Candle Wick Information - Northstar3c Candle Supplies (2024)

We offer a variety of wick types, they include: Cotton Core, Paper Core, HTP Coreless,RRD Cotton Core, LX Coreless, ECO Coreless and CD Coreless.

Cotton and Paper Core Wicks: A cotton outer braidsurrounds an inner core of cotton or paper.Commonly used in many types of candles. They are constructed with 100% natural fibers.The cotton core produces the hottest flame and the paper core produces a cooler flamethan the cotton core but offers more rigidity.

HTP Coreless Wicks: The HTP wick is flat braided in design,but with thin paper fibersintertwined. The result is a cleaner burning, self-trimming wick with additional structuralstrength, controlled curling and a hotter, more efficient flame. HTP wick is an excellentalternative in hard to burn applications and is a good all around choice for paraffin, geland vegetable candles that require hotter burn conditions.

RRD Cotton Cored Wicks: 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.The wick is directional in that capillary action flows more freely in one direction.Due to their intricate design, the RRD series provides a centered burn pool, self-trimmingburn characteristics and a consistently high rate of fuel flow. These wicks work well withviscous fuels such as vegetable wax, gels and one pours. These wicks are very effectivein making container candles.

ECO Coreless Wicks: The ECO wick is a flat, coreless,cotton wick with thin paper filamentsinterwoven for burn stability. The specially treated paper threads provide a controlledcurling of the wick making the ECO series self-trimming, which results in minimizedmushrooming, soot and smoke. ECO wick are particularly successful in lower melt-pointvegetable and paraffin waxes.

LX Coreless Wicks: The LX wick is a uniquely braided,Coreless, flat wick manufacturedwith stabilizing threads that ensure an optimum burn profile. This allows for a verystable and consistent flame, which minimizes, or eliminates, mushrooming while reducingafterglow, smoke and soot. The LX series of wicks is designed to improve the burning ofparaffin and vegetable waxes in containers.

CD Coreless Wicks: The CD wick is a Coreless, non-directional,flat braided wick with aspecial Paper filament woven around it. This configuration is engineered to promote maximumand consistent capillary action while insuring a wick trimming flame posture. The CD seriesis used in many different applications and is especially compatible with the harder to meltviscous waxes of both paraffin and vegetable base.

Burn Rate: Is the rate of wax consumption in ounces in onehour by the wick. The higher the burn rates the more wax which is being consumed. Used todetermine how well a wick and wax combination is performing.

Make sure when ordering wicks that the length of the wick is long enough for your application.The length should be about 1" or longer than your container or mold. After your candle hascompletely hardened trim your wick to about ??" above the candle surface. If you have along enough wick left over after removing the excess, then you can reuse the wick by puttingyour own wick tab on the end. You can find wick tabsin the wick section. Also don't forget to order wick stickersto secure your wick to the bottom of the container, they too can be found in the wick section.