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21. Frosting is a feature of palm wax, unlike soy, where it’s a nuisance.
22. Stir your wax with anything thin or wide, heat resistant, and non-porous. Wooden spoons, butter knives, or spatulas work just fine.
23. Extinguish an out of control fire by smothering its oxygen. Never use flour unless you’re trying to make it worse.
24. ASTM F-2179 lays out the requirements for glass container heat strength. It’s not for candle makers – it’s for manufacturers.
25. The four corners of the market are low cost/poor quality, low cost/high quality, high cost/low quality, and high cost/high quality.
26. Carbon forms when the balance of fuel, oxygen, and heat is completely out of whack.
27. Wooden wicks cost about 5 times more than cotton equivalents.
28. Air pockets form in your candle when the middle cools after the top and sides. Wax shrinks as it cools. We call these craters.
29. Mica can clog a wick. Wooden wicks are slightly more resilient, but not impervious.
30. The US industry standard for container candle testing fails the candle if it burns or damages the surface it’s on. There is no “max wall temperature” criteria.
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