How to Make Soy Wax From Soybeans
Soy wax is made by hydrogenating soybean oil. The process is generally only performed by soy wax manufacturers. Each manufacturer will have it's own process and ingredients that it uses to make soy wax. The following is an overview of the soy wax production process. Consumers usually purchase pre-made soy wax for candle making purposes.
Things You'll Need
- Soy beans
- A mechanical press
- Bleach
- Refining machine
- A hydrogenating machine
- Dye
- Fragrance Oil
Instructions
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How to Make Soy Wax from Soybeans
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Obtain a large quantity of soybeans.
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Use a mechanical press to separate the soybean matter from the oil.
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Refine and bleach the soybean oil.
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Using a hydrogenating machine, heat the soybean oil at a temperature of 140 to 220 degrees C. This will cause hydrogenation to take place, creating soy wax from soybeans.
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Tips & Warnings
Soybean wax can be purchased in craft and hobby stores, or from on-line retailers.
Soybean wax is expensive to produce, and it is best to let soybean wax manufacturers produce this type of product. It requires the use of complicated machinery and the expertise to use the machinery.
Resources
- Photo Credit www.pauperscandles.com, www.dendrimers.com
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Comments
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astrialkil
Oct 29, 2009
kellybuttel - No if U cook soybean meal then U will get cooked soy mash. U have to put the oil threw a hydrogenating machine. this machine does more then cooking the oil, think about it if all u had to do was get the oil up to 140 deg then every time u cooked with soy oil u would get wax. Hydrogen is injected into the oil at temperature to cause the oil to bond to the hydrogen. this chemically changes the soy oil to soy shortening or wax, depending how long, how much, u cook the oil with hydrogen. try ebay for hydrogenating machine.
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astrialkil
Oct 29, 2009
soy wax is listed as natural but it is created by a hydrogenating machine, which ads hydrogen to the oil at high temperatures....this is UNNATURAL!Why are they allowed to sell chemical junk as "natural"?
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hjart
Sep 08, 2009
i want to get some knowledge from who know or study about a lot of things "soy wax" : batik artists , books.
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kellybuttel
May 12, 2009
how long to you cook the oil and can I just grind up the soybean before I cook it if I don't have a press and want to save time?
