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PROS & CONS OF ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CANDLE MAKING

PROS & CONS OF ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CANDLE MAKING

Essential oils have become incredibly popular in recent years for candle making, body care, and aromatherapy as well as a variety of other uses. So...

HOW TO MAKE A WOODEN WICK CANDLE

So you want to learn how to make a wood wick candle? If you have never made a candle before, and you’re ready to give it a go, we are here to help ...

2020 FALLIDAY FASHION + FRAGRANCE TRENDS

Gather up your making supplies and fall into these bold and exotic fall combinations!

THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE ALL NATURAL ECO-FRIENDLY SOAP

People have been making soap for thousands of years. In fact, a soap-like material found in clay cylinders during the excavation of ancient Babylo...

KNOW YOUR WOODEN WICKS

There are several different types of candle wicks we offer here at The Wooden Wick Co and the best way to find which wick will work best for your p...

WHAT ARE CANDLE JUMP LINES?

Jump Lines, also known as “chatter” and “stuttering” are the unintended horizontal lines or rings around the sides of either a container or pillar ...

WHAT IS A CRACKLING BOOSTER WICK?

What in the world is a Crackling Booster Wick you ask? The Crackling Booster Wick is part of our Adhered Wick collection. Adhered Wicks are create...

SAFETY FIRST: OUR TOP CANDLE SAFETY TIPS

I know we’ve all heard it a million times, but when it comes to safety, sometimes hearing it again certainly doesn’t hurt. You would think it’s jus...

CANDLE FRAGRANCE BASICS

Did you know that 75 to 80 percent of all candles sold in the U.S. today are scented? Candle fragrance is one of the most defining characteristics ...

CANDLE TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE WOODEN WICK CO.

For anyone who has experience with making candles, you know that troubleshooting is just part of the process. As you can imagine, we get quite a fe...

MAKER SPOTLIGHT: MEET COAL AND CANARY

Read on to learn more about Amanda Buhse and Tom Jansen, co-owners of Coal and Canary, based in Canada. WHAT’S THE STORY? It all started as a hob...

FUN FACTS ABOUT WOODEN WICKS

If you’re new to wooden wicks, or even if you have been working with them for a long time and think you know everything there is to know about wood...

HOW TO COMBINE OR USE CRACKLING WICKS

Let’s talk about how to make your own Crackling Booster Wick that isn’t an Adhered Wick, using a Whisper Wick. Just to be clear, you can purchase p...