CorrinaMallory

Wicking is so tricky. Who am I kidding the whole science behind candle making is tricky haha. I have been working to perfect a candle but have yet successfully completed one. My favorite wicks are eco 1s but I get a lot of soot and I feel my candle burns too fast. I’m using an 8 oz tin jar. But I’m using a much higher fragrance load then you are in at a 10% and after some research I’m beginning to think I may need to lessen the load. My candle does have a hot throw however after three hours it becomes a fuel like smell. 

6 hours ago, Karen Ov said:

Hi and welcome. Sorry to hear about your children. I hope making candles in their memory will help you heal. 

If you go to candle science and search their wick guide you can put in wax 6006 and the diameter of your jar,  it will suggest wicks. There might be other wick guides but i know candle science has one. Good Luck 💐

Hi thank you so much for your response! 
 

making candles has become the most therapeutic part of my life. I absolutely love it, even while producing horrible candles. I refuse to launch without the perfect candle. I have invested my life to learning to make candles. I have been with the eco series wicks, but haven’t found one that will work for my candle. I’m hoping to find some soon. I’m also wondering if I should try lessening my fragrance load. It’s so tricky but I’m here for it and I’m determined to create a beautiful candle. 

6 hours ago, TallTayl said:

Welcome to craftserver. Very sorry for your losses. 
 

c3 is a very nice wax. CD or ECO wicks should do the trick. The size will depend on your fragrance, fragrance load, any additives and container used. You can swap out wicks to test using a “wickectomy”. 

 

ALL waxes have different wick needs depending on the container, fragrance, color and exact box of wax you have.  It takes time to figure out which wick no matter the wax. 

6006 burns much easier than C3, an can  easily get too hot if not careful. Small sizes of Cd, eco, and some zinc usually work in that wax. 
 

if you can share the exact size / dimensions and shape of the jar you use narrowing down the wicks needed will be easier. No matter what someone here (or on wick charts)  suggests, though, you will need to test from top to bottom in typical and power burns, 

 

before producing, test each combo from top to bottom to ensure the candle will burn safely.  The top of the candle buns different from the bottom half. Wick for the bottom half, not the top to prevent safety issues for your future customers.

 

Thank you so much for your reply and encouraging words. 
 

Right now I am working with an 8oz tin- 6 oz of wax. I have tried 2 Eco 1 wicks and 1 eco 4. I keep getting a fueled waxy smell. I can smell the fragrance but by hour three it’s a fuel smell. I’m using a 10% frangrance load. I tried 6- it didn’t produce any hot throw. I continue to mass produce and that’s where I’m messing up. I am curing for five days with the 6006 wax- all of this mentioned above is with 6006 wax. My tin size is 2.1 inches in height and 3.14 in diameter. When I launch I want to provide two candle the 8oz tin jars and a 13.5 straight side glass jar. I have not tested in the glass jars- should I be doing so aswell? 
 

The 2 eco 1 wicks with a ten percent fragrance load burned pretty fast with the 6006. By the third hour I burn almost the entire candle. Do you think lessening the fragrance load could help? Because I really liked the hot throw for the first hour and part of the second hour, but I burned too fast and by hour three it became a fuel waxy smell. 
 

Again, THANK YOU soooo much for taking the time to respond and help me! I really appreciate you! 🥰

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Hi everyone! I hope I am in the right place! I am a newbie here on craftserver, and I started my candle business in September of 2021. I plan to launch next year. Enough about me and more about why I am making this thread. 
 

Earlier this year when I started making candles I really wanted to do a soy candle. I got the C3 wax and began mass producing different scents- not knowing how it all works. After lots of wasted money and attempts- because not only was I mass producing candles with this wax, I was also using one wick, then found out that wick didn’t work, so what did I do? I ordered a new wick and mass produced again the following week- and so on and so fourth, going through about 6 different wicks, all while mass producing. I since then switched over to a para-soy wax- IGI 6006. I really love the wax but I seriously can’t figure it out with the wicks. Im almost to the point of doing an all paraffin wax because I know my candle will sell for the meaning behind it…

I lost two children. My daughter passed away in 2014 due to sepsis and my son passed away in 2016 due to pneumonia. I started my business in memory of my babies- every candle will be named after a person. If you would like to see more I’ll link my YouTube here. I am also on TikTok @corrinamallory and my candle page @knlheavenscentcandleco 

please give me advice on what wicks to try and or if I should maybe switch to a paraffin wax? I am soooooo desperate for help! PLEASEEEE! 
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