# What are your candle wicks made from?

> All of our candle wicks are constructed from allnatural ringspun cotton They do not contain zinc lead or any other metals All of our pre tabbed candle wic

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Last updated: 2026-05-01T17:11:22.409Z

All of our candle wicks are constructed from all-natural ring-spun cotton. They do not contain zinc, lead, or any other metals. All of our pretabbed candle wicks have a natural wax coating, comprised of vegetable wax and beeswax, for rigidity, making the wick easy to handle and center. 

View our [Wick Assemblies: A Primer](http://www.candlescience.com/learning/wick-assemblies/) article to find out more about the components of a wick assembly and how they are constructed. You can also visit our [Wicks](http://www.candlescience.com/wick/) page to see all of our candle wicks and get more information on each series.