CyanideNoodles Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I have a few fragrances that I think may need special wicking but I am not sure how to do this as I am still new to candle making. I finally found a wick that works with my jars and gives mw great throw for scents like love spell or egyption amber but some scents just simply aren't smelling that strong. I made sure to read reviews before buying and others seems to have more success with these fragrances than I currently am so I was thinking that it could be that I need to wick it differently as I read sometimes that that is something you need to do. I made sure to use the same amount of dye and same color dye for EACH testing candle and the others are fine but these aren't so I am sure it's not the dye. right now these are the scents causing me issues:Birch & Black Pepper (Type) Fragrance Oil andJamaica Me Crazy Fragrance Oil andBlue Raspberry Jolly Rancher (Type) Fragrance Oil All are from flaming candle and 1oz per candle as I like to have huge scent. I am using circular jars for testing and had them cure for 3 weeks. My wax is para/soy joy wax from NG. The wicks are from flaming candle and and CD 14 and the circular jars are 3" wide and 3 1/2" tall. Can someone help me figure out how to wick these scents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanideNoodles Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Hoping someone can help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kandlekrazy Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I don't use your wax, but a CD 14 could be too small for a 3" diameter container. I'm just going by wick suggestion charts and it states CD14- CD 18. Hopefully someone that uses Joy wax will chime in here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanideNoodles Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Just now, kandlekrazy said: I don't use your wax, but a CD 14 could be too small for a 3" diameter container. I'm just going by wick suggestion charts and it states CD14- CD 18. Hopefully someone that uses Joy wax will chime in here. We tested a bunch of wicks and the melt pool for CD 14 was perfect for our jars. 56 minutes ago, Moonstar said: Bumping this ? thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Just now, CyanideNoodles said: We tested a bunch of wicks and the melt pool for CD 14 was perfect for our jars. thank you!! Just be aware that 1 size wick is not always true for all scents, I have many that I need to wick up 1 size. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanideNoodles Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, kandlekrazy said: Just be aware that 1 size wick is not always true for all scents, I have many that I need to wick up 1 size. Yeah that is why I made this thread because I am not sure if the scents I listed need 1 size up or two size up or what. I don't know how it works for x type of scents. I know I read that sometimes sweet scents need x and coconut scents need y. I am hoping someone can help me figure out if the frgrances I have are just duds or if I need to change wicks for those scents and if so what sizes. How do I know when I need to go a size up? Edited April 29, 2017 by CyanideNoodles questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TallTayl Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 On 4/29/2017 at 3:34 PM, CyanideNoodles said: Yeah that is why I made this thread because I am not sure if the scents I listed need 1 size up or two size up or what. I don't know how it works for x type of scents. I know I read that sometimes sweet scents need x and coconut scents need y. I am hoping someone can help me figure out if the frgrances I have are just duds or if I need to change wicks for those scents and if so what sizes. How do I know when I need to go a size up? Without testing your actual set up it is pretty impossible to tell what wick size for which fragrance. I have some (frank & myrrh, anise, musks, etc) that I need to change entire wick series to burn well. My typical wick is a CD14 in my wax blend, container size and type. If the wick is far too small, I try an ECO8 and an eco 10. If those don't do the trick I totally give up on the oil in a candle and use it up in either melts or soap. Some fragrance components just don't want to burn or play well in candles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flicker Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 How long have they cured? Are you getting a complete melt pool? By complete I mean in 4 hours is the melt from side to side and between 1/4" but no more than 1/2" deep? Is your AC or heat running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanideNoodles Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Flicker said: How long have they cured? Are you getting a complete melt pool? By complete I mean in 4 hours is the melt from side to side and between 1/4" but no more than 1/2" deep? Is your AC or heat running? 3 weeks cure. Done with no ac running with door closed and not closed and had it burning for hours. Scent wasn't strong enough. I don't quite understand, but after an hour it was 1/2" deep. I can smell it but nowhere as good as say my love spell candle or my egyption amber candle. Those were extremely strong. I made sure to read reviews to look for strong scents so I am thinking this could be wick related but not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coconut Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I tried Jamaica Me Crazy from a different supplier and it just didn't not have a strong throw. I tried increasing my fo to 1.5 oz per pound of wax which improved throw but I could not get a proper burn at that percent. Some fo is just that way. I only did melts for scents that I could not wick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanideNoodles Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 On 5/9/2017 at 5:16 PM, coconut said: I tried Jamaica Me Crazy from a different supplier and it just didn't not have a strong throw. I tried increasing my fo to 1.5 oz per pound of wax which improved throw but I could not get a proper burn at that percent. Some fo is just that way. I only did melts for scents that I could not wick. what wax do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I've tried many of flamings scents in my parasoy and the only ones I could get a throw I was satisfied with were mac apple, birthday cake, and fresh bamboo.I'm thinking those particular scents just don't wanna play with your wax I only get wax, jars,,etc,,,from them now....Flaming is a good company but just too many misses for me. Seems like folks who use 464 have better luck with them? idk? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 On 5/12/2017 at 11:23 AM, CyanideNoodles said: what wax do you use? I used paraffin 4630 container wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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