My favorite wicks | Why I only use these wicks in my candles
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2022
- This video talks about my favorite candle wicks and why I chose these wicks to use in my candle line.
Wick guides mentioned
Makesy (formerly Wooden Wick Co): makesy.com/pages/wooden-wick-...
Lonestar: www.lonestarcandlesupply.com/...
Candlescience: www.candlescience.com/learnin...
Welcome! I share tips and insider secrets as a professional candle maker and biochemistry major, review candle supplies, and just have fun. I’m passionate about making cleaner, more earth-friendly candles and helping small businesses, and it’s an honor and privilege to have you with me on the journey!
💛CANDLEMAKING SUPPLIES💛
(exact supplies I use)
Stick Thermometer - amzn.to/3LFgrhB
Infrared Thermometer - amzn.to/3f0SGUX
Beakers - amzn.to/3S7hNnT
Wick trimmers for cutting woodwicks (sharp) - amzn.to/3qWleBX
Small pouring pitcher for test candles - amzn.to/3dzPrDS
Clamshells for wax melts - amzn.to/3SuRszT
Respirator - amzn.to/3r2dgqP
Latex-free gloves - amzn.to/3r1LSt0
Filters for respirator - amzn.to/3xLAAgg
Stainless steel table - amzn.to/3r5As7E
Spatulas for stirring wax - amzn.to/3dDF2XH
Fragrance Blotter Strips - amzn.to/3DUnfWO
Scale for weighing wax- amzn.to/3SsOc87
Heat gun for smoothing tops - amzn.to/3f5QDPu
Beeswax: amzn.to/3R6UB83
Coconut Oil 76: www.soaperschoice.com/coconut...
464 Soy - www.theflamingcandle.com/cand...
.04 5" Crackling Booster Wicks and clips: makesy.com/products/the-crack... (formerly Wooden Wick Co)
Black Matte Tumbler: www.candlescience.com/contain...
Permatex - amzn.to/3BARvDj
Presto Pot (wax melter) - www.candlesandsupplies.com/8-...
Digiboil - www.howdybrewer.com/products/...
🤍CONCRETE CANDLEMAKING🤍
Silicone bowls for mixing concrete - amzn.to/3fh1h6e
Foam brushes for applying sealer - amzn.to/3C6yLNo
Sealer - earthsafefinishes.com/preserv...
Vibrating Machine - amzn.to/3fhlh8M
Cement-All - Home Depot
Gold Paint (champagne) - amzn.to/3dIpNwz
Gold Paint (antique) - amzn.to/3DRiFZE
✨DUST COVERS✨
Cricut Air 2 - amzn.to/3UCazdi
Mats I use for Cricut - amzn.to/3DRhrh0
Blades - amzn.to/3fe3gYU
Cardstock - amzn.to/3fkr0KM
📷 CAMERA EQUIPMENT 📸
My Camera - amzn.to/3C4eSGYC
Screen protector for A7C camera - amzn.to/3BFYDyk
Lens for filming & some product photography - amzn.to/3LDECgk
Lens for up-close product photography - amzn.to/3dDE5OW
Soft boxes for product photography - amzn.to/3C5RBEn
Ring Light for product photography - amzn.to/3fisMwb
Tripod - amzn.to/3R3OOA0
🖨 PRINTING EQUIPMENT 🖨
My Printer: amzn.to/3dDePs7
🏳️⚧️ MADE DIFFERENTLY 🏳️⚧️
Did you know the name Allen Handcrafted (the name we use on all Earthglow wick trimmers) is because I was made in 7 operating rooms across the country? By supporting my candle business, you’re supporting a transgender human with a dream to create a more inclusive planet. Let’s light the world with love, one candle at a time.
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Companies mentioned:
www.theflamingcandle.com
sixteenseventeen.com
www.candlescience.com/
www.stonecandles.com/
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Love your videos, keep it up. Great information
Okay I hope this makes sense, but I get the feeling, after watching so many cande business videos, that you're a candle enthusiast who has a business, instead of these other youtubers who are business people who happen to make candles.
I would agree that my vantage point is more from the science background and interest in formulating the best candle I possibly can. My business has also supported me for the last 4+ years.
I've watched lots of candle making channels and in my opinion yours is the best! You have so much passion and knowlege. You are a joy.. thank you for sharing with us.
Hi Simone! Thank you for your comment and kind words. A warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam. Love and light always 💛🌱
I’m on video #10 lol for the day. You back ground music 🎶 is so peaceful
I am delighted you’re enjoying these videos! Love and light always 💛🌱
Your videos are so helpful!
Hello from Martinique
I came across your videos by chance and I find them really very interesting and enriching, you explain things really well and we can see that you love what you do with passion
So thank you for all your sharing and information.
You're most welcome. Glad you like them!
Very informative ❤️
Hi Pretty Is Me! Thank you very much for your comment. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything and I’m glad to do my best to answer from my experience. 🌱💛
Hi Allen, great video! I have a burning question about wooden wicks. Do you use them past 9% fragrance load? When using them, my candles go haywire with all fragrances when I do 10%(I am new, so 10% was the baseline I chose to start my first round of testing with)I am curing 8% right now. This is using makesy Virgin Coconut Soy. I really want to use wooden wicks as they give a more luxurious feel. Thank you!!!
Hi Joanne! Yes, I do often use them at with a 9-10% fragrance load and haven’t encountered issues in my beeswax, soy, and coco crème blend. I am not familiar with virgin coconut soy but what I would recommend is using the wick guide that Makesy has and choosing your wax (or something close to it) and seeing what they recommend because I think higher fragrance loads can work as long as the wick is good for your wax type. Hope this helps! Love and light always💛🌱
Great music choice 👌
Thanks :)
wooden wick recommendation for a 3.5" 100 soy wax candle -TY
Hi Allen 😊 Thank you for sharing all this amazing and valuable content!! Do you have two different size/diameter tins? My tins have an inside diameter of 3 and 5/16 and I use 464 like you use for one of your collections, so I’m wondering how that size compares to yours. I will do my own testing, but I’m thinking the CD 12 won’t be big enough, so maybe the 14 will be the one.. but mainly I just want to know what size the inside diameter’s of the tin/s you’re using is/are 🤗
Thank you!!!!
Love and Light to you, always.
~ Heidi (Salt & Light)
Hi there! Yup, I’d recommend the CD-14 at least… possibly a CD 16 depending on the scent. My diameter is just over 3 inches inside the tins and I use almost always a CD-14 with pure 464 in these tins.
Have you tried the flaming candles wooden wicks? Wait are you saying all the companies are using maksey’s wicks but just being the distributor?
Hi Amber! Yes, to my knowledge, Makesy has the patent on wooden wicks and other companies purchase from them and resell. I have not tried ordering wooden wicks from Flaming Candle. Love and light 💛🌱
I have purchased tins from Flaming Candle and Aztec but I prefer ordering them from Aztec as damage rates have been much lower for me.
You don’t get black smoke with the .04/ wooden wicks?
Hi Tarot! Generally speaking, no. But with any candle, a very small amount of black smoke on occasion is considered normal. I would recommend using Makesy’s wicking guide to help you chose the best wicks for your wax type. Love and light always💛🌱
@@earthglow Thank you for your response. Usually makesy’s reference guide is geared towards their blends. In my experience dealing with wood wicks is TEST, TEST and TEST! Lol
Every wax blend reacts differently along with the fragrance oils react differently as well. I have used coco-apricot alone with beeswax and without it I’ve also used TW-30 soy Tart wax and I don’t like the smell soy produces. It does not give that luxury melt that coconut oils and waxes produce. I’m currently using a 90/10 ratio of coco-83 and beeswax and love that clear creamy look with the incredible smooth tops it produces. Not to mention the killer cold/hot throw it produces. In my experience using anything thicker than a .02 caused too much flame. But than again, I am using a softer wax.
Love the video! It’s exactly what I needed….and all of your products look amazing 🫶🏼
Hi Lauren! Thank you so much for your comment and a warm welcome to our UA-cam candle fam. Love and light always💛🌱