Premium Gel Wax

Create beautifully clear and distinctive container candles with our Premium Gel Wax, developed specifically for gel candle making and offering a great balance of performance, versatility and value.

Its transparent appearance makes it ideal for creating eye-catching container candles where colour and the container itself can become part of the finished design.

Premium Gel Wax is suitable for use with non-polar fragrance oils at a recommended 5–8% fragrance level, as well as oil-soluble candle colour, giving you plenty of flexibility when developing your own gel candle creations. No additional additives are required other than your chosen fragrance and colour.

With a specified softening point of 65–75°C, Premium Gel Wax is our reliable everyday option for makers looking for excellent value alongside practical fragrance guidance.

Whether you’re experimenting with gel wax for the first time or adding gel candles to an existing product range, Premium Gel Wax provides a versatile starting point for your creations.

Key Features

• Developed specifically for clear container candles
• Transparent gel appearance
• Recommended 5–8% non-polar fragrance level
• Suitable for oil-soluble candle colour
• Softening point: 65–75°C
• No additional additives required other than fragrance and colour
• Vegan-friendly
• Biodegradable
• Great-value option for everyday gel candle making

Choosing the Right Gel Wax

Looking for a firmer, more specialist gel wax? DW225 Premium Jelly Wax is our specialist-grade alternative, with a higher 75–80°C softening point and a mineral oil and thermoplastic elastomer formulation.

It’s a great option for experienced makers and those looking for a firmer gel wax with a distinct professional-grade specification.

Adding Fragrance

Our Gel Wax will hold up to 6% fragrance oil. Please note, not all scents are suitable.

The scents recommended for this wax are called ‘Non Polar’ and have a flash point above 77°C.

Not using the right scent for gel wax can be hazardous. Unscented Gel Wax has a burn pool temperature of 130°C; this is well below the general flash point of 227°C.

However, adding fragrance lowers the flash point of the wax, potentially low enough to cause the wax to ignite, so avoid these fragrances, and be sure to test your gel wax candles in a safe, controlled environment.

Wicking

We suggest a stiff zinc or paper core wick for the wax, such as our TCR series wick. Use the size above the one you would normally use to compensate for the gel wax’s slow-burning properties. We recommend priming the wick with gel wax, as this wax tends to be poured at a higher temperature than paraffin wax.