Choosing the Perfect Wicks:
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About Our Wicks: All of our wicks come with the sustainer base (wick tab) installed. We don't carry any bulk or rolls of wick material. All wick cores are made from 100% natural materials (cotton or paper or cotton with paper strands). There is no metal of any kind inside! They are still not listed as "Certified Organic". All wicks (except the FT3.0 wick) have been primed and coated with NAT PLUS (all natural) wax, have a 179°F to 181°F drop melt point, improved formulation with Bees Wax added. The FT3.0 wick has a natural/paraffin wax coating to provide stiffness which is why it's such a popular wick. Even in a small candle the wick wax only amounts to a very small percentage of the wax in the candle. Since soy wax burns at a lower temperature, a metal core typically found in a paraffin candle wick is not needed. Our wicks have been found to work best in natural wax blends.
HTP SERIES: This wick is flat braided in design, Cotton with thin Paper fibers intertwined. The result is a cleaner burning, self-trimming wick with additional structural strength, controlled curling and a hotter, more efficient flame. Unbleached.
RRD SERIES: This is a round wick with a uniquely braided cotton core designed with tension threads that give the wick a slight, but effective, curl during combustion. All made of the highest grade ring-spun 100% cotton only fibers. The RRDs undergo a strong chemical bleaching treatment, designed to burn well in solid color and highly fragranced applications. The wick is directional in that capillary action flows more freely in one direction. Due to their intricate design, the RRD series provides self-trimming burn characteristics and a consistently high rate of fuel flow.
NOTE: If using wick trimmings from an RRD wick to make another wick (using wick tabs) you must be certain you install the wick in the same direction as the original for proper capillary action.
COTTON CORE SERIES: (62-52-18; 60-44-18; 51-32-18)- A cotton outer braid surrounds an inner filament of cotton. Constructed with 100% natural cotton fibers only. Unbleached.
FT SERIES: The FT Ultra Core FT3.0 wick is a cotton core wick, 100% cotton. Unbleached. Natural/paraffin blended coating for stiffness.
PK SERIES: The PK series is a non-directional paper core wick with a washed cotton braid around it. Unbleached.
Other Paper Core: Our 44-28-18 is a non-directional paper core wick with a washed cotton braid around it. Unbleached.
Choosing Your Wicks: Choosing the perfect wick is the most challenging part of candle making but, it is well worth the effort. It is the difference between a so-so or not so good candle and a candle that your customers will rave about because there is no wax left on the sides of the jars. It takes some testing, actually quite a bit of testing, and only you can determine the perfect wick for your formula of wax, fragrance and dye.
There are also a lot of variables in the candle making process (melt temperature, pour temperature, humidity, elevation, and more…) so that you may have very different results making a candle with the same "recipe" as someone else. This is why Candle Soylutions cannot recommend the "correct" wick for your container or situation.
Our Best Wick Testing Advice: For each different candle container, fragrance and color combination you plan to make, make 6-8 of the exact same candles using a different wick size in each one. Label the container with it's specifics and wick sizes. Place near each other on a table, put a sticky note in front of each candle with the wick size clearly visible and take a digital photo of the group every hour as the candles burn during testing. Do this through the entire burn process.
Check for a Good Melt Pool. When you have burned your candle one hour for every inch that your container is across, at it's widest point, (so if your container has a 2 1/2" opening but it is 3" across at it's widest, you should burn your candle for 3 hours to check the melt pool), your candle should have about a 1/2" melt pool. If you don't have a 1/2" melt pool, your wick is too small. If you have more than a 3/4" melt pool, your wick is too large. The pictures are great because you can go back and look at your results later. Don't make your final decision until you see how the wicks perform all the way to the last 1/2" of the bottom.
Top to Bottom: Our wicks are arranged from smallest (top of page) to largest and hottest (bottom). You'll notice several wicks will work with the same container. An unscented candle with no color may burn just fine towards the upper end of the container size range, while a candle with lots of fragrance oil (load) and dye will require a larger/hotter wick, so you would choose from lower on the page. Also keep in mind that the best wick for your 2 1/2" diameter container may end up being a wick that says "test in 3-4" diameter candles"…it just takes some trial and error to figure it out.
Save Time/Money on Shipping!!!: You can probably guess that we don't make money counting out and packaging all those little 25 packs of wicks, we do that so you can purchase many different sizes to begin your testing. Because many wicks look the same we cannot give you a few "sample" wicks without packing and labeling them individually so the 25 count packs are the smallest available. We recommend you purchase several wick sizes on one order, to have on hand for your testing. Small packs of wicks are not heavy and it's much more expensive (shipping!) for you to order more wicks later if that is all you need. Since we only ship UPS (and all shippers have a minimum delivery charge for even a 1 pound box) you should look around our site and see if there is anything else you need to make your shipping more worthwhile.
We hope this information helps get you started. The main thing to remember is this…just go make some candles, don't be afraid to make mistakes, YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES, we'll help you learn from them, and remember you can always melt your mistakes!
Wicking & General Candle Troubleshooting:
Please Go to our Trouble Shooting Guide for quick answers.
Go to Our Detailed Wick Testing page.
Natural Coated, The ECO tealight Wick series is designed specifically for natural waxes like soy wax. It is a flat, core less, cotton wick with unique thin paper filaments interwoven for burn stability.
1 inch length, 15mm base
Works great in our Clear Plastic Tealight Cups
Test in 1.5 to 2 inch diameter candles and Votives.
A little hotter than HTP41 and P-22, and close to a GW-28. This is the wick that usually works great for unscented votive candles and may work well in your scented votives as well.
Natural Coated, Cotton braid with inner Paper core
2.5 inch length, 20mm base
Just like the little 2.5 inch PK-7 but longer
Test in 1.5 to 2 inch diameter candles and Votives.
A little hotter than HTP41 and P-22, and close to a GW-28. This is a wick that usually works great for taller votive diameter candles and little pillars.
Natural Coated, Cotton braid with inner Paper core
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 1.5 to 2 inch diameter candles or Votives.
A little hotter than HTP41 and cooler than PK-7. May work for your harder to burn votives and making container candles in 2 oz Votive Jars. Has an extra large 31mm x 3 mm base tab.
Natural Coated, Cotton braid with inner Paper core
3.25 inch length, 31mm base
Test in 2 to 3 inch diameter candles and hard to burn fragrances in votives.
Natural Coated, Cotton Braid with a Paper Core.
4.5 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 2 to 3 inch diameter candles.
(Or when double wicking 4 inch + dia.)
Natural coated, Cotton core,
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 2 to 3 inch diameter candles.
(Or when double wicking 4 inch + dia.)
Natural coated, Cotton core,
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 2 to 3 inch diameter candles
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
Test in 2 to 3 inch diameter candles.
(Or when double wicking 4 inch + dia.)
Natural coated, Cotton core,
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 2.5 to 3.5 inch diameter candles
This wick is a good starting point for testing in our 190ml Hex and the 4 or 8 oz Tapered Jelly jars but you may need to go to a larger wick.
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
Test in 2.5 to 3.5 inch diameter candles
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
Test in 2.5 to 3.5 inch diameter candles.
A little hotter than HTP83 and cooler than 51-32-18.
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
Test in 2.5 to 3.5 inch diameter candles.
Natural Coated, Cotton Core
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles.
This burns hotter than a 51-32-18 and cooler than an HTP 105.
Natural Coated, Cotton braid with inner Paper core
6 inch Length, 20mm base
This is a good stiff wick.
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles
Natural coated, Cotton core,
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles.
Try in our 8 oz Mason Jars and our 12 or 16 oz Mayo Jars
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles
This burns hotter than an HTP105 and cooler than a 62-52-18.
Natural coated, Cotton Core
Also consider double wicking with the RRD29 or RRD34.
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles
Natural Coated, Cotton Core
Also consider double wicking with the RRD29 or RRD34.
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles A good wick to test in a keepsake Apothecary jar which are usually about 3.5 to 4 inch inside diameter.
Also consider double wicking with the RRD29 or RRD34.
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles
Natural Coated, Cotton Core
Also consider double wicking with the RRD29 or RRD34.
6 inch length, 20mm base
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles
A little hotter than our HTP1212. A good wick to test in a keepsake Apothecary jar which are usually about 3.5 to 4 inch inside diameter.
Also consider double wicking with the RRD29 or RRD34.
Natural coated, cotton/paper braided
6 inch length, 20mm base
RETEST NOTICE-This HTP series wick is now made of different bulk fibers. We STRONGLY suggest you order small quantities for testing purposes as they are not returnable for any reason.
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FT3.0 Ultra Core Cotton Wick
Test in 3 to 4 inch diameter candles
This burns hotter than the HTP1312.
Natural/paraffin coated for stiffness, Cotton Core, 100% Cotton, Unbleached.
Also consider double wicking with the RRD29 or RRD34.
6 inch length, 20mm base
25 pack = $6.00
100 pack was $12.75 NOW $9
1000 pack was $114.00 NOW $75
Buy'em while you can!
We have about 3,500 at Last Update!
If we have less than you order we will send you what we have left and pro-rate the amount. Clearance Items are not returnable. Please visit our POLICIES page for more info.
Wick Stickers with Side Tabs
Designed with side tabs for quick and easy removal. Use these double sided sticky foam dots to center and hold your wick in containers! No more hot glue burns!
Ensure that your wick base is free of wax dust. Using the side tab peel the paper cover off. Attach your wick base and pull the Sticker dot off at an angle. You can also pre-sticker your wicks by attaching the base to the other side of the sticker and leave the paper cover with the tab on for later.
3/4" diameter (20mm)
Roll of 100 = $3.75
Roll of 1,000 = $28.00
10 Rolls of 1,000 (10,000) = $252.00
Tip! I took the insides of a plain ball point pen out, and use the pen tube to insert the wick, with the sticker on the wick base, into the jar. Hold the jar upside down and visually center the wick base as you press up with the the pen tube holding the wick, base and Sticker assembly.
Wick Stickers - On Square Sheets
These are the Wick Stickers that come 25 per little square sheet. Use these double sided sticky foam dots to center and hold your wick in containers! No more hot glue burns! Sold per "each", not by the sheet. So, 100 stickers is 100 dots, not 100 sheets.
Ensure that your wick base is free of wax dust. Peel the paper cover back. Attach your wick base to the sticker and pull the Sticker dot off the sheet at an angle. You can also pre-sticker your wicks by attaching the base to the stickers, and leave them on the paper cover for later. About 3/4" diameter (20mm).
These Wick Stickers will vary in thickness from batch to batch, and even within a single order if you order a large quantity.
100 Stickers = $3.75
1,000 Stickers = $28.00
10,000 Stickers = $252.00
Tip! I took the insides of a plain ball point pen out, and use the pen tube to insert the wick, with the sticker on the wick base, into the jar. Hold the jar upside down and visually center the wick tab as you press up with the the pen tube holding the wick, base and Sticker assembly.
Wick Tabs 15mm x 3mm x 6mm Sustainer Base
Use left over wick clippings and these handy little tabs to make more wicks! The size is 15mm wide, a 3mm hole, and 6mm high so you can use the same crimp tool you would on electrical connections. Note; RRD type wicks are directional so be sure the materials you use are going the same direction as from the factory wicks.
$15.00 per 1/2 pound (about 600 tabs)
Wick Tabs 20mm x 3mm x 6mm Sustainer Base
Use left over wick clippings and these handy little tabs to make more wicks! The size is 20mm wide, a 3mm hole, and 6mm high so you can use the same crimp tool you would on electrical connections. Note; RRD type wicks are directional so be sure the materials you use are going the same direction as from the factory wicks.
$11.50 per 1/2 pound (about 355 tabs)
