I’m Choosing a Wick for a 7 cm Soy Candle — How Many Adjacent Wick Sizes Should I Test Before Selecting One for Commercial Production?
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7 cm soy candle · choosing a production wick
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CSI Wick Lab · 7 cm Jars
A production wick should sit between two documented fails: under-wicked on the size below, over-wicked on the size above. With CSI wicks at 7 cm, that means testing every rung, three candles each.
9 candles
three rungs × three candles to close a 7 cm bracket · CSI live pricing, September 2026
Quick answers — read this first
How many adjacent wick sizes should I test for a 7 cm soy candle before production? Enough to close the bracket: the wick you choose must sit between a documented fail on each side, under-wicked on the size below and over-wicked on the size above. With CSI's wicks at 7 cm that is usually three rungs, C1, C2 and Cotton Braided, three candles each: 9 candles.Is three candles per size really necessary? For a production decision, yes. One candle can be a bad pour; three let a rung "fail" only when two of three fail the same way, and let the chosen wick pass only when all three pass through full life.
What if no size passes? Add a fourth arm, two C1 wicks in one jar, three candles, but only when neither neighbour closes the bracket around a passing wick. Otherwise, don't.
Honestly, how many sizes does CSI have? Few. The stepped, tabbed range is C1, C2 and Cotton Braided, whose page describes it for candles "exceeding 8 cm" (plus one wooden wick with no sizes to step between). At 7 cm, "adjacent sizes" may mean every one of them.
The short answer
The rule: a production wick is flanked by a documented under fail on the smaller rung and a documented over fail on the larger one. Two passes and no fails is not a closed bracket.
The count: three candles per rung. Three rungs at 7 cm (9 candles); a fourth arm (2 × C1) only if no single rung passes between an under and an over (12).
The cost: ₹1,955.36 of materials for the nine-candle bracket in our worked example; wicks are 4% of it.
The honest limit: if C1 is your answer, nothing sized and tabbed sits below it at CSI; the bracket is open at the floor, and you should write that down, not pretend.
In this guide
The bracket-closure rule as a verdict matrix. In A, C2 is chosen with a documented under fail below it and an over fail above it: closed. In B, C1 is chosen with an over fail above but nothing sized below, because CSI lists no smaller tabbed wick: open at the floor, and recorded as such. In C, no single rung passes between an under and an over, so the fourth arm is poured. Results are a worked example, not CSI data.
The two tabbed rungs · C1 ₹118.00 for 20 · C2 ₹94.40 for 10
Eco Candle Wicks: the lower flank and the usual middle of a 7 cm bracket
The upper flank · ₹120.00 for 10 · page: "exceeding 8 cm"
Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made: CSI's rung above C2, used as an over probe at 7 cm
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Straight answer
I'm choosing a wick for a 7 cm soy candle. How many adjacent wick sizes should I test before selecting one for commercial production?
Test until the bracket closes, not until you find a size that looks good. A wick is ready for production when it passes and the size below it fails under (a ring that persists, a shallow pool) and the size above it fails over (a flame, pool depth, soot or heat past the line you set). Those two fails are what tell you the chosen wick sits in the middle of its window, with margin on both sides for batch-to-batch variation in wicks, wax and glass, instead of at an edge. Use three candles per size: a size fails when two of three fail the same way, and the chosen size passes only when all three pass through a full life to about 1 cm left. With CSI's range at 7 cm, that normally means three sizes, C1, C2 and Cotton Braided, which is the whole of CSI's stepped range of tabbed wicks: 9 candles. Cotton Braided's page describes it for candles "exceeding 8 cm", so at 7 cm it serves as the over probe that closes C2 from above. If C1 is your answer, the bracket is open at the floor, because CSI lists nothing sized and tabbed below it; say so in your records. If no single size passes between an under and an over, pour a fourth arm of two C1 wicks, three candles. Anything more than that at 7 cm is buying wicks, not information.
One line: the chosen wick needs a fail on each side; at 7 cm with CSI wicks that is three rungs, nine candles, and sometimes a fourth arm.
For the three-rung bracket: C1 20-pack (₹118.00; the 10-pack is out of stock on 29 September 2026), C2 10-pack (₹94.40) and Cotton Braided 10-pack (₹120.00): ₹332.40 in wicks. Nine jars, wax and oil bring the materials used to ₹1,955.36.
Eco C1/C2 — from ₹94.40
What "closing the bracket" means
A wick that passes tells you it works. A wick flanked by two fails tells you why it works.
Many makers stop testing at the first wick that passes. That answers "does this work in my candle today?" and leaves the production question open: is this wick in the middle of its window, or one hot day, one thicker wick batch or one slightly narrower jar away from failing? The bracket-closure rule answers it with evidence you can point to:
The bracket-closure rule (our judgement, labelled)
Three conditions, all documented on three candles per rung · the lines for "under" and "over" are yours, set before the first candle is lit
| Condition | Evidence needed | When it usually shows |
|---|---|---|
| The chosen wick passes | All three candles pass, burned to about 1 cm left | Only at the end of full life (the full-life calendar) |
| The size below fails under | Two of three candles: a ring that persists or widens by burn 3, a pool that stays shallow, a quiet, short flame | Often by burn 3; the catch-up rule is in the cluster hub |
| The size above fails over | Two of three candles: trimmed flame past your line (many makers use about 5 cm as the top of a 2.5–5 cm range), pool past about 1 cm, soot, carbon caps, a flame near the glass | Sometimes early (a very fast pool with a big flame), often only low in the jar |
The flanks don't have to go to full life once they have failed clearly: two of three candles failing the same way is enough, and you can stop burning that rung. That saves days, not candles, because all nine are poured together. The chosen wick is the only rung that must go all the way down.
Mistake: calling a bracket closed because two sizes passed. Why it misleads: two passes show a wide window but not where your wick sits in it, and the larger passing size may be the one that runs too hot in summer or at the bottom. Fix: choose the smallest size that passes above a documented under fail, and look for the over fail above it. If the larger size keeps passing, record the bracket as open above and take the smaller wick into full life.
How to pick the first three sizes to try when you have no idea where to start is a different question, answered in choosing the first three wicks for a 3-inch jar. This page starts after that: you have a candidate and want to know how many neighbours must fail before you trust it.
CSI's rungs at 7 cm, honestly
"Test the adjacent sizes" assumes a long ladder. Ours is short, and at 7 cm you will climb all of it.
Wick makers who sell long numbered series let you bracket in small steps. CSI does not. Here is every CSI wick that could sit in a 7 cm single-wick bracket, in order, with what each page actually says:
CSI's wick range for a 7 cm jar
Page wording as captured on 29 September 2026 · no CSI page states a burn result or a jar range for C1 or C2
| Wick | What the page says | Tabbed and sized? | Role in a 7 cm bracket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Candle Wicks Loose | "designed specifically for 2 inch diameters" (5.08 cm) | Sold by the metre; no tabs mentioned | Not a rung here; at most a labelled lower probe with your own tabs |
| Eco C1 (Thin) | No size or jar range | Yes | The smallest tabbed rung: the lower flank, or the answer |
| Eco C2 (Thick) | No size or jar range | Yes | The usual middle |
| Cotton Braided Ready Made | "engineered for large-diameter candles exceeding 8 cm" | Yes, 10.16 cm tall | The over probe: 8 cm is about 27% wider than a 6.3 cm inside |
| Braided Wick Roll with 100 wick tabs | Cut to length, tabs included | Tabbed by you; no size stated | A different construction, not a step between C1 and C2 |
| Performance Wooden Wicks | One listing, no widths | Yes, one size | Its own bracket; no size to step up or down to |
So a three-rung bracket of C1, C2 and Cotton Braided is the whole of CSI's stepped, tabbed range. There is no sized, tabbed wick between C1 and C2, and no smaller sized, tabbed wick than C1. That is the honest answer to "how many adjacent sizes": at 7 cm, with CSI, all of them. If your closed bracket needs a finer step than that, CSI cannot give it to you, and the in-between options post lays out what can.
Argued against our own interest: a maker who needs, say, three sizes between C1 and C2 to close a tight bracket should buy from a supplier with a longer numbered series. We would rather say that than sell you packs of C1 and C2 to fill a gap they cannot fill. Ask us on WhatsApp with your results first; sometimes the gap closes with a load or fill change.
Why three candles per rung
One candle is a pour. Two can disagree. Three can vote.
Wick behaviour varies from candle to candle even when you do everything the same: a wick sets a millimetre off-centre, a jar is a little thinner, one candle sits nearer a door. With one candle per rung, any of that can decide your production wick. With two, a split (one pass, one fail) tells you nothing. With three, a majority is possible, and a rung can be failed on two of three while the chosen wick is held to three of three.
What each count can and cannot tell you
Our judgement for a production decision
| Candles per rung | Candles for C1, C2, CB | What a result means |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | A screen at best; one bad pour decides |
| 2 | 6 | Agreement is useful; a 1–1 split is a stalemate |
| 3 | 9 | A 2–1 majority fails a flank; 3–0 passes the chosen wick |
| 4 or more | 12+ | More confidence, more jars; worth it for a hero product, not for every scent |
If a cell splits 2–1 in a way that matters (the chosen wick has one failing candle), pour three more of that rung only. One extra C2 candle costs ₹216.34 in materials. Fragrance matters too: this bracket is for one oil at one load. Whether every oil needs its own full bracket is the sizes-per-fragrance calculator; the answer for a whole range is rarely "yes".
Running the bracket, step by step
1
Write your lines firstBefore any candle is lit, write what counts as under (for example, a ring of 2 mm or more at burn 3 that is no narrower than at burn 1) and over (for example, a trimmed flame past 5 cm, a pool past 1 cm, soot or a carbon cap). Thresholds are yours; keeping them fixed is what matters.
2
Pour all nine on the same daySame wax bag, oil bottle, jar batch and pour temperature. CSI 464 states "Pour Temperature 80°C – 90°C" and the jar "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C", so 80–85°C. Label bases C1-a to CB-c so the person judging cannot see the wick.
3
Cure togetherEucalyptus Spearmint's page says "Cure time is 48-72 hours for soy wax"; many makers wait about a week. Same shelf, same days.
4
Burn in shared sessionsAbout 3–4 hours, all nine lit together, spaced apart in still air. Log ring width, pool depth, trimmed flame height, carbon and soot for every candle, every session.
5
Retire a flank when it failsAs soon as two of three candles on a rung fail the same way, stop burning that rung and write the fail down. Keep the other rungs going.
6
Take the candidate to about 1 cm leftAll three candles of the chosen rung burn to the stop. Watch the glass, never touch it.
7
Record the bracket's shape"Closed", "open at the floor" or "open above", with the evidence for each side. That line on your data sheet is what makes the wick defensible when a customer complains.
Reading the nine candles
Six outcomes cover the common cases. Only one of them is "done".
Outcomes of a C1 / C2 / Cotton Braided bracket at 7 cm (our judgement, labelled)
U = under fail on 2 of 3 · P = pass on 3 of 3 · O = over fail on 2 of 3
| C1 | C2 | CB | Reading | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U | P | O | C2 closed on both sides | C2 to full life (its three candles continue); then production |
| P | O | not needed | C1 closed above, open at the floor: CSI lists nothing sized and tabbed below | Record "floor-bounded"; C1 to full life; if you need the lower flank, test another supplier's smaller wick as a labelled arm |
| U | P | P | C2 closed below, open above | Take C2, the smaller passing wick, to full life; re-check Cotton Braided's pass through full life before believing it at 7 cm |
| U | U | O | No single rung passes; the answer sits between C2 and Cotton Braided | The fourth arm: 2 × C1, three candles |
| U | O | not needed | The answer sits between C1 and C2, where CSI has no sized wick | Look at load, fill height and session length; ask us; a fourth arm is a long shot here |
| 2–1 splits in the chosen cell | Not decided | Three more candles of that rung only |
Two cautions. An over fail that only shows low in the jar takes a full life to see; if you want an early read on whether Cotton Braided or C2 overheats at the bottom, bottom-zone shortcut candles can screen that zone in a session. And the "U" on C1 must be a real under fail, with a centred wick, still air and sessions long enough (about 3 hours for 7 cm), not a first-burn ring that would have caught up.
Mistake: reading "C1 passes" as proof that C1 is right because nothing smaller failed. Why it misleads: nothing smaller was tested, because CSI sells nothing smaller that is sized and tabbed. A floor-bounded C1 may be the right wick; it may also be slightly big, with no evidence either way from below. Fix: write "open at the floor" on the data sheet and let full life, especially the lower third, carry more weight in the decision.
The fourth arm: two C1 wicks, and when not to pour it
A fourth arm is a question you only ask when the first three rungs can't answer it.
When C2 is under and Cotton Braided is over, no single CSI wick passes in between. The only other way to add heat in steps with CSI wicks is to change the construction: two C1 wicks in one jar. Two flames commonly deliver more heat than one C1 and spread it wider; whether a pair of C1s lands between C2 and Cotton Braided in your candle is exactly what the arm tests. CSI publishes no data on how these constructions compare, so don't assume the order: let three candles show it.
Geometry first, as a starting point for testing, not a rule. On a 6.3 cm inside the pool is 31.17 cm²; two wicks share it at about 15.59 cm² each. Placed 2.4 cm apart on a diameter, each wick sits 1.95 cm from the nearest wall. The Steel Wick Holder's holes sit in a line and its page gives no spacing in the text we captured, so measure its holes and choose the pair that is closest to your starting spacing. Pour three 2 × C1 candles alongside a fresh C2 control if the first round was poured more than a couple of weeks earlier.
When to pour the fourth arm, and when not to
Our judgement
| Situation | Fourth arm? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| C2 under, Cotton Braided over | Yes | The gap sits where a pair of C1s may land |
| C1 under, C2 over | Only as a long shot | Two C1 flames commonly add more heat than one; landing below C2 is uncertain |
| A single rung already passes between an under and an over | No | The bracket is closed; a fourth arm buys wicks, not information |
| C1 passes, floor-bounded | No | 2 × C1 can only be hotter than C1; it can't close the floor |
If 2 × C1 passes, you have a double-wick 7 cm product, with two wicks to trim and centre in every candle; decide whether that suits your production before you celebrate. Double-wick geometry in wider jars is covered in the 9 cm cluster of this series; at 7 cm, keep it simple.
Candles, grams, rupees and days
Nine candles sounds like a lot until you price a production run built on a guess.
Bill of materials · three-rung bracket · worked example
Eucalyptus Spearmint at 8% · CSI 464 · Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) · 150 g candles (12 g oil + 138 g wax) · CSI live pricing, 29 September 2026
| Item | Bought | Used | Cost of what is used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptus Spearmint | 100 g ₹354.00 + 15 g ₹68.44 | 108 g (7 g left) | ₹390.50 |
| Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 | 1 kg ₹507.40 + 500 g ₹260.00 | 1,242 g (258 g left) | ₹633.24 |
| Clear Glass Jar (150 gram) | Pack of 10, ₹944.00 | 9 jars | ₹849.60 |
| Eco C1, C2 and Cotton Braided | C1 20, C2 10, CB 10 (₹332.40) | 3 of each | ₹82.02 |
| Bracket, materials consumed | Cash from nothing: ₹2,466.24 | 9 candles | ₹1,955.36 |
Per candle, a C1 candle costs about ₹212.80 and a Cotton Braided candle ₹218.90 (oil at the 100 g price); the wicks are 4% of the whole bracket. The fourth arm, if needed, adds three candles: 36 g of oil and 414 g of wax, three more jars, six C1 and three steel holders, ₹839.01 in materials and holders, and ₹1,666.40 in top-up cash (a 50 g oil bottle, a 500 g wax bag, another jar 10-pack and a holder pack; the C1 20-pack already has spares). Costs are worked examples and exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST.
Days. All nine candles are poured together, cured together (the oil page says 48–72 hours for soy; many makers wait about a week) and burned in the same sessions. Under fails usually show by burn 3; clear over fails can show early; the chosen wick needs its full life, about two weeks from pour on one session a day. A fourth arm adds another full cycle. Diwali is 40 days from 29 September 2026: one bracket fits comfortably; a bracket plus a fourth arm fits if you pour this week.
Two rungs or three?
A two-rung bracket (6 candles) can close only if one rung passes and the other fails in the right direction, which is why the hub brackets C1 against C2 when a small jar's ring persists. For a production decision at 7 cm, the third rung is what gives the chosen wick a fail on its other side.What to buy, and what to skip
Five items, in the order the bracket uses them, chosen on page statements, price and stock on 29 September 2026. CSI publishes no wick-performance data, so nothing here is ranked on burn results. Oil candle counts use 12 g per 150 g candle at 8%.
1
wick · the two tabbed rungs of every 7 cm bracket
Eco Candle Wicks — Thin (C1) and Thick (C2)
The core of the bracket. The page states no size, length or jar range in the text we captured, so neither is "the 7 cm wick" until your own bracket says so. Stock on 29 September 2026: the C1 10-pack is out of stock; every other pack is in. Per-wick prices are the same at every pack size (₹5.90 C1, ₹9.44 C2). Argued against our own interest: buy the 20-pack and the 10-pack for the bracket; the 500- and 1,000-packs save nothing per wick and only make sense after closure and full life.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thin (C1) / 10 | ₹59.00 — Out of stock | ₹5.90 | Out of stock on 29 September 2026 |
| Thin (C1) / 20 | ₹118.00 | ₹5.90 | the C1 rung (17 spare), or C1 plus a fourth arm (11 spare) |
| Thick (C2) / 10 | ₹94.40 | ₹9.44 | the C2 rung, 7 spare |
| C1 50 · 100 · 500 · 1000 | ₹295.00 · ₹590.00 · ₹2,950.00 · ₹5,900.00 | ₹5.90 | production, once the bracket is closed and full life passed |
| C2 20 · 50 · 100 · 500 · 1000 | ₹188.80 · ₹472.00 · ₹944.00 · ₹4,720.00 · ₹9,440.00 | ₹9.44 | production, the same |
C1 20 + C2 10 = ₹212.40. Buy C1 20 — ₹118.00
2
wick · the upper flank, used honestly
Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made
CSI's next rung above C2. Its own page says it is "engineered for large-diameter candles exceeding 8 cm" and "Height of the wick is 10.16 cm". A 7 cm jar (about 6.3 cm inside on our assumed wall) is below that range, so in a 7 cm bracket Cotton Braided is a labelled over probe: you expect it to fail over, and that documented fail is what closes C2 from above. Honest limit: if it doesn't fail over in your candle, that is a surprising result worth re-checking (inside diameter, wax, load), not a reason to put an "over 8 cm" wick in a 7 cm product without a full life.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 10 | ₹120.00 | ₹12.00 | the upper flank, 3 candles, 7 spare |
| Pack of 50 · 100 · 500 · 1000 | ₹600.00 · ₹1,200.00 · ₹6,000.00 · ₹12,000.00 | ₹12.00 | only if a larger jar needs it; no saving per wick |
Three over-probe candles use three wicks (₹36.00). Buy 10 — ₹120.00
3
jar · CSI's 7 cm listing
Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram)
The page states "150g fill capacity", "Height 8cm, outer diameter 7cm", a base of approximately 6.5 cm and "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C", which is a pour limit, not a burn rating. Clear glass lets you judge rings, pool edge and flame drift from the side, which matters when you are reading nine candles. Limitation: it narrows toward the base; measure yours at rim, middle and base and use the same batch for every rung.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 10 | ₹944.00 | ₹94.40 | nine bracket candles, one spare to measure |
| Pack of 20 | ₹1,888.00 | ₹94.40 | twelve if the fourth arm runs; same per jar |
Nine jars = ₹849.60. Buy 10 — ₹944.00
4
tool · only for the fourth arm
Steel Wick Holder (Set of 5)
The fourth arm is two C1 wicks in one 7 cm jar, and two wicks need holding apart while the wax sets. The page describes a "3-hole layout fits single, double, or triple wick setups" that "Fits most jar diameters (up to 9 cm wide)"; the holes sit in a line, and it states no hole spacing in the text we captured, so measure it. For two wicks 2.4 cm apart on a 6.3 cm inside, each wick sits 1.95 cm from the wall and serves about 15.59 cm²: geometry and a starting point for testing, not a recommendation. Argued against our own interest: don't buy it unless your bracket actually needs the fourth arm.
| Pack | Price | Per unit | What it covers here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pack of 5 | ₹250.00 | ₹50.00 | three 2 × C1 candles in the fourth arm, two spare |
| Pack of 10 · 25 | ₹500.00 · ₹1,250.00 | ₹50.00 | production of a double-wick 7 cm line |
Three holders for the fourth arm = ₹150.00. Buy 5 — ₹250.00
5
fragrance oil · herbal · the worked example's oil
Eucalyptus Spearmint Fragrance Oil
The page describes an oil "combining crisp eucalyptus with cool spearmint", "Moderate to strong throw", states "Recommended fragrance load up to 10% for soy wax" and "Cure time is 48-72 hours for soy wax", and says "Cotton or wooden wicks are recommended for an even burn". It also calls itself "IFRA-certified"; that is the page's wording, and documentation is on request on WhatsApp. 8% sits inside its 10% and CSI 464's 10%. Argued against our own interest: nine candles need 108 g, just over a 100 g bottle; add a 15 g (₹422.44 together) rather than jumping to the 500 g (₹1,652.00).
| Size | Price | Per gram | Brackets of 9 candles (108 g) | 150 g candles at 8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | ₹68.44 | ₹4.56 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 g | ₹212.40 | ₹4.25 | 0 | 4 |
| 100 g | ₹354.00 | ₹3.54 | 0 | 8 |
| 500 g | ₹1,652.00 | ₹3.30 | 4 | 41 |
| 1 kg | ₹3,068.00 | ₹3.07 | 9 | 83 |
Nine candles: 108 g = ₹390.50; 7 g left. Buy 100 g — ₹354.00
What not to buy: Performance Wooden Wicks (₹590.00 for 10) as a "size" in this bracket: one listing, no widths, so it cannot be an adjacent rung; bracket it on its own if you want wood. The braided roll (₹706.82) to "make an in-between size": cutting length does not change a braid's size. Big wick packs before closure: the per-wick price is the same at every pack size. The Steel Wick Holder unless the fourth arm is actually poured.
Diwali is 8 November 2026, 40 days from 29 September 2026. A nine-candle bracket poured this week can close its flanks by mid-October and finish the chosen wick's full life in the second half of the month. Send us your jar count and we will quote Eco C1/C2, Cotton Braided, 150 g jars and CSI 464 with a GST invoice and a dispatch date.
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The CSI principle
Trust the wick that has a fail on each side of it.
Three candles per rung; an under below, an over above, a full-life pass in the middle. At 7 cm, CSI's short range means you test every rung, and sometimes the honest record says "open at the floor".
"A wick that passed is a hope. A wick between two fails is a decision."
— CandleMakingSuppliesIndia
Why trust this guide
CandleMakingSuppliesIndia sells the wicks, jars, holders, oil and wax named here, and does not sell finished candles. This page still says plainly that our wick range is short, that a maker needing finer steps should look at a longer numbered series, and that big wick packs save nothing per wick.
Every price was verified on CSI's live store on 29 September 2026. Stock was checked per size: the Eco C1 10-pack is out of stock on that date and flagged wherever it appears; every other size shown is in stock. Wick, jar, holder, load and cure wording is quoted from the product pages; where a page is silent in the text we captured, we say so.
The bracket-closure rule, the two-of-three and three-of-three thresholds, the fourth-arm conditions and the 2.4 cm starting spacing are our judgement; the verdict matrix is a worked example; flame and depth lines are commonly cited rules of thumb. CSI publishes no wick-performance data. For bulk pricing, GST invoicing, and MSDS and IFRA documentation on request, message us on WhatsApp at +91 7397976926.
Frequently asked questions
How many wick sizes should I test for a candle?
Enough that the wick you choose passes while the size below fails under-wicked and the size above fails over-wicked. With CSI wicks in a 7 cm jar that is usually C1, C2 and Cotton Braided, three candles each.
How many test candles per wick size?
Three for a production decision. A size fails when two of three candles fail the same way; the chosen size should pass on all three, burned to about 1 cm left.
What wick size is between C1 and C2?
CSI lists no sized, tabbed wick between Eco C1 and C2. If your candle needs one, look at load, fill height and session length, test a double C1 only as a long shot, or use a supplier with a longer numbered series; ask us on WhatsApp first.
Can I use Cotton Braided wicks in a 7 cm jar?
Its page describes it for candles "exceeding 8 cm". In a 7 cm bracket use it as the size above C2, expecting it to fail over-wicked, which closes the bracket. Don't sell it in a 7 cm jar without a full-life pass.
What does under-wicked and over-wicked look like?
Under: a ring of solid wax that persists or widens by the third burn, a shallow pool, a short, quiet flame. Over: a trimmed flame past about 5 cm, a pool deeper than about 1 cm, soot, carbon caps or a flame close to the glass, often only low in the jar.
Do I need to burn every test candle to the bottom?
No. Stop a size once two of its three candles fail clearly. The size you choose must burn to about 1 cm left on all three candles before production.
Before you order production wicks
Close the bracket: C1, C2 and Cotton Braided, three candles each, ₹1,955.36 in materials.
Pour nine candles together, stop each flank when two of three fail, and burn the chosen wick to about 1 cm left on all three. Under below and over above means closed. No single rung passing means a fourth arm of 2 × C1. Send us your nine results on WhatsApp.
Shop Eco C1/C2 wicks Send your bracket on WhatsApp
Continue the read — 6–7 cm jars, single wick
- My 7 cm Candle Burns Well at the Top but the Flame Becomes Larger Halfway Down the Jar — Should Wick Testing Continue Through the Entire Candle?
- My 7 cm Candle Passes a Two-Hour Test but Overheats Near the Bottom — Why Would a Wick Appear Correct Early in the Burn and Oversized Later?
- I Want to Standardise One 7 cm Jar Across 10 Fragrances — How Do I Build a Wick-Testing Matrix Without Making Hundreds of Unnecessary Test Candles?
- I’m Using a 7 cm Jar with 8% Rose Fragrance and the Candle Reaches a Full Melt Pool Very Quickly — Should I Test One Wick Size Smaller?
- My 6 cm Soy Candle Reaches a Full Melt Pool Within One Hour but the Flame Looks Unusually Large — Does That Mean the Wick Is Oversized?
- I’m Using a 6 cm Diameter Jar with Soy Wax and 8% Lavender Fragrance Oil — My Candle Tunnels Slightly on the First Burn; Should I Increase the Wick or Continue Testing?
- I’m Testing a Wide Jar and One Wick Size Seems Slightly Too Small While the Next Is Clearly Too Large — Should I Test Another Wick Series Rather than Choosing Between the Two?
- I’m Launching 10 Fragrances in One 8 cm Jar — How Many Wick Sizes Should I Initially Test with Each Fragrance Before Narrowing the Range?
Editorial standards & sources
About this guide: part of CSI's cluster on 6–7 cm jars with a single wick (4201–4220). It owns the bracket-closure rule for choosing a production wick (a documented under fail below and over fail above the chosen wick, three candles per rung, a fourth arm of 2 × C1 only when no single rung passes between them) and the honest point that CSI's short wick range means a 7 cm bracket tests every rung.Customer reviews: The six reviews at the top of this page are genuine, published Judge.me reviews left by CSI customers on the product pages named on each card — Complete Candle Making Course Kit for Beginners, Eco Candle Wicks, Premium Candle Wicking Needle, Premium Coconut Soy Wax, Premium Coconut Soy Wax CSI 468 (Flakes Form) For Container Candles. They are general product reviews, not assessments of the wick advice on this page. Names, star ratings, dates and products are as recorded by Judge.me and wording is unedited. "Verified buyer" appears only on reviews Judge.me recorded as verified — Monika Deep, Sneha Tamang, Arminder Kaur, Manasa GN. The reviews from LJ, Chanpreet kaur are published but not recorded as verified, and carry no badge. Reviews below five stars are included as published, not filtered out.
Figures verified 29 September 2026, CSI live pricing: Eco Candle Wicks Thin (C1) 10 ₹59.00 (out of stock), 20 ₹118.00, 50 ₹295.00, 100 ₹590.00, 500 ₹2,950.00, 1,000 ₹5,900.00; Thick (C2) 10 ₹94.40, 20 ₹188.80, 50 ₹472.00, 100 ₹944.00, 500 ₹4,720.00, 1,000 ₹9,440.00; Cotton Braided Wicks Ready Made 10 ₹120.00, 50 ₹600.00, 100 ₹1,200.00, 500 ₹6,000.00, 1,000 ₹12,000.00; Eco Candle Wicks Loose (2 inch diameter) 5 m ₹413.00, 10 m ₹708.00; Braided Wick Roll with 100 wick tabs ₹706.82; Performance Wooden Wicks 10 ₹590.00; Steel Wick Holder (Set of 5) Pack of 5 ₹250.00, 10 ₹500.00, 25 ₹1,250.00; Clear Glass Jar with Golden Lid (150 gram) Pack of 10 ₹944.00, Pack of 20 ₹1,888.00; Eucalyptus Spearmint Fragrance Oil 15 g ₹68.44 (₹4.56/g), 50 g ₹212.40 (₹4.25/g), 100 g ₹354.00 (₹3.54/g), 500 g ₹1,652.00 (₹3.30/g), 1 kg ₹3,068.00 (₹3.07/g); Luxury Soy Wax CSI 464 500 g ₹260.00, 1 kg ₹507.40. Every other size listed is in stock on 29 September 2026. Per unit = price ÷ grams or units, two decimals.
Non-price figures: load is a percentage of total candle weight (150 g at 8% = 12 g oil + 138 g wax). The 0.35 cm wall and the 2.4 cm wick spacing are assumptions or starting points for testing; pool area = π r² on the inside radius, shared equally between wicks. Wick and jar wording ("exceeding 8 cm", "2 inch diameters", "up to 9 cm wide", "Safe for hot pour up to 85°C") is quoted from the pages. The verdict matrix is a worked example. Flame range (about 2.5–5 cm), pool depth (about 1 cm) and the stop at about 1 cm are commonly cited rules of thumb or practice. The closure rule and its thresholds are editorial judgement. Costs exclude labour, freight, packaging and GST. Diwali 8 November 2026 is a calendar fact.