Article: Wick Testing Titan Wax Natural 5230 & CD Wicks
Wick Testing Titan Wax Natural 5230 & CD Wicks
About CD Wicks...
Stabilo, formerly knows as CD wicks respectively, the Stabilo wicks are coreless, non-directional, flat braided cotton wicks with a special paper filament woven around them. This configuration is engineered to promote maximum and consistent capillary action while ensuring a wick trimming flame posture. The Stabilo series is used in many different applications and is especially compatible with the harder to melt viscous vegetable-based waxes.
I'm using a 3-1/8" jar and the wicks I'm using are CD 10 (single wick), and CD 12 (single wick). I'm using Pumpkin Souffle at 9% fragrance load. I will allow it to cure for 2 weeks before testing them. I will keep you updated! The other items I used when testing are the bowtie wick centering bars and our candle wick trimmers.
If you've found a combination that works for you, please feel free to share your results below.
Results
Wax Type | Vessel Size | Wicks | Fragrance Load | Results |
Titan Natural 5230 | 3-1/8" | CD 10 | 9% Pumpkin Souffle | This one had a bit more wax on the sides. It was decent overall, but this wick was seemed too small. No soot on the vessel, however. |
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3-1/8" | CD 12 | 9% Pumpkin Souffle | This one turned out pretty good, actually. There was some wax hang up on the sides initially, and I wasn't sure how it would turn out. However, as the candle burned, the wax melted off of the sides. There was a tiny thin layer of residue on the sides of the jar but this may be a characteristic of this wax. I'm going to test a CD 14 and see how that one turns out. No soot on the vessel. |
Titan Natural 5230 | 3-1/8" | CD 14 | Scheduled |