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I'll try this as well. It definitely seems like it needs something between ECO 12 and 14. Maybe I can fine tune it with LX. I have so many wicks coming haha. So lots of testing to do once they get here.

Oh and I didn't buy my wax from Northwood since they were sold out but their site does say - "We suggest our Ribbon Candle Wicks , CottonWood, or Eco Wicks with coconut wax. Wood wicks burn too hot and are generally not a good fit with this wax." So I ordered some CottonWood wicks to try. It says it creates a wider melt pool with a smaller flame due to it's shape, so potentially this could solve the high flame issue that seems common with coconut. I'll do a side by side test with those and my ECO wicks and see which is better.

So I added 1/4 tsp of Stearic to 1 pound of coco-apricot wax. The first burn the flame was tame and beautiful. The next few it was a little tall, but HT was great. I took the advice of several folks here and didn't judge the melt pool on the first burn and by the end of burn 3 I had a full melt pool. My tins never got too hot either. I could always handle them with my hands without being burned. I should have tested with my infrared thermometer but forgot, I just touched them lightly with my hands and they were okay. I haven't tried my glass containers yet as I'm waiting for wicks since the opening is smaller than my tins. Two orders came in and were missing my smaller wicks (how annoying!) but will report back. Still hoping to control the flames but they are considered "normal" based on ECO 14 on this chart so I'm not sure what to do about it. All my containers are kinda short so haven't tested in large containers. I am only currently testing 4 oz and 8 oz tins as well as 4 oz and 9 oz jelly jars. But all my HTs are pretty awesome. My CT was weak at first but letting them sit a day made it pretty strong.

I'm currently testing wicks on my coconut/apricot candles. For some reason I thought that ECO 10, 12, and 14 were different sizes but according to the chart on Candlewic they say all three are for Paraffin and Natural 3"-3.5". Can anyone explain what the difference is then and why one would use one over the other? The whole wick situation is so confusing, as I'm sure you all know 😕 TIA!!

Thanks! I'll keep this in mind for my testing. The green candle actually had a full melt pool several burns in but the darn flame was high and throwing soot early in the burn. I tried using Stearic Acid (vegetable based) to calm the flame (hope my internet research was correct) and it did, but now I'm concerned the melt pool won't be as big. Testing them now so we will see.

Oh man, I just realized I could do this a few days ago. I was making full candles and having to remelt them if they failed!! Saves so much time. I'll see if I can find something online that helps centering double wicks. I read a post on reddit about someone putting them too close to the walls and they caught on fire 😩 I'll check this out, thank you. Any insight will be helpful I think as I work with this wax.

I had someone on the Candlemaking subreddit suggest double wicks as well. I was hoping to avoid that but it may be necessary. Any tips on how to get them centered correctly? I'm really worried I'm going to mess that up and cause the tins to get too hot. I am currently burning a CD 12 in a 2.5 inch glass container and the flame is also a little high. I have some CD 10s coming so I'll try that when they arrive. Other than that the melt pool and HT/CT are all great. Hoping sizing down one will help with the flame without ruining the rest. What an adventure! I did not realize candle making was so complicated when I started a few months ago. I wanted to add candles to my soap shop and figured it'd be WAY easier than cold process soap haha! In theory it is, but not so much in practice 😅 Thanks for you tips! I'd love to see your test photos when you have them.

Adding photos of the CD 14 burns. These were taken right at 3 hours.

Hi everyone! I'm new here and relatively new to candle making. I recently switched from soy to coconut apricot wax as I am trying to make colored candles and was struggling with the aesthetic of colored soy. So far I love this wax. It's beautiful, melts nicely, can pour hot, easy to use and looks amazing pre and post burn. The problem I'm having is with the wicks. I was never able to get a properly wicked soy candle either so its really demoralizing. I'll list below what I've tried and their results. Any advice or suggestions appreciated! Coco-Apricot Wax 8 oz metal tin 3.2 inch diameter These are all after 3 hours burn time. 1. ECO 12 -Nice flame -No mushrooming -Melt pool too small (about 1/2 inch around sides) 2. ECO 14 -Huge flame -Flame bouncing -Soot -No mushrooming -Melt pool almost perfect (less than 1/4 inch around sides) Thought maybe ECO just wasn't the way and I had some CD wicks on hand so I started over. I do have some ECO 16 wicks on hand but didn't try because of the huge flame from the 14. 3. CD 12 -Nice flame -No mushrooming -Melt pool too small (more than 1/2 inch around sides) 4. CD 14 -Nice flame at first -No mushrooming -Melt pool too small -Flame dying down around 2 hour mark (like it's drowning) I've read a lot about wicks drowning since it was happening to me with soy. I wouldn't have a big enough melt pool so I'd size up and then my flame would drown. I kept hearing that it was due to the wick being too small and getting clogged or something, but sizing up made it worse which led me to believe that sizing up was making the melt pool too deep too fast and drowning the wick. I tested it by tilting the candles to spread out the pool and the flames improved significantly. So I know it's not due to clogging (I think!) of the wick. I'm at a loss for this size. I also have a 4 oz tin and a 4 oz glass jelly jar I want to use this wax in but I don't have small enough wicks now and supplies are taking awhile to come in so I want to perfect the 8 oz while I wait. Photos are the ECO 14. The flame was huge imo, but the melt pool was almost perfect. I know there is supposed to be some residue on the containers with this wax, but is that too much?