Tips for Burning your Candle

THE FIRST BURN ~ Candles should be left to burn until a complete melt pool has formed across the top of the container (approx 2-3 hours). Allowing candles to liquefy to the edge before extinguishing will prevent tunnelling.

WICK TRIMMING ~ Wicks should be trimmed after every 3-4 hours of burning. Keeping wicks trimmed to 6mm (1/4 inch) and out of drafts will prevent smoking and excessive mushrooming. Avoid trimming your wicks too short, this will cause improper burning conditions.

EXTINGUISHING CANDLES ~ Ideally your candle should always be extinguished by “dipping” the wick into its own pool of liquid wax using a CandleLyte Wick Dipper. This will limit the amount of smoke emitted from your candle and by coating the wick with the wax will help it to light easier. Always allow your candle to cool before relighting.

WICKS ~ As our wicks are 100% cotton, you will sometimes notice a “mushrooming” of the wick. This is a natural characteristic of cotton wicks. To provide the strongest burn possible, we recommend you remove the black “mushroom” before burning and periodically during the burning.

SPILLS ~ Soy wax is naturally biodegradable and is water soluble, so you only need to clean the item with hot soapy water and a cloth or if it is on your clothing put through the washing machine.

APPEARANCE ~ As our soy wax candles are all hand poured there will not be two alike. A slightly rough top is completely normal with soy wax candles, not only when they are first produced, but also after they cool from burning.

GENERAL ~ Place candles on heat resistance surfaces away from flammable materials. Keep out of reach from children, pets and drafts. Always keep the wax pool free from foreign objects such as wick trimmings, wick particles and matches. Never leave a burning candle unattended. Never move your candle while the flame is burning and wait until the soy wax has hardened before moving.

ENJOY THE AMBIENCE AND YOUR SOY WAX CANDLES!