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Candle Care
| The basics for candles are easy, just light them! However, if you want to get the most out of your candles and not watch your money go up in smoke (literally), here are seven tips to follow: |
| ~~Wic Trimming ~~ |
| 1. Keep the wick trimmed: One of the best things that you can do for your candles is to keep the wick trimmed to 1/4 of an inch. Wicks that are allowed to get larger than 1/4 of an inch tend to burn faster and smoke. If you are noticing black soot accumulating on your container candles, the wick is too long. Nail clippers are a great tool for trimming wicks that can't be reached with scissors. |
| ~ Drafts & Safety ~ |
| 2. Avoid drafts: Burning candles in drafty areas can cause uneven burning and excessive smoking. Not to mention that your candle will burn faster. If you notice the flame of the candle flickering in any direction other than straight up, there is a draft. Prevent drafts by keeping burning candles away from heating and air-conditioning vents and open windows. |
| ~ Longer burn Times ~ |
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3. Refrigerate them: Candles that are cold will burn slower. To cool you candle, first wrap in foil or cling wrap to prevent the wick from absorbing any moisture. Pop them in the fridge for about an hour and light! Make sure you don't put them in the freezer instead. They will break! |
| ~Pillar Candles~ |
| 4. Burn them long enough: Have you ever seen a three-wick candle that looked like Mickey Mouse? For pillar candles, make sure you burn them for at least one hour for every inch in diameter. Skip this step and you'll end up burning a tunnel through your candle. |
| ~Putting Out The Flame~ |
| 5. Extinguishing the flame: To blow out a candle, a candle snuffer works best. If you don't have a candle snuffer readily available, you can blow out the candle by placing an index finger in front of the flame and blowing gently. This causes the air to surround the flame and minimizes splattering of hot wax from the wax pool. |
| ~Safety First~ |
| 6. Safety first: Keep all lit candles out of the reach of children and pets. Never leave a burning candle unattended. And always burn candles in a well-ventilated room. For great aroma's in any room of your home that you can not have a lighted candle or tart warmer, try our new Smelly Jelly's !! |
| ~Oops- Spilled Wax, No Worries with Soy ! ~ |
| 7. Cleanup: If wax has spilled on the carpet the best way to remove it is with paper and an iron. Place a paper towel or brown grocery bag over the spill. Place a heated iron over the paper towel. The heat from the iron will cause the wax to melt and be absorbed into the paper towel. |
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