I wanted to ask all the fellow candle makers...ever since I started making candles I’ve read that any black smoke from a candle is unacceptable. Therefore, on any given occasion that a candle starts to throw a puff of black smoke within the first 4 hours, I turn it off, remelt, and try a different wick. I consider the previous wick not the one for that candle. I have been growing through endless pounds of wasted wax because a candle will throw one puff of black smoke; and now I question if everyone does that.
is any black smoke unacceptable? Or is there a criteria for it.