How Do Wooden Wick Candles Burn. Zinc core wicks, these do a good job of keeping the flame standing up, and are best used in tealights, container and votive candles made from paraffin and gel wax. It may take more than once to light your wick, especially on the first go.
The wick, when cold of course, will gently break off with your fingers and can be discarded. If the wick is too long, the wax will not pull up the wick and the wick will extinguish. If the wick is too long, the wax will not be able to capillary all the way up and sustain a flame.
Wooden wick candle burning tips.
If the wick is too long, the wax will not be able to capillary all the way up and sustain a flame. A wooden wick has a larger surface area and the wooden wicks in the novelly yours 8oz tumbler jars are moderately thick so they will melt the wax all the way to the edge of the jar in the proper amount of time. We advise you to light the wick across the candle as opposed to at only one end. If the melt pool is deeper than ½” / 12.7mm, or if the flame is too high, the vessel is too hot, or there is any sooting, the wick is too big.