Candle Making Wick Size Chart
Wicking your candle is one of the most important parts of candle making but is also thought to be the most difficult. You may have picked the best type of wax, fragrance, and dye; however, if the incorrect wick is selected, your candle will not burn properly. This guide includes everything you need to know when choosing a new wick for your candle, including our candle-making wick size chart.
When choosing candle wicks, you want to look for the following:
– Consistent flame size
– Minimal or no blooming
– Consistent moderate container temperature
– Well-formed wax pool with no dripping
Candle Wick Sizes Explained
So now you know what to look for in your wick, where do you start? Below are some highlights of our frequently used wicks:
LX Series Wick– a solid flat braided wick made from pure ring spun cotton yarn. Further stabilised with rigid structure threads for easy wax pouring. Designed to improve the burning of scented and coloured container, votive and pillar candles, the LX Series offers a reduced afterglow, smoke, and soot. This series is very popular for paraffin waxes.
TRC Series Wick– a flat braided wick, cored, with an exterior jacket that provides a high level of stiffness, made from pure long strand ring-spun cotton and paper. Designed for Soy and vegetable wax, it ensures an excellent burn profile with vegetable-based waxes, such as soy wax and rapeseed wax. The TCR series offers a reduced afterglow, smoke, and soot.
Wedo Eco Wick– similar to the LX series, it is also a flat, core less wick. The wick is made of pure cotton and thin paper filaments interlaced for a more stable and consistent burn; it consists of specially treated paper threads providing controlled curling of the wick. Suitable for both paraffin and vegetable waxes, this wick is robust enough to deal with high concentrations of perfume and dye.
Wood Wicks– an innovative alternative to traditional cotton wicks. Not only do wood wicks burn cleanly and disperse fragrance excellently, they also generate subtle crackle sounds, creating a captivating acoustic ambiance. Our wood wicks are made from Maple and work well with most candle waxes.
SFC SV81 Series Wick – Our SFC SV81 series wicks are cotton wicks with a high melt point paraffin coating for rigidity. These wicks are largely fragrance dependant. Easy burn fragrances could require a smaller wick, however depending on the container size instead of one large wick, 2 smaller wicks may be better suited.
Our Candle Wick Size Guide
Our candle wick size guide offers recommendations to will help you find the best wicks for your candle. Different waxes, fragrances, and colours all affect the wicking of candles, so trial and error is the only way to guarantee correct wicking
Check out our full range of wicks here.