Cosmic candle creations

80% Hot maple Syrup and 20% Coffee House.

Wish me luck on my eco 8 wick test with no mica 👍

This was really helpful information, thank you. I am going to be testing an eco 8 to the bottom and see how that does. I have heard that you may not get a full melt pool the first burn and that's okay. I guess my thought of needing a full melt pool within 4 hours is incorrect thinking. This will definitely be changing my wick testing. I personally have thought that the eco wicks were not the best choice but I haven't had anything else to compare it to. I'm hoping I get better results with the zinc wicks.

Thank you for all of that useful information. It seems I will be going the route of no mica on my embeds when placed on a candle, and only using mica on my wax melts and tarts 😕

Hi Forrest! What type of wick do you use with the 6006? I've just ordered a zinc sample pack. What are your thoughts on zinc? Also do you have any feedback on using mica? I'm second guessing myself now..

The longest I have test burned my candles is 4 hours and then I burn them again the next day for 4 hours. I do trim the wick though. How long would you consider a power burn to be? 6+ hours? What I am looking for when testing is full melt pool, no or little mushrooming, temperature of glass, and flame height. Obviously scent is important as well but I'm trying to evaluate the other factures first. However my scent throw has been awesome too. To clarify my glass tumbler is 3.25" in diameter. 7.5 oz, 8.5 to rim. The recommended wick was an eco 8, so I went up two sized due to all my candles having dye and an 8% FO. As for the mica, I'm a little perplexed. Many candle suppliers sell the cosmetic grade mica I use. I think it adds a lot of elegance to the embeds I make, and since it is not added directly to the poured wax, I didnt think it would clog the wicks that much. I am new to candle making though so all of this feedback is so much appreciated.

TallTayl: Thank you so much for your feedback. Those are wax embeds, not real coffee beans. Yes, that is mica from the embeds. I would prefer to continue to use the Mica. I do not put it into the melt and pour wax, just the embeds that melt. When I was doing my wick testing i did not use embeds or mica and the eco 12 was perfect. I want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly. Are you saying that an Eco 12 seems to large? I have ordered a zinc sample pack because I have heard great things. Based on the picture I provided does the melt pool look okay or to small for the 4 hour mark?

Hello! I use single Eco12 for my white tumblers. My wax is IGI 6006 and I use 8% FO. The picture below is after a 4 hour burn. There is still some wax on the edges, so I'm curious if I should wick up a size. This is my first burn of this candle, with the embeds. The eco 12 works great on my other tests with no embeds. I am trying to prevent as much mushrooming as possible and I've found the eco 12 to be the best. Your advice and input would be greatly appreciated!