Candle Care & Safety

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The first time you burn your handmade soy wax candle, ensure the melt pool reaches the edge of the container before extinguishing.  This is to prevent tunnelling.

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Avoid burning for more than 4 hours.

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Trim the wick to 1cm before relighting.

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If the flame is small or weak, extinguish the candle, pour away the excess wax,  trim the wick and relight.

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Do not burn the candle down right to the very bottom of the container.  Stop burning when 1cm of wax is remaining at the bottom.

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Extinguish a candle if it repeatedly smokes, flickers, or the flame becomes too high.  The candle isn’t burning properly.  Cool, trim the wick, then check for drafts before relighting.

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Always keep a burning candle within sight.  Extinguish all candles when leaving a room or before going to sleep.

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Be sure the candle is placed on a stable, heat-resistant surface.  This can help prevent heat damage to underlying surfaces and prevent glass containers from breaking.

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Keep burning candles away from drafts, vents, ceiling fans and air currents.  This will help prevent rapid, uneven burning and avoid flame flare-ups.  It will also prevent items blowing into the flame and catching fire.