Pillar Candles
Burn your pillar candle one hour for every inch of its diameter the first time you light it. This will allow the pool of wax to extend to the outside rim and prevent your candle from forming a "canyon" in its center.
Burning your candle this way will also set its memory. Each time you re-light the candle it will "remember" to burn out to the rim.
All Candles
Trim the wick of any candle— canister candle, pillar, taper, tealight or votive—to one-quarter inch every time you light the candle. This will ensure clean, smoke-free burning. Be sure to remove any wick debris that has fallen into the candle.
If in the unlikely event that your candle is smoking, and you've already trimmed the wick to one-quarter inch, extinguish the candle immediately. Pinch or trim the wick just a bit more and the smoking will stop.
If you've bought a natural soy wax candle, you shouldn't have problems with smoking. Natural soy wax candles are virtually smokeless and soot free.
The most effective way to extinguish the flame of a candle is to use a candle snuffer. The snuffer helps prevent the wax from spraying, and keeps the wick centered as well.
If you don't have a snuffer, here's an effective way to extinguish a candle: Position your forefinger between the candle and your mouth, aligning it with the flame. When you blow at the candle, the "air" will circle around your finger, and hit the flame from both sides, rather than approaching it directly. It's a clever trick. Try it!
Store your candles in a dry, cool, dark place.
Before you slip a votive candle into a votive cup or holder, drop a teaspoon of water into the cup. This way, when you want to remove the votive candle to replace it with another, the candle should slide out easily. Plus, you won't have to struggle, or run the risk of damaging the holder.
Check periodically to make sure there is ample water remaining in the holder.
Special tip: To sample
a scented candle, breathe the fragrance in from the bottom
of the candle rather than the top or side. Undisturbed by
circulating air, the aroma will be intensely concentrated
there, more so than on any other part of the candle.
While all of the above
ideas offer suggestions to enhance your candlelight experience,
the following advice includes absolute "musts."
We strongly recommend your following these important steps
for using your candles safely.
1.Never leave a burning candle
unattended.
2.Keep candles out of the reach
of children and pets.
3.Always place your candles on
sturdy, non-flammable holders, in sizes appropriate for the
candles.
4.Always light candles in draft-free
areas, to prevent dripping and smoking. If a draft cannot
be avoided, turn the candle 180 degrees every
hour.
5.Never burn a candle completely.
Dispose of it when it burns to within one inch of the base
or holder.
6.Remember to remove the labels
on your candles before you light them.
Important information on melting tarts:
- Never melt a tart other than in a well-ventilated, tart approved burner.
- Do not add water.
- Never heat on stove or any non-certified tart appliance.
- Do not allow flame to touch underside of melt pot.
- Do not heat if pot contains less than 1/2" of wax.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets.
- Never leave a melting/melted tart and/or candle unattended.
