good throw in tarts but not from jar

[jwn6w]

I made tarts, tea lights, and a 2.5 inch jelly jar candles with GB 464 (1 lb.) cranberry chutney FO (6%) and some wax dye, and 1 tablespoon universal soy additive. My question is the tarts and tea lights have a good hot throw but my jar candle does not seem to have it. I am using a ECO 4. Any ideas as to what I did wrong. It seems to be burning nicely no flickering and all of that stuff. Thank you.

[Holly]

It can be the wicking. If your flame is too weak or too hot it can make a difference in throw. If your flame is just right, it just could be that it is not getting hot enough for that particular fragrance to throw well. But, you would not want the flame to be any larger if it is a good size now. You could try a different type of wick. Some wicks will burn hotter but the flame will not be any larger. I have found that some fragrances will throw great in a tart but not in a jar - based on the same wax used. I feel it is because the meltpool in the jar does not get as hot as the tart wax. It could be that the scent usually has to be a stronger thrower to get as good of a throw in the jar vs. the tart, especially if the same wax is used. I am surprised though that your tealights are stronger than the jar. I don't usually have this happen. It could be though that your tealight has just the right amount of heat (perfect wicking) to throw the scent whereas your jelly jar may either not be burning hot enough or too hot. I have noticed that if flames and/or flame gets too large and too hot it will decrease the scent throw. It may dissapate too much from the flame heat when the fragrances releases into the air, but not completely sure on this. It can be a very fine line. This is just what I have determined from all the testing I have done. In addition, I have noticed that wickless candles in metal tins seem to throw the scent better than thicked glassed jars or jars that are larger than the tins. Even though I have read that glass retains the heat longer, the tins get hotter to me when on the warmer.

Try a different type of wick and see if that helps or if your flame is pretty small you can try one size up with the same type of wick. HTH

[Holly]

P.S. Soy is supposed to burn cooler to begin with (this is what I have read anyway), so that can also be another issue. I know for sure that a wax melt in a tealight burner gets hotter than the wax meltpool in my jars.