Cotton Wick
Part of our Ingredient Glossary — educational information about raw materials we may use in our products. We don't sell raw ingredients.
A candle is only as good as its wick. You can use the finest wax and the most beautiful fragrance, but if the wick isn't right, none of it matters. That's why we use pure, braided cotton wicks in all our candles. No zinc cores. No synthetic materials. Just clean, simple cotton.
The wick's job sounds simple: stay lit. But there's real science involved. The braided cotton acts like a straw, using capillary action to draw melted wax up to the flame. The weave has to be tight enough to pull wax consistently, but loose enough to allow airflow. Get it wrong and you get tunneling, smoking, or a flame that drowns itself out.
We size our wicks specifically for each candle. A 4 oz tin needs a different wick than an 8 oz jar. Too small and the wax pool never reaches the edges. Too large and the candle burns hot and fast, wasting wax and fragrance. Proper sizing means an even burn from edge to edge, every time.
The difference between a cotton wick and a cheap zinc-core wick is immediately noticeable. Cotton burns cleaner with virtually no soot or smoke when properly trimmed. There's no metallic smell, no black residue on your jar, and no worry about what you're breathing. It's a small detail that makes a real difference.
