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Candle Wick Recommendations
Candle Wick Recommendations by Type of Candle
Selection of your wick is going to be one of your most difficult challenges in candle making.
We suggest starting with DLC wick recommendations below. The wick selection will be sensitive
to the candle’s shape, size, wax, color, and fragrance. We recommend using pre-cut and tabbed
wicks for making votive and container candles. These wicks can be cut to your
specification to the exact size of your container or votive using our Custom Wick Builder.
In producing pillar and novelty candles it is suggested that you use the spooled raw wicking.
DLC has put together the following recommendations through rigid
test burning to help with your wick selection. These recommendations are
a good starting point but test burning is a must to guarantee that it will
work in your particular application. The wick size is sensitive to the
amount of fragrance, color, type of wax and additives.
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Tea-Lights (Paraffin, Veggie Waxes and Versagel) Candle Size |
Wick Type |
Tab |
Type of Wax |
Wick |
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1-1/8" |
S330 |
15mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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1-1/8" |
28-24 Zinc |
15mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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1-1/8" |
TL 18/S-30 nst 2 |
15mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
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1-1/8" |
TL 25/S-30 nst 2 |
15 x 6mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
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Veggie Waxes)Candle Size |
Wick Type |
Tab |
Type of Wax |
Wick |
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2.5" |
36-24-24 Zinc |
33mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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2.5" |
LX-10 |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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|
2.5" |
RRD-34 nst2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
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|
Wick Type |
Tab |
Type of Wax |
Wick |
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Small 1-2" |
34-40 Zinc |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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Small 1-2" |
RRD-29 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
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Small 1-2" |
CD-3 |
20 x 9mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
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Medium 2-3" |
LX-14 |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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Medium 2-3" |
RRD-40 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
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Medium 2-3" |
HZL 38 C |
20 x 9mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
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Large 3-4" |
CD-16 |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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Large 3-4" |
RRD-47 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
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Large 3-4" |
HTP-105 |
20 x 9mm |
VersaGel |
210 degrees |
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X-Large 4+ " |
60-44-18 Cotton |
20mm |
Paraffin |
High melt point |
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X-Large 4+ " |
(2) RRD-37 nst 2 |
20mm |
Veggie Waxes |
High melt point |
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the recommended wick sizes on the chart above. |
Wick Type |
Type of Wax |
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Small 2-3" |
LX-14 RRD-37 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
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Medium 3" |
LX-16 RRD-40 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
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Large 4" |
LX-20 RRD-47 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
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6 x 6" (3 wicks) |
15 ply vRRD-29 nst 2 |
Paraffin & Veggie Waxes |
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