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Your candle

Tell us the vessel and the wax — we'll suggest two or three starting wicks per series.

Format

Container candlePillar / votive

Container diameter (at the widest point of the melt pool)

inches(76 mm)

Measure the inside diameter at the height the melt pool reaches at full burn — not the rim and not the floor. Most reference charts assume a 1.5"–4" range.

Wax

Soy container waxes (GW464, 444, AAK Golden Brands Q210) are the baseline.

Fragrance load

Heavier FO loads need a hotter wick to clear the melt pool — we shift the recommendation a size up.

Suggested starting wicks

Closest match in our reference table — start with the smaller pick and step up if your test burn shows a melt pool under 1/2".

Suggested wick sizes for the selected diameter, wax, and fragrance load
Series	Size	Construction
CD	14	Flat cotton, all-purpose
CDN	12	Cotton with denser braid
ECO	14	Coreless cotton with paper threads
HTP	105	Cotton + paper composite
LX	24	Coreless flat cotton

How to test-burn this wick

Pour and cure the candle for at least 48 hours (soy waxes need 1–2 weeks for full scent throw).
First burn: 3–4 hours. Measure the melt pool depth at the 2-hour mark and the diameter at the 3-hour mark.
A correct wick produces a melt pool 1/4"–1/2" deep at hour 2, reaching the vessel wall by hour 3–4, with a flame 1"–1.5" tall and no mushrooming.
Pool too shallow or under-reaching → step up one wick size. Pool too deep, smoking, or carbon ball on top of the wick → step down.
Repeat with 4-hour burns until the candle reaches a stable melt pool and clean burn through the full vessel.