cannot find a good wax/wick combo -black smoke

[schmee123]

A few months ago I decided to try coconut wax. I really love how easy it is to use and the way it looks. After reading up on it I was prepared to have a hard time wicking it but it is way more difficult than I expected.

 

Basically my current issue is that either I have a good hot throw & the melt pool looks good but the flame is too tall and I start getting black smoke -OR- I size down one more from that and the flame looks good but the hot throw always seem to be significantly weaker.

 

I want to eliminate any black smoke and still have a good hot throw, but I don't know if thats even possible. I'm still new at this (only been making candles for a year) so maybe I am doing something wrong.

 

for additional information:

I'm using 7.75oz tumbler from specialty bottle

LX wicks

8% fragrance oil

Wax is my own blend but primarily made up of Northwood Coconut wax

(My results were worse when I used straight coconut wax, and seem to be better with the blend I am using, so I wouldn't say thats the entire issue)

[Sarah S]

A lot of the members here have been testing coconut wax recently. It does seem to be a tricky wax!

I would suggest going into the veggie wax sub forum and searching "coconut wax". At least a few threads from the past six months should pop up for you, and hopefully contain some good and useful info for you!

[Laura C]

On 7/9/2018 at 3:15 PM, schmee123 said:

A few months ago I decided to try coconut wax. I really love how easy it is to use and the way it looks. After reading up on it I was prepared to have a hard time wicking it but it is way more difficult than I expected.

 

Basically my current issue is that either I have a good hot throw & the melt pool looks good but the flame is too tall and I start getting black smoke -OR- I size down one more from that and the flame looks good but the hot throw always seem to be significantly weaker.

 

I want to eliminate any black smoke and still have a good hot throw, but I don't know if thats even possible. I'm still new at this (only been making candles for a year) so maybe I am doing something wrong.

 

for additional information:

I'm using 7.75oz tumbler from specialty bottle

LX wicks

8% fragrance oil

Wax is my own blend but primarily made up of Northwood Coconut wax

(My results were worse when I used straight coconut wax, and seem to be better with the blend I am using, so I wouldn't say thats the entire issue)

Hello Schmee123.

I use the coconut wax from Northwood Candle Supply and I have good results with HTP, Performa and Premier 700 wicks.

 

[kdmorgan]

I couldn't get the LX wicks to work for me either. I was using the Coconut-apricot blend from Candlewic. I had the best luck with HTP wicks but I have a triple wick candle so your results may be different.

[Flicker]

Try backing off on the FO. The more you use, the more soot you will encounter.

[Laura C]

9 hours ago, Flicker said:

Try backing off on the FO. The more you use, the more soot you will encounter.

Hi @Flicker, yes I agree with you. My candles with 9-10% scent verses 12%, the 12% produces soot and can have oily tops.

[Flicker]

I never use an FO that requires more than 6%. Truly, even at 9-10%, that is a LOT of fragrance. A good quality fo, combined with the proper wax, wick and room size to candle diameter should be plenty adequate. Sometimes using more actually suppresses the burn and the candle smells less than had you used less FO to begin with.