candle care
Are you CANDLE COMPETENT?? Probably not. And that's okay - because once upon a time, neither were we. :) We're here to help!
Follow these tips each time you light you candle for a long safe burn:
* Each time you light your candle, burn for 2-3 hours, especially the first time. You want a nice full edge-to-edge melted pool of wax. This prevents your candle from tunneling, and also gives you the best fragrance throw.
* Do not burn for more than 4 hours at a time to ensure safe temperature control and to extend the life of your candle.
* Trim your wick to 1/4 inch each time before lighting. If your flame is producing soot or has carbon build up on the end, it’s time for a trim.
* If the flame is too high or the candle is too hot, extinguish the flame and let the candle cool before re-lighting.
* Always burn your candle on a flat surface away from children, pets, drafts and vents.
* ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS burn your votive candles in an appropriate votive container. They are NOT free-standing candles.
* If the flame is flickering, sparking or excessively smoking, extinguish flame, let cool, and trim your wick before re-lighting, (SOME smoke coming from the wick is okay, especially the first few burns.)
* It's time to say goodbye to your candle baby when there is 1/4-1/2 inch of wax remaing in the bottom of the vessel.
* If your candle is struggling to get a full flame as it reaches the lower portion of the vessel, extinguish the flame, pour some of the wax out into a receptacle to discard, then re-light - the candle just needs some extra oxygen to get the flame high enough melt the wax from edge to edge again. This is normal and nothing to worry about.