Wooden wick, .02 green, 19.1 mm

Wooden wick .02 green, 19.1 mm – with sustainer

Flat wooden wick in a green shade is an alternative to cotton wicks for container candle making. It burns with a wider, lower flame and crackles gently while burning, giving the candle a calmer yet more distinctive character than a standard wick. The green slat is visible in an unlit candle, making this wick particularly suitable where it is meant to be part of the design: forest, herbal or Christmas themes, candles in clear containers, or gift series.

The base is a single wooden slat in the thinner .02 size. The .02 designation refers to the slat thickness according to the manufacturer – a higher number means a thicker wick. A thinner slat burns more gently and is easier to control in smaller containers. The wick comes complete with a metal sustainer that holds the slat upright on the bottom of the container, so no additional holders or gluing of the wood itself is needed. According to the manufacturer, the wick is made from certified wood, is free from allergens, and is biodegradable.

Why choose a wooden wick

• Different burning character – the flat slat produces a wide, lower flame and crackles gently while burning. For many customers, the sound alone is the reason they prefer a wooden wick.
• Colour accent – the green shade is visible through glass and from above, so you can coordinate the wick with the wax colour, label, or collection theme without additional decorations.
• Even melt pool – the width of the wick helps the wax melt more evenly across the full surface, which in containers of the right diameter helps reduce tunnelling.
• Easy to install – the metal sustainer with a round base holds the wick upright and stable; simply adhere it to the bottom of the container. The same sustainer is also suitable for double and cross wooden wicks.
• Easy to trim – adjust the length and height of the wick with ordinary scissors or wick trimmers to suit the container height.

How to work with the wick

Before pouring wax, insert the slat into the metal sustainer and adhere the sustainer to the centre of the container bottom using hot glue, a double-sided adhesive pad, or a drop of wax. The wick must stand upright; otherwise the flame burns unevenly and one side of the container overheats.

Trim the slat so that after pouring it extends above the wax surface by only a few millimetres. A wooden wick that is too tall produces a large, sooty flame and chars quickly.

Pour wax at the temperature recommended for the wax type and allow the candle to cure thoroughly before the first lighting. Wooden wicks absorb wax more slowly than cotton wicks, so on the first burn allow the candle to burn long enough for the entire surface to melt.

Which candles is it suitable for

The 19.1 mm wide wick in the thinner .02 size is intended primarily for container candles of small to medium diameter with softer natural waxes – soy, coconut, rapeseed, and their blends. These waxes melt at a lower temperature and the thinner slat burns steadily in them.

With harder waxes (higher-melting-point paraffin, beeswax) or in containers with a larger diameter, the thinner .02 slat may be insufficient. In those cases a thicker version or a double slat is more appropriate. Flat wooden wicks are not used in freestanding pillar candles without a container, because the wider flame and the molten wax pool require the container wall.

Good to know

• Always test the specific combination. The behaviour of a wooden wick depends on the wax type, container diameter, fragrance oil loading, and dye. Before producing a batch, make a test candle and monitor flame size, melt pool depth, and any sooting.
• Fragrance oils and dyes put more load on the wick than plain wax. At higher fragrance oil loadings it may be necessary to move to a thicker slat.
• Trimming between burns. Before each subsequent lighting, snap or cut off the charred end of the slat so the flame does not grow too large and produce soot. It is worth including this advice for customers on the label or a card with the candle.
• The green colour is prominent in an unlit candle; the burning end of the slat naturally darkens. If the wick colour is important for the appearance of the finished product, verify during testing whether it changes in the specific wax.
• The sustainer is made of metal and remains on the bottom of the container. When reusing the container, remove it together with the remaining wax after the candle has burned down.

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