How do I know if my wick is too big?
A wick that is too large for a container will have a very large flame, flickers a lot, and gives off a large amount of smoke and soot. The wick may also mushroom, when this occurs the burning wick will actually start to look like a mushroom, this mushrooming is caused by a build up of excess carbon.
How thick should candle wick be?
At this point the melt pool of a well-wicked candle will have achieved the desired diameter and should be approximately ½” (1.3 cm) deep. If the wick is mushrooming, the candle is sooting, or the melt pool is substantially deeper than ½” (1.3 cm), the wick is most likely too large.
How do I know what size wick to use?
Divide your diameter by the number of wicks you intend to use. For example, if you want to wick a 3″ candle with 2 wicks, the answer would be 1.5″ (3″ ÷ 2). Use this number (1.5″ in the example above) as your effective diameter.
How many wicks do I need for a 3.5 inch candle?
Typically, you will add 1 wick for every inch after a 3 inch wide container.
Does the size of the wick matter?
The candle on the left is under wicked meaning the wick size is too small for the candle. An under wicked candle will not burn out to the edge of the container but will instead burn down the middle, or ‘tunnel’. Often the flame will extinguish itself before all the wax is burned.
Is thicker wick better?
The first of the basic rules for selecting a wick is: the bigger is the diameter of the candle, the thicker should be the wick. For candles, made of beeswax, the best will be the wick, twisted from thicker fibers or yarn (mainly from yarn Nm 10/1).
Do thicker wicks burn faster?
Wick size is the primary factor determining candle-burning rate. “A larger wick is like stepping on the gas pedal,” says Phillips. The big wick delivers more fuel to the burning flame. By the way, a candle is a cylinder of solid fuel – paraffin wax – that surrounds a wick.
How do you get the best scent throw from soy candles?
Add fragrance oil at 185Fº and stir gently and thoroughly with the melted wax. This is the optimal temperature for the wax and fragrance to bind in order to provide the best scent throw.
At what temp do you add fragrance to soy wax?
You want to bring the wax to a higher temperature than just the melt point to ensure the wax molecules have fully expanded. That way each fragrance molecule will be fully encapsulated and trapped within the wax. Most fragrances should be added between 175-185° F.
What temp should I pour soy wax?
120 – 165 F
Pouring Candles – Make sure that the container is at room temperature or slightly warmer. The wax should be poured into the container while it is 120 – 165 F to reduce cracking and speed up the cure time of the wax.
What is the best temperature to add fragrance to soy wax?
Only add your fragrance when your wax temperature is below the flash point of the fragrance. Generally, between 50-55 Degrees, but this will vary based on the wax you are using!
How thick should your wick be?
Make sure to take detailed notes about each candle. The correct wick size should not have much flickering, the melt pool should reach to the edge of the container and should be 1/4″ – 1/2″ deep. The wick should burn cleanly without much carbon buildup, mushrooming, or soot being given off.
Why do my soy candles burn so fast?
Tunneling. Tunneling occurs when a candle wick consumes too much fuel (wax+fragrance) too quickly. Instead of a slowly forming, wide melt pool that extends to the edges of a container, a narrow melt pool forms in the center and burns down quickly, leaving a large amount of wax on the sides of the container.
What happens if wick is too big?
In general, choosing too large a wick will result in excessive flame size and hence a deep burn pool, causing too large a portion of the candle to liquefy, and, in the case of pillar candles, collapse the walls.