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Candle Wick Recommendations by Type of Candle
Selection of your wick is going to be one of your most difficult
challenges in candle making. We suggest starting with Candlewic’s
wick recommendations below. The wick selection will
be sensitive to the candle’s shape, size, wax, color,
and fragrance. We recommend using pre-cut and tabbed wicks for
making votive and container candles. These wicks can be cut to
your specification to the exact size of your container or votive
using our Custom Wick Builder. In producing pillar and novelty
candles it is suggested that you use the spooled raw wicking.
Candlewic has put together the following recommendations through
rigid
test burning to help with your wick selection. These recommendations
are
a good starting point but test burning is a must to guarantee
that it will
work in your particular application. The wick size is sensitive
to the
amount of fragrance, color, type of wax and additives.
Tea-Lights (Paraffin, Veggie Waxes and
Versagel)
| Candle Size |
Wick Type |
Tab |
Type of Wax |
Wick
Coating |
| 1-1/8" |
S330 |
15mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| 1-1/8" |
28-24 Zinc |
15mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| 1-1/8" |
TL 18/S-30 nst 2 |
15mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
| 1-1/8" |
TL 25/S-30 nst 2 |
15 x 6mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
Votive Candles 15 hour (Paraffin and Veggie Waxes)
| Candle Size |
Wick Type |
Tab |
Type of Wax |
Wick
Coating |
| 2.5" |
36-24-24 Zinc |
33mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| 2.5" |
LX-10 |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| 2.5" |
RRD-34 nst2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
Container Candles (Paraffin, Veggie Waxes, and Versagel)
| Candle Size |
Wick Type |
Tab |
Type of Wax |
Wick
Coating |
| Small 1-2" |
34-40 Zinc |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| Small 1-2" |
RRD-29 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
| Small 1-2" |
CD-3 |
20 x 9mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
| Medium 2-3" |
LX-14 |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| Medium 2-3" |
RRD-40 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
| Medium 2-3" |
HZL 38 C |
20 x 9mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
| Large 3-4" |
CD-16 |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| Large 3-4" |
RRD-47 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
| Large 3-4" |
HTP-105 |
20 x 9mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
| X-Large 4+ " |
60-44-18 Cotton |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
| X-Large 4+ " |
(2) RRD-37 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
Please note if you are using a one-pour,
paraffin-based wax you may
need to go up 1 or 2 sizes above the recommended wick sizes
on the chart above.
Pillar Candles (Paraffin and Veggie Waxes)
| Candle Size |
Wick Type |
Type of Wax |
| Small 2-3" |
LX-14 RRD-37
nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
| Medium 3" |
LX-16 RRD-40 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
| Large 4" |
LX-20 RRD-47 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
| 6 x 6" (3 wicks) |
15 ply vRRD-29 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
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