moonfirewicks Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I have heard such great things about using eco wicks with soy but I have found them to be so horrible, I am afraid I am missing something.I use GB464 & using it in tins & glass jars. I have tried a ton of different sizes but every time the flame gets scary huge & there is alot of mushrooming & smoke. It is awful. The scent throw with them is amazing though lolRight now I am using LX and think they are working well. I heard people like to use CD wicks too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTT Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I'm still a newbie, myself, but I haven't had good luck with eco's either. Issues with mushrooming and such. I use igi 6006. I haven't had much luck with the CD's either, but I haven't tried using those particular ones very much. Seems cotton, lx, and htp work better for me personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 What size are your containers and what size ECO wicks have your tried? I use ECO for most of my soy container candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I never had luck with Eco in soy but many have like Deb posted that can direct you better if you chose to stick with them464 and 415 I have found CD and CDN to perform best- but again that doesn't mean they will for you- if you want to try CD I can try and help with a starting point if you tell your jar size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie353 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Eco wicks are pretty much what I use unless I have a FO that won't cooperate then I'll go to HTPs. It sounds like either your wick is too large for the container or too high a percentage of FO. Also, I start them out cut down to no higher than 1/4". Many times they don't have to be trimmed between burns except a little pinch off. They don't mushroom on me too often unless I go with a too high percentage of FO. They tend to burn a little hot so I don't look for a full MP until the 3rd burn or even a little later to keep them burning good in the latter part of the jar.HTH and GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonfirewicks Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thank you for the replies I am using 4 & 8oz tins. & a 12oz square glass.Perhaps I am using too much FO. I just worry about it not being strong enough. I am using 1.5 oz of FO per lb of wax. I feel the scent is perfect and had trouble in the past with really low scent throw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 For the tins if you chose to try the CD series start with a CD7 464 for me always had to have 9% FO to throw at all and that is when I switched to CD - I couldn't make the eco's work- which was a bummer as I still have 100's here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lioness11 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I felt the same way as you regarding the ECO's. But here's what I learned with them...I noticed that the longer my candles (GB464) had cured the more tame the flame was. A beautiful flame at that. As a result, I've even switched from using most of my CD's and returned to the ECO's. Give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazeKelly Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 I hated Eco wicks too. But I pulled out some candles I poured over a year ago using Eco & 464, they burned perfectly. Must be the longer cure time with them. I'm sticking to my csn wicks though, I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hmmmm... I switched to 415 and love it but have about 20lbs of 464 still left here- maybe for fun when I have time I will use it up with my extra eco's and forget about them for awhile and see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie353 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Here's an Eco 8 in a Madison jar about 45 minutes into burn #3 using 464/CBL125 paraffin blend. I also added 1/2 tsp of CO to 8 ounces of wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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