KBelle

Thank you so much for the info. I'm not just thrilled with the LXs after these burns, so I guess I'll try another. I don't know what to do with all these other wicks I'm accumulating. I only make this one type of candle! lol

Hi all.. I'm new to candle making, although I've been making CP soap and body products for a while. I make this stuff purely as a hobby for family, friends and myself. I don't sell anything, but I love it just for the fun of it! I've done lots of reading and researching trying to find the right wick to use. But yeah, it's tough! Because it seems like what one person says doesn't necessarily work for everyone. I'm using EcoSoya CB Advanced. I use soy just because it's so easy to heat and clean up. Perfect for a small time hobbiest! My containers are 8oz jelly jars. I bought the LX wick kit from candlescience. I burned a 16, 20, 21 and 22. The 16 was too small as it took about 6 hours to finally reach a full melt pool. 20 looks really good so far, good melt pool, 1/4 depth after 3 hours, but it's mushrooming quite a bit. (I don't really care about mushrooming though, since I don't sell.) But.. 21 and 22 both snuffed themselves out! What would cause the 20 to burn so well and the two larger sizes snuff out? I cut them all the same length. Although the 20 is doing well, the performance of the 21 and 22 make me leery of buying a whole pack of the 20s. Should I try a different kind of wick?? Arg! This is frustrating! Wicks are crAAAAzy and I think they each just do whatever they want! Thank you so much for any advice!