Wick Size Guide

 

If you’re making candles in containers from home, rather than from one of our kits, you’ll need to work out what size and type of wick to use. Here’s the guide we use but it’s important to remember that these are just a guide – you need to test burn your first candle if you’re making more than one.

All you do is measure the candle across the top to get its diameter in millimetres and then check for the suggested wick for the wax you’re using. Bear in mind that the wick is the same whether you’re making a pillar candle or a container candle.

Diameter (mm)	Paraffin Wax	Soya Wax
Tea light	Tea light wick	do not use
25-50mm	LX10	LX12 or ECO1
50-65mm	LX12	LX14 or ECO4
65-75mm	LX16	LX18 or ECO6
75-90mm	LX20	LX22 or ECO10
90-100mm	LX26	LX26 or ECO14

Where to get your wick

Container Candle Kit: Bring Your Own Pot

Eco Soya Wax Wicks and Tabs (suitable as a Pillar Candle refill)

Wax Wick and Dye

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