🧵 Cotton Core™ Wicks Structure: Braided cotton outer with a cotton filament core Material: 100% natural fibers Burn Characteristics: Produces a robust flame Increased rigidity in molten wax Helps reduce carbon build-up Best For: Votives, pillars, and container candles Advantages: Clean burn Suitable for a wide range of waxes including soy, paraffin, and beeswax 🧵 Wick Numbering System Explained Wick numbers like 44-20-18 or 60-44-18 represent specific designations used by manufacturers Atkins & Pearce to describe: Outer braid size (first number) Core size/type (second number) Tab size or braid configuration (third number) These numbers correlate with performance metrics like: While this is a starting point the type of wax and additives can also affect the following elements. Rate of wax consumption (ROC) Flame height Melt pool diameter Total number of ends (strands) 🔥 Cotton Braided with Cotton Core Wicks Wick # ROC (oz/hr) Flame Height (in) Pool Diameter (in) Ends Best For 44-20-18 0.16 1.19 1.67 23 Small containers 44-32-18 0.19 1.45 1.77 35 Medium containers 44-36-18 0.20 1.54 1.80 39 Medium–large 51-32-18 0.20 1.53 1.80 35 Medium–large 60-44-18 0.25 1.89 1.94 47 Large containers 62-52-18 0.28 2.08 2.02 55 Large pillars 🧪 Wick Selection Tips Test burn each wick with your specific wax, fragrance, and container. Consider double wicking for wide containers. Trim wicks to ¼ inch before each burn to reduce mushrooming and soot. Wicks have a 20mm base and 6mm neck sustainer and are coated with high temp Natural wax and are 6" tall.
