candle care

1. All candles must be placed on heat resistant plates or holders, away from foreign objects and drafts. It is important they have proper air circulation to burn evenly.

2. Trim the candle wick to 1/4” height before every use. This prevents your flame from being too large for the amount of available wax - and helps ensure a more even burn.

3. Beeswax candles are intended to be burned for longer periods of time. Light your candle for at least 1-hour per 1 inch diameter of the candle. Some of our candles are more irregular shapes, so this is only a guide. You want to see the melted wax pool reach near the edges of your candle by the time you extinguish. This can take up to 2-4 hours depending on the size of the candle. Taper candles are the exception, they can be burn for as long or short as you like.

4. “Tunneling” occurs when you extinguish a candle before the wax pool reaches the edge of the candle. The tunnel around the wick will deepen, reducing air flow to the flame. To avoid tunneling, carefully and gently push the sides of your candle inward as they are warm, so the wax pool can more easily reach the edges.  Maintain approximately 1/4” wick, when possible, trim as needed before lighting.

5. To properly extinguish beeswax candles, dip the wick into the wax pool with a metal tool, and pull back up to center. This primes the wick for the next burn, and eliminates smoke and smoldering from blowing.

NEVER LEAVE A BURNING CANDLE UNATTENDED.  ALWAYS KEEP OUT OF REACH FROM CHILDREN AND PETS. NEVER BURN A CANDLE NEAR ANYTHING THAT MAY CATCH FIRE.

You may notice a white film on your candles after a little while. This is a good thing!  It is called “bloom” and means your candles have been made with 100% pure, natural beeswax.  Heating the candle slightly with a hair dryer helps remove this bloom for a little while, if you so desire!  The bloom will eventually return, as this is a natural product. But you can always heat the outside again to remove.