How Does a Candle Wick Work? Why It Is More Than String
A candle wick works by drawing melted wax up through its fibres into the flame, where the wax turns into vapour and burns. How a wick works, why it does not burn up, what the candle string is calle...
What Are Candle Wicks Made Of? Cotton, Zinc, Wood and Lead
Most candle wicks are braided cotton; some have a paper or zinc core, some are wood, and lead cores are long gone. What each wick type is made of, what the wick does, and why we use a cotton wick i...
How to Trim a Candle Wick, and How Short It Should Be
Trim a candle wick to 0.5 to 1 cm before every burn. When to trim it, what to use if you have no wick trimmer, why wicks curl, and how a short wick helps a candle last longer.