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Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax
At a glance
AAK's soft soy wax for jars. CandleScience's best seller. Pairs with CD or ECO wicks and takes 5 to 10 percent fragrance.
- Best for
- Container candles in mild weather, with CD or ECO cotton wicks. CandleScience calls it its bestselling wax.43
- Watch out
- Soft wax: sinkholes, tunneling and cracked tops in jars are the most reported problems, and makers disagree on the pour temperature that fixes them.9103 See problems Read the notes
Find your wick for Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax
Every wick size for Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax
From supplier charts and makers' own tests.
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| Jar width | Wick | Fragrance | Supplier starting point | What makers found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.75-2.19 in / 44-56 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | CD 4Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 1.75 to 2.19 in candles at 7.5% fragrance Extra SmallChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 2.2-2.69 in / 56-68 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | CD 8Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 2.2 to 2.69 in candles at 7.5% fragrance SmallChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 2.7-2.94 in / 69-75 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | CD 12Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 2.7 to 2.94 in candles at 7.5% fragrance MediumChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 2.95-3.29 in / 75-84 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | CD 18Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 2.95 to 3.29 in candles at 7.5% fragrance LargeChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 3.3-3.79 in / 84-96 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | CD 22Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 3.3 to 3.79 in candles at 7.5% fragrance Extra LargeChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 3.8-4.2 in / 97-107 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | CD 26Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 3.8 to 4.2 in candles at 7.5% fragrance 2X LargeChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 3.8-4.5 in / 97-114 mm | Cotton CD | 7.5% | 3 x CD 6Seller's pick5 CandleScience wick guide for 3.8 to 4.5 in candles at 7.5% fragrance 2XL Multi-WickChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 1.75-2.19 in / 44-56 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | ECO 4Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 1.75 to 2.19 in candles at 7.5% fragrance Extra SmallChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 2.2-2.69 in / 56-68 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | ECO 8Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 2.2 to 2.69 in candles at 7.5% fragrance SmallChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 2.7-2.94 in / 69-75 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | ECO 10Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 2.7 to 2.94 in candles at 7.5% fragrance MediumChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 2.95-3.29 in / 75-84 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | ECO 14Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 2.95 to 3.29 in candles at 7.5% fragrance LargeChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 3.3-3.79 in / 84-96 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | ECO 16Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 3.3 to 3.79 in candles at 7.5% fragrance Extra LargeChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 3.8-4.2 in / 97-107 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | 2 x ECO 10Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 3.8 to 4.2 in candles at 7.5% fragrance 2X LargeChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| 3.8-4.5 in / 97-114 mm | Cotton ECO | 7.5% | 2 x ECO 10Runner-up5 CandleScience wick guide for 3.8 to 4.5 in candles at 7.5% fragrance 2XL Multi-WickChart wordingCandleScience wick guide, section 'Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax'. Chart basis: no dye, 1.2 oz per lb (7.5%) fragrance; CandleScience says dyed or heavily scented candles may need a bigger wick. | None yet |
| Not stated | Cotton ECO | Not given | None | ECO 8 (180 ml jar), ECO 14 (8 oz tin) One maker's report What they sawA maker who uses 464 for all her container candles says she uses ECO 8 in a 180 ml jar and ECO 14 in an 8 oz tin (widths not given). It is a stated choice; the video description gives no burn details.12 Only one maker has reported this. Test it before you trust it. |
| Not stated | Cotton HTP | Not given | None | HTP 104 One maker's report What they sawA video maker uses HTP 104 in an 8 oz jelly jar (width not given) with 464 and a cinnamon fragrance. The description gives no burn results. CandleScience's chart lists only CD and ECO for 464.13 Only one maker has reported this. Test it before you trust it. |
| Not stated | Cotton LX | Not given | None | LX-22 One maker's report What they sawIn a 6 oz tin (width not given), LX-22 gave a strong scent throw but mushroomed, dropped bits and its flame sank low; LX-24 gave a melt pool a little too deep. A reply said a wick that mushrooms and dies down should be rejected. CandleScience's 464 chart lists only CD and ECO.8 Only one maker has reported this. Test it before you trust it. |
Problems makers report
Sinkholes, tunneling and cracked tops in jars
What makers do: Makers disagree on pour temperature. One poured at 100 F instead of 135 F and the sinkhole went away; another advises about 145 F with a warm jar and a slow pour. CandleScience says to pour 5 to 10 F hotter for a rough top and to use a second pour or a heat gun. AAK says tunneling can mean the wick is too small.91032
Frosting
What makers do: AAK says pouring cooler (try steps of 10 F) and warming the jars helps. Forum makers call it mostly cosmetic and say it shows up more after months.211
Read the fix: Frosting and Wet Spots in Candles: Causes and Fixes
Wick too big: mushrooming or a flame that is too strong
What makers do: Go down a size. A maker saw LX-22 mushroom and ECO 10 to 12 burn too strong in a 6 oz tin. AAK lists mushrooming and soot as signs of a wick that is too large.82
Read the fix: Why Does My Wick Mushroom, and Is It a Problem?
Soft in summer heat
What makers do: CandleScience says 464 can be a little too soft for summer heat and suggests a higher-melt soy such as Golden Brands 444 when shipping in hot weather.3
Weak scent throw
What makers do: CandleScience says to cure two weeks, add fragrance at 185 F, check the wicking, and judge the throw in a room sized for the candle. It also warns that more fragrance does not always mean more scent.34
Notes from the sources
- AAK's own general guideline is melt at 175 F (plus or minus 5), pour at 135 F (plus or minus 10), fragrance 5 to 10 percent. CandleScience and a UK reseller say add fragrance at 185 F.132
- A UK reseller sheet says to cool candles 24 to 48 hours before testing, and to use wicks made for soy such as ECO, ACS or CDN. CandleScience wants two weeks of cure for the best scent.23
- California Candle Supply says 464 holds a good amount of fragrance and prefers a colder pour and a hotter burn than other waxes. Its sheet also lists a 12 percent maximum and up to 2 oz per pound; that is above the 10 percent maximum from AAK and CandleScience, so it is not used here.14
- Candles and Supplies suggests paper core, Wedo RRD, Heinz Coreless or Ultra Core wicks and says tops may need a heat gun. It gives no wick sizes.6
- Eroma's (Australia) 464 wick chart was made with wicks burning free in unscented 464, not in containers, so it does not include jar heat. Its chart image could not be read, so none of its sizes are used here.7
- One maker's report: In the same 6 oz tin (width not given; same maker as the LX entry), ECO 10 and ECO 12 gave flames she found too strong, burning off the scent.8
- One maker's report: In a 16 oz mason jar (the maker never gave its width), ECO 4, ECO 6 and ECO 14 from a kit all tunneled and the flame went out. She later said pouring at 100 F instead of 135 F fixed the sinkhole; no wick that worked was named.9
- Wood wicks: no wood wick chart for 464 was found. Makesy's cotton chart does not list 464, and its wood wick article names no wax sizes.1516
Sources
Every number on this page comes from one of these. Checked November 8, 2026.
- AAK Golden Wax sell sheet (083023): specs and general use guidelines Maker of the wax
- Golden Wax 464 Handling and Use Recommendations (Truly Personal Ltd, UK AAK reseller) Supplier
- CandleScience product page: Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax Supplier
- CandleScience: Getting Started with AAK 464 Soy Wax Supplier
- CandleScience wick guide (Golden Brands 464 section) Supplier
- Candles and Supplies: Golden Brands GW464 Container Soy Wax (page and customer reviews) Supplier
- Eroma (Australia) guide to buying wicks: chart basis note for Golden Wax 464 Supplier
- Soapmaking Forum (Candle Making) thread 'LX wicks with GW464', Apr to Jun 2016, 3 posters Forum
- Soapmaking Forum (Candle Making) thread 'Please i need help!!', Apr to Jul 2017, 6 posters Forum
- Soapmaking Forum (Candle Making) thread 'Cracks, Sinkholes & Tunneling', 2018, 2 posters Forum
- Soapmaking Forum (Candle Making) thread 'GW 464', Sep 2016, 6 posters (frosting) Forum
- KIMA LONDON: 'Which Wicks I Use For My Soy Wax Candles' (2021), description only YouTube From the video description.
- Standley Handcrafted: 'DIY How to make soy candles with GB 464' (2018), description only YouTube From the video description.
- California Candle Supply: Candle Making Instructions Using GW #464 Soy Wax (PDF) Supplier
- Makesy cotton wick sizing chart (wax columns checked: 464 is not on it) Supplier
- Makesy blog 'What size wood wick should I use?' (names no 464 size) Supplier