PeaInThePod19

Thank you so much to you all for your advice! I’m going to try some other wicks suggested (luckily I already have most of them) and then add soy if I need to to see if I can get a better handle on this wax. My issue with the premier (and most of the ecos) was that it had soot at the top, but also had quite a bit of wax still clinging to the sides. I could never get a full melt pool other than using the 2 eco 2’s, but again, that one was dangerously hot. Maybe I need to go down a few sizes in the premiers and complete the burn to the end. From my other testing, it seems like much of this wax doesn’t melt off of the sides until I get closer to the bottom of the jar. Back to testing! Thanks again everyone for your help!

@TallTayl Thank you so much for the explanation and for your other wick suggestions! That makes sense with coconut wax being so soft. I'll definitely try the other wicks you have suggested. Thanks again!

Hi there, Happy Monday! I am brand new to this site (well actually, I've been looking at past topics for over a year now and have found so much helpful information already! Thank you all!) I have been trying so hard to figure this out on my own, but I am desperate for help and am hoping one of you will have some advice for me. I have been testing Northwoods coconut wax for many months now and am still struggling to find a wick that works well with this wax. I have tried using the eco wick series and have tried various fragrance loads ranging from 7% to 10%. I have tried the following wicks which have produced lots of extra hangup on the sides (burned candle to the end of the wick) and some sooting at the top of the candle: eco 4, eco6, eco8, eco10, eco 12, and eco 14. I have also tried small wood wicks, small ribbon wicks, cotton wood wicks, and one premier 780. All of those were like torches and left lots of soot at the top. They seemed dangerous, so I stopped burning at about 3/4 of the way due to the tall flames and soot. I did try doubling 2 eco 2's in my jar and that seemed to clear the wax on the sides and left very little soot, but it burned the wax very quickly and the sides of my jar were dangerously hot! I couldn't touch the sides even for a second. I am using a 12oz salsa jar with a 3.5 inch diameter and am test burning after a week of curing in 4 hour increments. Do you have any suggestions for wicks I can try from here or any advice on what I am doing wrong? I reached out to the wax supplier, but they said they had no suggestions for me. Thank you so much for any advice you might have in advance. I appreciate your time!