How to care for your candle
To ensure your long term enjoyment of your candle we ask that you read carefully through the following advice.
Candles are prepared using specialist candle paraffin, coloring and fragrances
There is a wick inside the candle, the thickness of which is determined by the size of the candle.
Cutting the candle edge
repeated burning of the candle often results in the paraffin burning from the center but not from the edge. This creates a hole in the center of the candle.
We recommend that you burn the candle long enough for the paraffin to burn from the edge. The time this takes will depend on the position of your candle and the room temperature. Smaller diameter candles may need to burn for 1/2 hr – 2 hours, while larger diameter candles may need to burn for 6-7 hours. If you extinguish the candle earlier, the paraffin will not have burned to the edge. In this situation we recommend that you cut the warm edge of the candle away immediately.
Burning paraffin candles will always produce a small amount of soot that is usually not visible. Burning a candle without producing soot is chemically and physically impossible. Every candle maker tries to minimise the amount of soot produced to give a clean burning candle. If the candle smokes while burning it is usually due to the following reasons:
Extinguishing the candle
‘Blowing’ out a candles will leave the candle smoking and producing soot. Use a special candle extinguisher or drop some melted wax onto the wick making sure that the wick remains in an upright position to make it easy to relight.
A well cared for candle will last a long time burn beautifully.
It is important to carefully follow all user instructions and safety precautions written on our web page. We will not take any responsibility for any loss or damage caused by a candle that has not been properly cared for according to the manufacturers instructions and safety warnings.