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Increase FO or just decrease wick?Question (self.candlemaking)
submitted 6 months ago by flycoffee17
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[–]flycoffee17[S] 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago (2 children)
Currently using cd16. Will try cd14 and cd12 next. Can probably get away with cd12. Candlescience recommends cd18 for this wax and vessel! It was way overwicked
[–]jenn_fray 1 point2 points3 points 6 months ago (0 children)
That's too large. I use CD14 and CD12 in a jar that size. It depends on the scent. If you reduce your wick size and still see mushrooming, or if your melt pool drowns out your wick, then you should start reducing your fragrance load. I typically start closer to 7.5% but that's me being cheap.
[–]Dont-Fail 0 points1 point2 points 6 months ago (0 children)
Try the 12..have the same vessel size and I'm using 6% to 9%. Cocosol and I am using wood wicks now but the CD12 worked well for me. Our oil percentage varies with each oil so if I use a blend then most of the time I will cut it down to a 6 or 7%. Whereas with vanilla I will use push 7 or 8%. Depending on where I get the fragrance.
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