A Day In The Life Of A Chandler

Part 2

It’s All About Temperature

Temperature is crutial when making candles.

If you were to over heat your wax, say beyond 80 degrees, your wax would be ruined, doing this would change the chemistry of the wax causing it to seperate. and discolour.

As shown in the diagram we heat our wax to 70 degrees, this allows the molicles in the wax to expand. The wax then cools to 65 degrees, at this point the fragrance is added which is stirred in very gently we don’t want air getting into our candle! By stirring for 2 minutes allows the fragrance to attach itself to the expanded molicles. If colour is required this also is added at this stage.

Once the wax reaches 60 degrees we carfully pour our candle.

The candle will then need to cure for 1 to 2 weeks before lighting.

Wicking The Containers

At Cubbishly Kes we use both cotton wicks and wooden wicks, each burn very differently.

We use Wedo Eco cotton wicks that have a wide range of sizes to suit your chosen container. Wedo Eco wick is a high grade flat, coreless ring-spun cotton and incorporates thin paper filaments and threads interlaced providing a more stable and consistent burn. The self-trimming wick stance minimizes or eliminates carbon deposit formation and greatly reduces afterglow.

Wooden wicks create a horizontal flame that throws more heat into your candle quicker, so even though it burns slower and lower, a wooden wick candle will heat up your fragrances and creates a scent throw into your room in less time. Wooden wicks also burn with a subtle crackling sound which brings a whole new sensory delight to your candles. They must all ways be lit right across the top to give an even burn and like all candles when lit, they must be allowed to pool to the edges of the vessle.

A wick works by capillary action, conveying the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts. The candle wick influences how the candle burns.