Armatage Candle Company
  • Home
  • Try MoonLite
  • Course
  • Blog
    • Basics
    • Business
    • Tutorials
    • Tools
    • Troubleshoot
  • Newsletter
  • Equipment List
  • About

Testing

Testing candles is arguably the only way to know if you’re doing it right.

woman candle maker sitting at her desk
Grow Your Candle Making Business

How To Start A Candle Business: The 84 Candle Rule

Learn how to start a candle business with the 84 candle rule to save money and move into candle making with certainty.

By Kevin Fischer, 2 monthsMarch 7, 2025 ago
what is a baseline wick
Learn Candle Making Basics

What is a Baseline Wick and Why Should You Care?

Learn how to use the power of baseline wicks in your candle process to accelerate testing and quality control.

By Kevin Fischer, 4 yearsMay 29, 2021 ago
A purple candle
Learn Candle Making Basics

6 Mistakes New Candle Makers Should Avoid

You can’t afford to make beginner mistakes when you’re trying to create the perfect candle or run your fragrance empire. Watch out for these common pitfalls!

By Kevin Fischer, 4 yearsMarch 24, 2021 ago
hand placing wick into candle filled with wax
Learn Candle Making Basics

How Wickless Candle Testing Can Save You Time

Learn how wickless candle testing can accelerate your feedback model during design and development, including the pros and cons.

By Kevin Fischer, 4 yearsFebruary 28, 2021 ago
Learn Candle Making Basics

4 Wick Testing Tricks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

Efficient wick testing is paramount to successfully producing awesome candles! Learn these four tricks to accelerate your testing methods.

By Kevin Fischer, 4 yearsNovember 28, 2020 ago
Learn Candle Making Basics

How To Measure Hot Throw

The BLO test is a great way to put a somewhat concrete framework to measure a very subjective item – hot throw, which can be clouded by bias and opinion

By Kevin Fischer, 5 yearsNovember 14, 2020 ago
top 7 tips for candle testing
Learn Candle Making Basics

Top 7 Tips for Efficient Candle Testing

Candle testing is by far one of the biggest investments in time any candle shop has to make. These top testing tips will increase your efficiency!

By Kevin Fischer, 5 yearsJuly 30, 2020 ago
replace a candle wick with these tricks
Learn Candle Making Basics

How to Replace A Candle Wick

Learn how to replace a candle wick using these two strategies, including why replacing a wick helps increase testing for better candles.

By Kevin Fischer, 5 yearsJuly 19, 2020 ago
how to conduct a basic burn test
Learn Candle Making Basics

How to Conduct a Basic Burn Test

Candle makers leverage burn tests to prove their candles are safe and have an appropriate hot throw in use. Learn more about how to burn test your candles!

By Kevin Fischer, 5 yearsJune 23, 2020 ago
Grow Your Candle Making Business

How to Develop New Candle Designs

This guide is a strategy for optimizing your process to efficiently catch and account for all factors that can negatively impact your candle development.

By Kevin Fischer, 5 yearsMay 12, 2020 ago
FREE 18 PAGE eBOOK FOR CALCULATING WAX AND FRAGRANCE

Easy explanations for the ins and outs of candle calculations, even if you're bad at math!

  • Home
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Privacy Policy
Hestia | Developed by ThemeIsle