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Newbie making beeswax and coconut oil blend wick help


asargent

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So I'm 26 and fairly new at this.  I've done quite a bit of research and made about 40 so far.  I've discover that sticking to 4oz jars works best.  I bought #6 cotton braided wicks but they are untreated and I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do any help please

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Hello and welcome. Beeswax can be tricky to master. It prefers to be in tapers or pillars, not containers. Beeswax burns down, then out making containers challenging. 

 

A #6 square braid wick is pretty darned big. I use that size in hard to burn lots of beeswax in solid square pillars that are 3” across. For a small container you’re going to get yourself into some trouble with that size with plain beeswax, let alone a blend with coconut. 

 

You’ve not said what % of coconut you’re adding, or what type of coconut. Every variation makes essentially a different burning candle. Coconut oil will make your candle much softer and easier to burn, so you will need to scale back your wick size quite a lot. 

 

What are the dimensions of the 4 oz container? 

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