* If the candle was just recently made, please allow it to cure for a minimum of 72 hours (and up to a week) prior to lighting it for the first time. This will assure that you get the best scent throw from the candle.
* Never leave a candle unattended while it is burning.
* Trim the wick to ¼ of an inch before every use. If the wick is not properly trimmed, smoking can occur, black soot may form on the candle, and the flame may become too large and hazardous.
* If the wick is trimmed too short, it may not stay lit. In that case, gently dig out a small circle of wax from around the wick before trying to relight it.
* Do not leave the wick trimmings in the candle. Remove them prior to lighting.
* Never throw matches into the candle.
* Allow a complete melted wax pool to form in your candle prior to extinguishing. Do not light your candle if there will not ample time to allow that complete pool to form. Candles will create a “memory pool” as they are burned. If a candle is put out too early, before a full melt pool is created, the candle will “remember” this and it will have difficulty creating a full pool in the future. This will cause a core burn down the center, leaving a lot of wax around the edges, and reducing the scent throw and burning time of the candle. A good rule of thumb to follow is to allow around 1 hour of burn time for each inch of diameter of the container. For example, allow 3 hours for a 3-inch diameter container.
* Burn in a draft free area, clear of combustible materials like curtains, books, baskets, etc. Drafts can cause smoking and uneven burning.
* Burn in a well-ventilated room.
* Always set the candles on a level, stable surface.
* Do not try to move a burning candle from one area to another once the wax is liquid.
* Do not blow the candle out. Use a wick dipper to put out the flame to prevent smoking and disrupting the lovely scent the candle has created. Use the dipper to gently dip the wick into the wax and immediately lift it back up. There will not be any smoke and your wick will be primed and ready to go for the next lighting.
*Do not use the container's lid to extinguish your candle. Some of our lids are wooden or have plastic parts which could catch on fire. Putting the flame out in this manner also causes smoke to build up inside your candle making it turn to an ugly gray color.
*Do not use the container's lid to extinguish your candle. Some of our lids are wooden or have plastic parts which could catch on fire. Putting the flame out in this manner also causes smoke to build up inside your candle making it turn to an ugly gray color.
* Do not burn candle more than 4 hours.
* Always let the wax completely solidify prior to trimming the wick and relighting the candle.
* Soy candles may look a little bumpy on the top after burning. This is a natural characteristic of soy wax.
* Discontinue burning the candle when ¼-½ inch of wax is left at the bottom. Do not burn until there isn’t any wax left because it may cause the jar to become so hot that it will crack.
* Avoid exposing the candle to extreme temperatures. Do not freeze the candle or leave in an extremely hot area such as in direct sunlight or in a car.
* Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
* For more candle safety information see the National Candle Association website.
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