Pick Your Wick
You're at your favorite store smelling all the candles on the aisle you promised yourself you wouldn't go down. Only one will go home with you, but you can't decide which one. After about twenty minutes you've got a big headache and two worthy contenders. They both smell great, the only difference is one has a wooden wick and the other is made with a cotton wick. Which one do you end up getting?
Wooden Wick Candles
- Scent Throw: Candles made with wooden wicks tend to have a strong scent throw, meaning the candle scent will permeate throughout your space intensely and in a short amount of time.
- Clean Burn: Wooden wicks themselves burn clean and don't produce any soot (but some waxes don’t burn clean, even if they have a wooden wick)
- Crackling: Some wooden wick candles have a subtle crackling sound
- Long Lasting: Wooden wick candles tend to last long due to the low flame that slowly melts the wax.
- Even Burn: The wax burns evenly due to lower flame.
- Brighter Flame: Wooden wicks have beautiful bright flames.
- Maintenance: To keep the flame bright, pinch off the charred bits of the wick before lighting the candle.
Cotton Wick Candles
- Lights Easily: Cotton wicks light easily almost every time; you don't have to hold the match to it too long.
- Scent Throw: Cotton wick candles have a mild scent throw, meaning the fragrance doesn't fill your space with too much strength and is typically better for smaller rooms.
- Quiet: Candles with cotton wicks burn very quietly.
- Carbon Build-Up: Cotton wicks tend to build up carbon at the tip of the wick, also known as “mushrooming”. Because of this, the flame burns larger and hotter until the carbon is all burned out.
Now that you know the difference, which of the two candles will you pick? If you’re interested in wooden wick candles: BetterEmber.com