What are the hottest burning wicks?

[CandleCouture]

I have the wick chart, but, is there something that might tell me which wicks burn the hottest? What are your opinions on the hottest burning wicks? Would it stand to reason that the hottest burning wicks produce the best scent throw?

[Tess]

Hotter wicks can be used for many reasons. I personally use them on my harder wax applications like Beeswax and Pillars. Downsides to really hot wicks, are getting the wicking just right, hot containers that crack, and smoking.

I *think* and I cannot remember exactly, but I believe the Cotton wicks are the hottest. Someone might correct me if I am wrong.

[Saltbox Pantry]

I could be wrong but I thought HTP's.

SP

[Fern]

Tess: You're right...cotton wicks are the hottest burning and zinc are the coolest.

[CandleCouture]

According to the wick chart, the wick with the highest melt pool and the highest rate of consumption is the LX 30

[mystical_angel1219]

According to the wick chart, the wick with the highest melt pool and the highest rate of consumption is the LX 30

That would mean its the largest wick on the chart.

Larger does not mean hotter. Tess was right- Cottons burn the hottest.

[CandleCouture]

Makes sense. I'm glad that I asked. What about the Premier series wick. How does it compare in terms of how hot it burns.

[Trish]

When I was researching wicks a few years ago, I read that the ECO wicks are the hottest burning. I'm trying to remember where I read that so I can link it...

[mystical_angel1219]

Quoted directly from the Atkins & Pearce site:

Cotton and Paper Core Wicks

A cotton outer braid surrounds an inner filament of cotton or paper. Both wicks are commonly used in votives, pillars and containers and are constructed with 100% natural fibers.

The cotton core wick produces the hottest flame of all cored wick which helps control carbon buildup. The paper core wick produces a cooler flame than the cotton core but offers more rigidity.

Zinc Core Wicks

This wick has a cotton outer braid surrounding a thin filament of zinc. Zinc core wick produces the coolest flame and offers the most rigidity of all cored wick, providing support during pouring and burning.

Concern over trace elements of lead has resulted in the Consumer Product Safety Commission defining a lead cored wick to be one containing greater than .06% lead by weight in the metal. Zinc wire has a maximum level of lead impurities of .004%, well below the standard.

[CandleCouture]

Yes, but, it says that it's the hottest of the wicks with cores, however, there are wicks without cores, aren't there? So, we know that cotton is the hottest of the cored wicks.

[topofmurrayhill]

That says cotton is the hottest cored wick, but my understanding is that the highest flame temperatures are found in the flat braids that have paper filaments woven into them. That would be ECO, CD and HTP (High Temperature Paper.)