A&P Zinc Core Series Wicks have a cotton outer braid surrounding a thin filament of zinc. Zinc core wick produces the coolest flame and offers the most rigidity of all cored wick, providing support during pouring and burning. These wicks are constructed with 100% natural fibers.
The Zinc core wick produces a cooler flame but offers more rigidity and longer burn times.
Concern over trace elements of lead has resulted in the Consumer Product Safety Commission defining a lead cored wick to be one containing greater than .06% lead by weight in the metal. Zinc wire has a maximum level of lead impurities of .004%, well below the standard. Zinc wicks are considered Lead Free
A&P Zinc & Cotton Core Series Wicks are primed in a high melt point paraffin wax, cut to noted lengths and are tabbed accordingly..
*A&P Zinc & Cotton Core Series Wicks are tested and sized based on use in a Straight Paraffin Wax with No Additives. Wicks size is based on the WIDEST area diameter of the jar you plan to use. This is typically not measured at the opening unless the container is perfectly straight up and down.
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