i am on hospice care and trying to keep busy when I'm feeling well. i purchased these jars totaling $13, a wick centering tool for $13 and the wick size cd26 which they recommended for $3 and a case of the 16 oz. Apothecary Jar for $13 and my wicks were drowning from the wax causing my candles burning out. i spent all money on these products (I'm trying to make candles for my own enjoyment). I'm using cargill 464 soy wax, a little bit of additive and i keep my melting pot at 180-185 with 2 tablespoons of fragrance. i dont what to do!!!

I had purchased a bag of these CD26s because I had some really wide (5”) prospective containers to test and wanted to see if I could avoid double wicking. I’ve had issues with tunneling using the larger gauge ECO wicks and figured I’d see if these performed better. They definitely did! I still wasn’t expecting to get a full pool on a 5” diameter container but after a 5 hour test burn the pool reached the edges! Solid hot throw using 464 and an 8% fragrance load after 2 weeks of cure.

For those experiencing mushrooming or excessive sooting, make sure you trim them to 1/4” before each burn. CD wicks don’t need a lot of head to catch a flame and build a pool without drowning, and leaving too much wick head will definitely cause mushrooming and excessive soot as the extra wick head burns off. Happy testing!

I brought this wick size because it was recommend for the 9.9 oz Apothecary jars and I’m so disappointed! I’ve tested it multiple time thinking my wick placement was wrong because I’m not getting a full melt pool at all!

This works perfectly well for the 11 oz candle jars

These work well in my >3'' tin with GB444 and some mica. Took a few tries that deviated from the guide since the small bit of mica likes to clog the wick. I noted mushrooming and sooting while testing smaller sizes, but that's why you test. Not every wick will work with every size, wax, or fragrance. It's not exact science, which I know frustrates some, but it's not the fault of the wick. I would have loved for CS to make the ultimate sample pack for all soy wicks when I first started out, but the guide is fairly accurate.

I had used these wicks in my four inch 20 oz jars, the flame is huge with a lot of smoke.😞

I have tried using these wicks multiple times and I have yet to get a successful burn. The flame is huge which is not bad but it gives off way too much soot and is just not really a good wick to use in jars 4-inches in diameter.

I bought the CD 26 wicks after speaking with a person on the phone said these were what's recommended for the 16oz apothecary jars and after testing I'm getting Mushrooming really bad and that's exactly what I was worried about! Now I have over 100 wicks that are useless and have no idea what wick to try next

I use these with 444GW and 8oz & 16oz apothecary jars and the HT and CT are just amazing.

I am by no means an expert, just having some fun BUT like other commenters have mentioned, the flame with these wicks are insanely large and throws off a ton of soot.
I use old bath and body works jars (about 3.8 inch diameter) to make candles for myself and family - i use 464 soy wax and the fragrances from this site.
The wick guide is deceiving at best in terms of using this wick for this candle jar size. I have yet to order and test C22, but I would suspect that those are more appropriate for this particular jar and wax combo.
This being said - the burn pool will reach the edges of the jar and burn the entire candle.