Candle Care and Safety
Important things to know about your new candle…
Make time for the candle to burn
You should allow approximately an hour for a small candle to burn before extinguishing the flame. This will prevent what is called “Tunneling” – where the wax clings to the side of the container and burns down in the centre. Allow more time for bigger candles which may need up to two hours. Visually check the candle has an evenly melted pool of wax right to the container edges before extinguishing the flame.
Your crystals are exactly where they are meant to be
Your crystals will be enhanced by the warmth and light of the candle. Your candle only generates a shallow wax pool which prevents the crystals from falling too deeply into the wax. After the burn your crystals will be covered with solidified wax. Once your wax melts again the crystals will be visible in the melt pool.
Trim your wick to 6 mm before lighting
Trim your wick to 6mm/ quarter of an inch before lighting the candle for the second time and each time thereafter. This prevents your candle from producing smoke from a wick that is too long or a flame that flickers excessively. You can use scissors, nail clippers or a specially designed candle wick trimmer.
Put out your flame properly
You have just experienced a beautiful warm throw of fragrance – don’t ruin it with the smell of smoke lingering in the air! The best way for you to extinguish your flame is to dip it gently into the melted wax. This smothers the flame, coats the wick in wax and prevents that burning smell. Ideally use a wick dipper which has a hook to allow you to pick up the wick if it doesn’t stand back up. Anything that won’t melt or catch fire can be used but we suggest a simple metal fork should do the job.
DO NOT BURN THE LAST 10mm of your candle (2-3mm of tealights)
While your candle container is made from tempered glass, it is recommended that you DO NOT burn the last portion of the candle. Burning your candle all the way to the bottom can be very dangerous and can cause the glass to super heat and crack or even explode. The little amount of fuel left in the bottom of a candle becomes hot enough to vaporize and will no longer need a wick to burn. This phenomenon is called ‘flashover’. This super-heated fire is what can and does cause candle glass to crack or explode violently.
Our wick tab - the metal holding the wick at the bottom of the container – is designed to stop the candle from melting all the way to the bottom of the container. Unfortunately, they don’t always work, so keep safety in mind and do not burn your candle to the end. The candle has reached it’s end of life at around 10mm of wax for our normal containers and approximately 2-3mm for our tealight candle.
SAFETY FIRST: Never leave your candle unattended or fall asleep with a lit candle. Do not move a lit candle, ensure it is on a level surface and away from children, pets, flammable object and is not affected by drafts.