Candle Wicks

Pre-tabbed candle wicks for container, pillar, votive, and tealight candles: cotton wicks in the zinc-core, CD, ECO, HTP, and LX series, plus tealight, paper-core, and wooden wicks. Cotton wicks come in packs of 100 in lengths from 2.5 to 12 inches, with sample kits for testing each series. Family-owned since 1999, fast shipping from five U.S. warehouses.

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ECO Wicks

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Tealight Wicks

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Wick Sample Kits

Every size in a series in one kit, so you can burn-test neighboring sizes side by side before buying a full pack.

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Wooden Wicks

A wide, flat flame and a soft crackle for container candles, best in paraffin and paraffin blends.

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Choosing a Candle Wick

Start by matching the wick series to your wax, then size it to the vessel. Each series is braided or cored differently, so it burns a certain way:

  • ECO is a flat, coreless cotton wick built for natural waxes like soy, primed with a vegetable wax so you can label an all-natural candle.
  • CD and HTP handle harder, more viscous paraffin and vegetable waxes, and HTP also works in votives, pillars, and gel.
  • LX curls and trims itself to cut mushrooming and soot, and performs well in paraffin and IGI 6006.
  • Zinc-core wicks have a wire center that holds them upright, which suits votives, pillars, small containers, and gel.

With the series chosen, wick size is determined by the diameter of the vessel. A wider opening needs a larger wick, or two or three wicks, to pull a full melt pool to the glass. Our guide to wicking has a sizing chart for every series we carry.

Wood Wicks and Cotton Wicks

Cotton wicks give a steady flame and come in series for containers, pillars, votives, and tealights. Wooden wicks give a wide, flat flame and a soft crackle, and suit container candles only. They pair most easily with paraffin and paraffin blends, while soy takes a little more care to reach a full melt pool. Shop the full range of sizes, tube wicks, and the sample kit in our wooden wicks collection.

Candle Wicks in Bulk

Cotton wicks are sold in packs of 100, in lengths from 2.5 inches for votives and tealights up to 9, 10, and 12 inches for tall jars and pillars. Quantity pricing is built into every listing, so the per-wick price drops as you buy more, with no separate wholesale account or order minimum required.

With five U.S. warehouses, a bulk order ships fast at lower freight than a single-location supplier can offer. You can also order online and pick up free at our locations in Keller, Texas; Northampton, Pennsylvania; Ontario, California; Orlando, Florida; and Plainfield, Indiana.

Learn to Size and Test Candle Wicks

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Candle Wick Sizing Guide

Sizing charts for every wick series we carry, matched to the vessel diameter. Bundles of pre-tabbed cotton candle wicks with metal base tabs on a rustic wood table, lit candles glowing behind

Candle Wick Guide

How each wick type burns, and how to fix tunneling, mushrooming, and soot. Overhead row of five lit multi-wick candles in round and square jars with two to four flames each

Multiple Wicks in a Candle

When a wide vessel needs two or three wicks, and how to space them.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I buy candle wicks?

Right here. We carry pre-tabbed cotton wicks in the zinc-core, CD, ECO, HTP, and LX series, plus tealight, paper-core, and wooden wicks, shipped from five U.S. warehouses. You can also order online and pick up free at any of our five locations.

What size candle wick do I need?

Wick size is determined by the diameter of the vessel and the wax you pour. A wider candle needs a larger wick, or more than one, to reach a full melt pool. Our candle wick sizing guide has a chart for every series we carry, matched to the jar diameter.

Which wick series should I use for soy wax?

The ECO series is built for natural waxes like soy and is primed with a vegetable wax, so you can label an all-natural candle. CD and HTP wicks also handle harder vegetable and paraffin waxes. Match the series to your wax, then size it by diameter and confirm with a test burn.

Do you sell candle wicks in bulk?

Yes. Cotton wicks come in packs of 100, and quantity pricing is built into every listing, so the per-wick price drops as you buy more. There is no separate wholesale account or order minimum required.

How do I test which wick is right for my candle?

Pour a few test candles in the same vessel and wax with neighboring wick sizes, then burn each and watch the melt pool. The right wick reaches a full edge-to-edge pool within a few hours without a tall, sooting flame. A wick sample kit gives you every size in a series to test side by side, and our wick testing guide walks through the burn test.

What is the metal tab at the bottom of the wick?

That is the wicktab. It holds the wick upright in the vessel, and our wick clip assemblies use a taller 10mm neck tab as standard. The taller neck leaves a small layer of wax unburned at the bottom, so the flame goes out before it heats the base of the container.

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