Wood wicks have the reputation of being complicated and finicky. So is it possible to grow a candle business using only wood wicks?
We did, and want to share some tips and tricks we learned from making and selling over 100,000 wood wick candles last year.
Candle testing will be the most important part of ensuring you are making quality wood wick candles. Eric has spent the last year developing My Candle Tests - an app that streamlines the candle testing process. This app will allows you to take 3 second videos of your candles during your candle testing process, and eliminate vague words like "nice flame" or "big flame." It is what we use daily at Fontana for documenting all of our candle tests.
Plus, it automatically calculates the total burn time of each candle - no manual calculations required!
To learn more about My Candle Tests, please visit our instructional video: • My Candle Tests: How t...
My Candle Tests is currently only available on the Apple App store: apps.apple.com/us/app/my-cand...
Timestamps:
00:15 importance of testing
00:39 managing our wicks
1:30 quality check of raw materials
1:48 wick clips
2:08 using multiple wood wicks
2:45 testing Makesy's ultimate wick
3:38 wick centering tool
4:19 our candle testing app
Resources:
Makesy Wood Wicks: makesy.com/collections/shop-w...
Norden Candle Supply wicking and centering tools: nordencandlesupply.com/
*These are currently not affiliate links, but we are the owners of My Candle Tests.