Testing Ribbon Wicks
Posted by Lyschel Bersch on
Ribbon Wick Testing
Ribbon Wicks are a newly developed wick made for larger diameter containers and hard to wick scents. We have not information on these wicks so we need to develop our own. So far on the first burn the flame is very nice looking and large. Going from left to right and back to front the wicks are CW-20, CW-50, CW90 and CW-30, CW60, CW85.
The candle bricks were burned for 4 hours and did pool together. And while that will make it impossible to get a "true" diameter read I am just happy to start getting a feel for these wicks.
We have a few scents that are very difficult to wick and I am keeping my fingers crossed that these will work in the Lovely Lilac, Rare Earth and Patchouli Dreams without double wicking a 3-4" container.
At the end of the first burn the CW-20 was pretty small and looked like it was mushrooming. It is difficult to tell if these are mushrooming or doing an unwinding of the wick.
Melt Pool Diameter at the end of first burn
CW20 - 2-34"
CW30 - 3"
CW50 - 3-1/4"
CW60 - 3-3/8"
CD85 - 3-1/2"
CD90 - 3-3/8"
