LX 16 Candle Wicks

LX16-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.40” flame height; 2.30” burn pool.

LX Wicks are the ideal for paraffin and veggie waxes because they burn with a tighter and more controlled flame. This wick is coreless and braided, with stabilizing fibers throughout, making less likely to have carbon built up, reducing afterglow and soot, and maintaining structure while burning. These are great for votives, pillars and containers as they have a rigid structure and veggie coating.

Benefits of LX wicks

LX Wicks are a high performing wick with stabilizing fibers that work well in both container candles and in pillar candles. Not all wicks will work in pillar candles so be sure to watch for ones listed as such. Pillars need controlled burn pools and need to be correct for the dimension of your candle, or it can tunnel or just make a giant mess.

LX wicks have an easy, controlled burn creating less soot and jar darkening.

LX wicks also work great in wider candle containers with full melt pools.

What type of waxes work well with LX wicks?

LX wicks will work with all our wax types, including pillar waxes and paraffin blends.

LX wicks are often the first choice of wick when working with paraffin waxes or paraffin wax blends. The tight, controlled heat output works well with these wax types.

Can LX wicks work with high fragrance load candles?

LX wicks are often the choice of candle makers when creating candles with high fragrance loads. This is especially true when the wax blend contains paraffin. CD wicks are another choice to look at with high fragrance loads but mostly soy based waxes.

Heavy vanilla or heavy floral fragrances can sometimes require a different wick than with other scents, so please be sure to test with each fragrance and fragrance quantity.

Are LX wicks self-trimming?

LX wicks have great carbon control, meaning they will self-trim and have limited mushrooming.

Mushrooming is caused when there is an imbalance between the amount of heat the wick puts off and the amount needed for the candle. Generally, this means that the wick is too large for the candle; either the flame and burn pool are too large, so you need to scale down in wick size, or the wick burns too hot for that specific wax type.

Do Shay wicks contain lead?

As always, all our wicks are zinc and lead free; made of natural fibers only.

For personal guarantees, always test each wick with each different wax type, fragrance and container. Personal testing is the only way to ensure how the wick will perform in your product.

Here is the selection of LX wicks that we carry:

LX8-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.10” flame height; 2.00” burn pool.

LX10-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.10” flame height; 2.00” burn pool.

LX12-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.20” flame height; 2.00” burn pool.

LX14-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.30” flame height; 2.10” burn pool.

LX16-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.40” flame height; 2.30” burn pool.

LX18-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.50” flame height; 2.80” burn pool.

LX20-6” pre-cut, pre-tabbed wick. 1.5-“ flame height; 2.80” burn pool.

Pre-tabbed wicks are sold in packs of 25, 100, 500 and 1000. For sizes large than 5000 please email us at orders@shayandcompany.com.

All bags used for our wick packaging are biodegradable (green top) or recyclable.

Wick Accessories

Wick tabs– These are metal wick tabs that you can use on any bulk wicking material. Our tabs are 20mm x 3mm with a 6mm wick tab sticking up. You’ll thread your wicking material through the tab, then crimp the wick tab around the wick base. These can be used with any wick, not just with our wicking material. You will use these to adhere to our wick stickers, then affix that to your container.

Wick Holding Bars – Metal bars to center and support your wick while candle is setting. Candle wick holder bars are 4″ long 1/2″ wide with center spot to hold the wick.

Sold in packs of 12.

Wick Stickers– These wick stickers are sized to fit the pre-tabbed wicks that we carry and most pre-tabbed wicks in the industry. Wick stickers are double-sided, foam stickers that are designed to withstand the high heat of hot candle pours, and are a lower profile sticker so that your candle can burn almost all the way down to the bottom. Wick stickers measure 1/2” in diameter and have been specifically tested to work with all of our wick styles. These wick stickers are made custom for us with almost 2 years of testing to ensure they work perfect for you and your customer. These will work with all wax types.

Wick Stickers are sold in quantities of 25, 100, 500 and 1000.

Made in the USA!

Candle Warning Labels, Small (1.25×1.25)

Candle Warning Labels, Large (2×2)

Warning labels for the bottom of your candle containers. Glossy white stickers with black print. We carry two sizes, large (2 inch) and small (1.25 inch).

Label reads:
BURNING INSTRUCTIONS: Trim wick to 1/4″ before lighting. Keep candle free of any foreign materials including matches and wick trimmings. Only burn the candle on a level, fire resistant surface. Do not burn candle for more than 4 hours at one time. Stop use when only 1/4″ of wax remains.

WARNING: Burn within sight. Keep away from flammable objects. Keep away from children and pets.

Candle warning labels are sold in quantities of 25, 100, 500, and 1000.

Labels are printed in Oregon! USA made.