The wick
Cotton wicks, not metal cores
The wick is the only engine in the jar. We write the size in ink. We do not guess.
Every Hartisans candle has a lead-free cotton wick. In the kitchen that is usually an Eco 12 or a CD 24 — the number changes with the vessel and the oil. Grams on the scale. Wick in the margin. The paper stays under the jar like a promise.
A wick that is too large mushrooms and walks. A wick that is too small tunnels even if you did the first burn. Fragrance load, vessel width, and soy all pull on that choice. That is why we burn-test before an oil is for sale.
Wooden sticks in our pour photos hold the wick true while the soy is gold. They are not the wick.
Questions
- Do Hartisans candles have lead in the wick?
- No. Lead-free cotton.