The wick - a little engine that works with wax

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As I said in another post, now it is the time to talk about the wick, a little 'engine' that works with another kind of fuel: wax. The wick works on capillarity principle, being very important for a constant flame, without smoke and who gives proper light and also for best burn the wax recipe should be very well handled.

There are a lot of wicks, from models to composition, colors and sizes, so that for every candle producer is very important to find the best wick. Speaking about models, there can be used thin wicks for candles up to 2,5 cm diameter, flat knitted wick whose dimensions vary because of the number of fiber used in its fabrication, metallic-hearted wicks, squared wicks etc.

EcoDecoLight produces candles with a pure cotton wick, treated in fabrication and in the candle making process, by covering with wax and burn preparation, so that it won't burn with toxic compounds in the breathable air.

There must be also an optimal proportion referring to the wick thickness and candle dimensions, so that the burning process is efficient. Increasing the candle's diameter goes to more thickness of the wick. In case of candles that measure over 15 cm in diameter, there must be chosen more wicks, disposed in more than one burning point.

Regarding the quantity of wax used for EcoDecoLight candles, we will set 1, 2 or 3 wicks, with tested special dimensions, in order to get a clean burn. But we also advice that now and then, after some hours of letting the candle burn, blow it, let it cool down and make wick adjustments if it's the case (shorten it). If we had to use self-consumable wicks, it meant to use synthetic substances for its treatment, and our purpose is to produce a completely natural product.

The wick we use is straight an fixed on the support using just wax, it doesn't get right to the end, because we are testing now an ensured self-blow out when the candle gets to the end. This is about candles in glass support with an approx. weight of 200g ('glass' support). We are very pleased of the burning quality because the recipe we use (palm and bees wax, oils, colorants), all natural so Eco, led us to a finel product of very high quality in aspect, color and texture.

So, we are getting close but confident to the final product we wanted and we want to keep you informed about the progress and news we consider important for you, because with you by our side we can do an excellent job in this healthy hobby.