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Some wicks develop swellings that look like knots at the tip when burning. Whats the remedy here?

April 26, 2017burning develop knots look remedy tip wicks

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Some wicks develop swellings that look like knots at the tip when burning. Whats the remedy here?

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What we have here are carbon deposits, so called mushrooms, which should be removed with a pair of special wick scissors. After all, these carbon deposits may contaminate the liquid wax and thus impair proper candle burning.