Candle Care and Safety



Caring for your scented candle
  • The first burn is the most important. Trim your wick to 1/4” before lighting, then allow your candle top to completely liquefy to the edges before extinguishing, this may take 3-4 hours. Having the correct wax pool will prevent tunnelling. 
  • Wait at least 2 hours between burning times. To increase the life of your candle, remove any soot deposits from your wick and trim to 1/4” before relighting.

  • Blowing out your candle may damage it and cause tunnelling, it also emits smelly candle smoke masking the scent of your candle. Invest in a wick dipper or snuffer, or alternatively use a butter knife, spoon or something similar to dip the wick into the wet wax. 

 

Candle Safety 
  • Always put candles on a heat resistant surface. 

  • Put them into a proper holder. Candles need to be held firmly upright by the holder so they don’t fall over. Ensure the holder is stable too.

  • Position them away from curtains. Don’t put candles near curtains or other fabrics – or furniture. And keep them out of draughts

  • Don’t put them under shelves. It’s easy to forget that there’s a lot of heat above a burning candle. If you put it under a shelf or other surface then it can burn the surface. Make sure there’s at least three feet (one metre) between a candle and any surface above it.

  • Keep clothes and hair away. If there’s any chance you could lean across a candle and forget it’s there, put it somewhere else. You don’t want to set fire to your clothes or your hair.

  • Keep children and pets away. Candles should be out of reach of children and pets.

  • Keep candles apart. Leave at least four inches (10cm) between two burning candles.

  • Don’t move them when they’re burning. Extinguish candles before moving them. Also, don’t let anything fall into the hot wax.

  • Don’t leave them burning. Extinguish candles before you leave a room. Never go to sleep with a candle still burning. And never leave a burning candle or oil burner in a child’s bedroom

  • Use a snuffer or a spoon to put them out. It’s safer than blowing them, which can send sparks and hot wax flying.

  • Double check they’re out. Candles that have been put out can go on smouldering and start a fire. Make sure they’re completely out.