Candle Care

Burn

Handcrafted Light brings you premium soy, coconut, and wildflower beeswax blends. These blends are not only all-natural, but also smart. Wax has MEMORY! That's why the first time you light a candle, you need to let it burn uninterrupted for a minimum of 2-4 hours. Doing so allows it to develop a pool of melted wax around its wick. Once the wax pool is even and reaches the glass of the candle’s jar, you may snuff out the candle. You have now created a “memory” for your candle, which allows the candle to burn more evenly and give off THE BEST SCENT. Doing this with each use and especially on your initial burn, prevents tunneling and memory rings.

Snuff

The plant fiber wicks used in these candles conduct melted wax up the wick to the flame, very much like an oil lamp. Blowing on the flame to put it out will cause the wick to smolder as small embers inside the wick burn wax within the wick fibers. Generally, this will not completely damage the wick, however it could leave the wick brittle and unable to relight or hold a flame properly. Don’t waste your breath or you may waste your candle! Your candle should always be extinguished using a snuffer or by being ‘dunked’ – dipping the wick in its own pool of melted wax using something that will not burn, such as a metal spoon.

Trim

Be sure to trim the candle’s wick between 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch EACH time you burn your candle. Your candle is clean-burning. If you ever see smoke coming off your candle, it’s simply telling you that its wick is too tall. Help a candle out! Trim the wick back to 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch and all will be well again.

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