Candle Care & Safety

Our wicks will naturally curve to one side, which limits mushrooming, be sure to center the flame.

Jars

Allow your jar candles to burn until the wax pool reaches the sides of the container. About 2-4 hours, and no more than 4 hours at a time unless it's a big jar. If you don't let your candle burn to the edges it will tunnel down the middle and the wick will drown. You will ruin your jar candles every time if you don't let it burn to the edges. Keep the wick trimmed to 1/8"-1/4". Each time the melt pool reaches the edges, dip the wick into the melt pool to turn it off. Allow the wax to harden, trim the wick and relight. If the wax is not melting on one side, position the flame a little closer to the unmelted side, but not touching the glass container, about an inch away from the glass. Discontinue use when only 1/2" of wax remains at the bottom. Pour the remaining wax in the trash and wipe with a napkin. Never pour wax down the drain. Wash with your regular dishes and return to us for a 10% off refill. Don't wash the lid, the paint will peel. If necessary, we will repaint your lid.

Tealights

Tealights should be burned on a heat resistant surface. Light your wick at 1/4", allow a full melt pool to form, then trim to 1/8"-1/4". The shorter the wick and flame, the longer your tealight will last. If you like a big flame and no maintenance, your tealight will burn about 5-1/2 hours. With regular short trimmings it will burn 8 hours with a small flame.

Votives

Votives should be placed in a tightly fitted container. If your votive has a mind of it's own and wants to burn on one side, it is usually because the wick curves to one side. A curving wick is actually a good thing. It helps to keep carbon build up to a minimum. Be sure to center the “flame", use your wick dipper or a spoon to push the solid wax down into the melt pool, creating a level surface. You could also try shifting the flame over to the uneven side (not touching the glass), then reposition once the wax has melted. If you let it burn unevenly your wick will drown. Do not let the flame touch the glass or it may crack. Always keep wick trimmed to 1/4 inch to minimize smoke and soot. Your candles will also burn longer when they are trimmed. Discontinue burning when 1/2" inch of wax remains in the bottom of the container. Continued burning could damage the glass container. For longer lasting votives, wait until the wax pool is established to the edges, then trim the wick short enough to where it has a small flame. Center your flame to the center of the container.

Tarts

Place in a well ventilated, tart approved burner. Do not add water. Never heat on a stove or any non-certified tart appliance. Do not allow flame to touch underside of melt pot. Do not heat if pot contains less than 1/2" of wax. Our tarts are loaded with twice the amount of fragrance as our highly scented candles. Do not pour the wax in your drains.