CANDLE 100HRS RED

When You Burn

1. Place Your Candle on a Heat-Resistant Surface

Of all our candle care tips, this might seem the most obvious. But you’d be surprised how easy it is to forget.

As your candle melts, a small pool of wax will form at its base. This melted wax still retains a lot of heat, which can damage your furniture. Place your candle on a heat-resistant surface  – to avoid unnecessary burn marks.

2. Get the First Burn Right

The first burn of a new candle is a vital step in how to burn a candle evenly.

When you light it for the first time, be sure to let the surface of the candle melt completely. Putting it out too early can create a rim of hard wax that never melts even as the wick and central wax continue to burn down. This is known as tunneling.

As a standard practice, it’s best to burn a new candle for around 1-3 hours before extinguishing the flame. So don’t start new candles when you don’t have time to enjoy them!

3. Let Each Burn Last 3-4 Hours

We already mentioned that burning your candle for a short time can cause tunneling. But if you’re using a scented candle, it can also mean that the fragrances don’t have time to release. That’s because those delicious smells don’t come from the candle itself but rather evaporation from the pool of hot wax.

Letting your candle burn for too long can also be problematic. This can lead to your candle overheating, which in turn thins the wax. As well as damaging the fragrance oils and causing your candle to put off soot, your candle may slant and burn unevenly.

4. Keep it Away from Wind

Of course, a strong breeze can blow your candle out. But even gentle wind from a draft, window, or air vent can cause the candle to burn quickly and unevenly. So if you see the flame flickering, put your candle somewhere else or utilize a hurricane glass container.

5. Extinguish with a Candle Snuffer

Most people simply blow out their candles once they’re done. But this bad habit kicks soot and wax up into the air, which is unhealthy to breathe in.

To maintain good air quality and save time on cleaning, put your candle out with a candle snuffer instead. Once you do, center and straighten the wick ready for your next burn.

6. Trim the Wick

While the wick of a candle also burns up during use, it doesn’t disappear as quickly as wax. Lighting a wick that’s too long causes the wax to burn more quickly and unevenly, which leads to drips even in dripless candles. You might also see high flames, smoking, and sooting, all of which should be avoided.

Before your next burn, use a wick trimmer to cut the wick to around ¼”. Be sure not to go below this length, though, as a short wick can be put out by melting wax. It might not even light at all!