E-BOOK: LEARN HOW TO USE WOODEN WICKS (2026 EDITION)

LEARN HOW TO USE WOODEN WICKS — 2026 EDITION

Wooden wicks give a candle something cotton never can: a wide, clean flame, excellent scent throw and that soft fireside crackle. But they follow their own rules, and getting them right takes more than guesswork.

This fully revised technical guide (26 pages, A4 PDF) takes you from choosing the right wick to running a proper burn test. Written by Ivone Mesquita of Eco Candle Project for makers and small professional producers.

WHAT'S INSIDE

01 Introduction: why wood, and why it crackles
02 Types of wick: single ply, booster, double, X, spiral, Wave
03 How to choose: thickness vs. wax, width vs. container, with selection tables for EU Eco Candle Project (EA/EC) and Lumetique® (LA–LD) wicks
04 Before you pour: fragrance load, additives and cure times
05 Make your own booster, step by step
06 Multi-wick candles: calculation and layout
07 Fitting, trimming and the first burn
08 Troubleshooting: symptom, cause and fix
09 How to test: burn protocol, EN 15493 safety criteria and how to read your results
10 Safety and regulations: GPSR, EN 15494, CLP and IFRA
11 Tested examples: real container, wax and wick combinations

NEW IN THE 2026 EDITION

- Clear, readable selection tables aligned with our current wick range
- Updated to European standards and the EU General Product Safety Regulation
- New chapters on recipe, burn testing and pre-sale compliance
- Fully corrected and redesigned

FORMAT

PDF, A4, 26 pages · English · Instant download after purchase
Also available in Portuguese.

DIGITAL CONTENT & RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL

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