What's the Best Wick for Beeswax Candles? (Wick testing 4 different wicks!) 

I just tried wood wicks for the first time as well. (I have been making beeswax candles for 25 years). I put 2 wood wicks together into the holder, it burns faster but better. I have good luck with soy wicks.

A tip is that the cotton wick has different sizes and different densities you have to be aware of the size of your candle to match the wick size

Perfect. I'm experimenting too. I'm glad I watched this thank you.

I’m so happy for you, I’m starting my candle making as well in the summer! You got this!

thankyou for posting your testing as i am a beginner in candle making (using natural products) and struggling in wick selection... your video is very helpful

Good video. I'm in the testing phase of coconut beeswax myself. It is a very long one. I'd recommend getting your wood wicks from makesy. So many variations in thickness, width, etc. One thing I will say is that your music is SO loud compared to the volume of when you're speaking.

Thank you so much for the video! I have been trying to make beeswax candles for over a year, with coconut oil and without, watched MULTIPLE videos trying to find out the best wick to use and have yet to find a type or size that will melt a 3 inch container beeswax candle without leaving wax (same container as yours). I have tried double wicks and still nothing will burn all the wax and there are NO videos that show a beeswax container candle that burns totally. Your video has been the most informative and I will try 2 of the 2mm hemp wicks in the 3 inch container and maybe that will work. Thank you for the video!

Hi, I use cotton wicks which I braid and then dip in beeswax before I use them. They’ve worked well so far. I use only for my pillars.

Very very very helpful video!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for making the video! I was soooooo upset about the wooden wicks not working out!🤬🤬🤬🤣 They look so cute in the candles. I guess beeswax doesn't like it.

Great video! Im new and appreciate your answers to these questions: 1. The advantage of coconut oil in beeswax? 2. How much coconut oil to the beeswax. 3: Candles give a little more heat in the winter.. In your opine, do glass containers or metal tins put off more heat? Thx for your reply! Great video!

I did a lot of testing of my wicks. They make the wicks in different sizes and you gave to test at least 3 candles in each type of wick you use. With wood wicks you can get them that crackle and they make ones that dont crackle. All the wicks are make from natural material unless you get the ones with a zinc center. The best thing to do is get a sample pack of each type of wick you plane to test. Thank you have a great day.

Thank you so much for testing these. Do you think that hemp ones would work for tea light candles as well or would they be too thick?

Thanks for sharing your experience with the different wicks! May I ask what size square braided wick you used in this trial?

I’m not noticing any bad audio issues. Appreciate you sharing so much info!

I bought a soy candle with a wood wick and loved it. No smoke, bright steady light, and the wax burned clear to the edge of the 3" diameter glass in about 2 hours. It burned clear down to the bottom of the 3 1/3" tall glass, liquefying each time. I went back to the store and bought 3 more. Silly me. I pulled the labels off and don't know the brand.

Really great content! I've been transitioning into using hemp wicks with carbon filtered beeswax. I'm just curious, and I'm not sure why, but hemp seems to burn very clean when compared to cotton...I've been able to find 1mm and 2mm hemp wicks on amazon but haven't been able to find anything thicker, do you have any advice on where I can find thicker hemp wicks from?

U mention double wick... Is that 2 together or spaced out. Only asking as could u just use a thinker cotton thread instead of 2 thinner ones. Asking as a beginner x

Could you use maybe more than one woodwick per candle? Also, do the hemp wicks have wire within them ?

I’ve tried several times to access the links below your video, to access your blog and get the wick info, and it won’t link. What (diameter size) hemp wicks did you use? Were the cotton wicks square braided and what size did you use? Thanks, you have one of the best videos I’ve seen on wick comparison for beeswax candles!

What size cotton wick do you recommend is best for a 3-inch diameter 10oz glass jar? Please help. Thank you!

I love wood wicks. But you have to buy the correct wood wick for the Wax you are using as well as the tins you are using. 😊

I am still experimenting like you are here. What was the ratio of beeswax to coconut oil in those candles? I've noticed I have to settle on using less beeswax than I prefer to get decent performance in a container candle.

Thank you :) I have some questions: 1. Do you have to trim any of these candles as they burn? 2. Do you have wick size recommendations for candle diameter? 3. Do you ship supplies to Indonesia? Thank you.

Do you have a ratio of coconut oil to beeswax that tou find works well?

Thank you so much for this video. I think we all wish the wood wicks were really a fireplace lol❤

I just saw this, as I make all types of wax. Getting into testing bees wax. I think with a wooden Wick, your going to need a booster Wick to produce enough heat to melt pure bees wax. I use a bees was coconut blend made by Makesy. I love it and is easy to Wick. However, I wanted to have pure bees wax as well. In smaller jars I am using a #2 square braid Wick, I dip them in bees wax and a #6 square braid for 3" diameter containers. Both work fairly well. My wax of choice above all is Apricot coconut creme made by Calwax. So that is my base for all my knowledge. So working with bees wax has been fun. I enjoy a challenge, which bees wax is. I think I am also going to make a few bees wax melts to see how that goes. Sounds like it could work. I love wax warmers! They are beautiful home decor and produce beautiful fragrance without the worry of kids and pets knocking over candles. I enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing what you learned in your experiment. 😊😊😊

beeswax has quite a low melting point range of 62 to 64 °C. So im surprised at not burning well.

please get a mic. your phone mic is terrible.