there hairline cracks on two of them. What temperature should I be pouring beeswax at?

It sounds more like the candles cooled too fast. The wax needs to cool off slowly so it doesn't crack.

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Irena
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Beeswax needs to be just melted, you don't need to bring it to a high temperature. I pour as soon as its melted, unless I'm adding FO's, then I stir in the Fo and pour. I pour in my basement, so my votives always crack because it's cooler, but I just do a second pour before the wax pulls away from the sides of the votive mold.

Thanks for the tips. Yes, I also make mine in my basement as well and will try just melting it. I'm thinking my temperature of melted wax is too high.