CD wicks, LX wicks, RRD wicks, Cotton Core, Coreless....what's the difference? What wick do you need?
Trying to figure out what wick to buy for your candles? It depends on several factors, mainly, the size of the jar and the type of wax. If you are using 100% Paraffin wax you probably want to use one of the following types of wicks; zinc core wicks, Heinz coreless wicks (aka. CD wicks), or German Coreless (aka LX wicks). For natural waxes, gel and crystals you want to look at Wedo (RRD) wicks, Zinc wicks, German Coreless (LX) wicks. Each of these types of wicks have varying sizes based on the diameter of your candle.
Heinz Coreless wicks (CD wicks); these wick are called coreless because they do not contain a metal core. A lot of candle supplies will say lead free, but you aren't allowed to sell lead wicks in the U.S. so it isn't really necessary to say. The type of metal core that you can find in wicks is zinc, which is safe to burn, but some chandlers prefer not to use them because they burn hotter and may cause more black smoke. These wicks have a flat braid that is rigid enough to be used in pillars as well as containers. The tip of the wicks bends while burning and practically begees self-trimming. They are designed to reduced mushrooming (carbon build up), smoke and soot. This wick is good for both paraffin and vegetable waxes. CD3 tealights,CD4 small votives, CD5 votives, CD6 2"-2.5" diameter candles 3.5" length, CD8 2.5" - 3" diameter 4"long, CD10 3"-3.5" diameter 5"long, CD12/CD14/CD16 3.5" - 4" diameter candles, CD18/CD20 4+" diameter candles. This type of wicks can be purchase pre-tabbed
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