Before you relax with our soy candles, there are a few things to keep in mind:
- Allow the soy candle to burn until the wax melts out to all the edges of the vessel *see below. This may take from about 30 to 60 minutes. If you blow out the soy candle before the wax goes liquid to the edge, it can create tunnels down the center of the candle. This will waste some of that glorious soy wax with each consecutive short burn. Above all, think safety, if you have to leave the room, blow out the candle, you can always relight it when you come back in.
- The estimated burn time for our 5oz soy candles is about 40 hours and the 10oz soy candle is about 70 hours. Remember, burn times are an estimate and can be greatly affected by the environment in which the candle is used.
- The soy candle flame height may vary at times. The wick which should be about 1/4″ before lighting. If you find the wick to be mushroomed or taller than 1/4 inch, extinguish, trim, and relight. Depending on the environment and air movement, the flame height will vary. Even if you are experiencing a low flame, it should continue to heat and the flame height will return. The recommended burn time is 3-4 hours.
- Do not burn candles for more than 4 hours at a time! Keep your wicks trimmed!
- Obviously, keep the soy candle away from drafts, such as ceiling fans, air conditioners or breezes. Keep it only on a sturdy, open, and visible space away from pets, kids, curtains, decor, ext..ext….
- Never move or handle the soy candle while burning. The glass container can get very hot. This is very unsafe, and pouring or removing liquid wax from the vessel will cause the wick to extinguish.
- Keep the wick trimmed to a 1/4 inch. If the soy candle begins to smoke, or if the flame height is greater than inches, gently blow out the soy candle, allow the wax and hemp wick to cool, and trim the wick by gently running your finger across the top of it. Remove all wick trimmings before relighting.
- Blow out the soy candle before you go to sleep!! Our Aromatherapy soy candles should help you relax, that is a good thing, but if you feel sleepy make sure the candle is blown out before you fall asleep. The majority of house fires caused by candles are when the homeowner falls asleep with a lit candle. If allowed to burn to the base the glass can get extremely hot causing it to shatter. This can be both messy, damaging, and dangerous.
- If you want more details on our Legal stuff, you can find it here.
Good burn… 🙂
If you follow our simple burning guidelines here, your aromatherapy soy candles should burn as clean as this one, straight down the sides of the glass jar with little or no wastage. Once the wax has got to within 1/2 an inch of the bottom of the candle stop using it. You can recycle the glass, or bring it back to us and we will reuse it!
Bad Burn… 🙁
Luckily, this was one of the first candles we ever made, way back in the day and we tested how to purposefully create a tunnel. Now, Im not so sure we could do this again if we tried. This is a classic example of what happens if you do not burn your candle long enough for the melted wax to reach the sides of the glass jar. As you can see, the next few times the candle has been lit the wax pool has burrowed down the center of the jar rather than across. This is typical of nearly all candles in containers. Once this pattern has been established it is difficult to rectify and your candle will burn for less than the normal amount of hours. In time, the flame will be starved of oxygen, burn slower and eventually extinguish itself. So on your first few burns, let the melted wax get to the edge, if you dont have time or have to blow it out, you might wait until you can. Always extinguish the candle before you leave the room!
Before you light one up, please read our LEGAL SECTION . Candles are amazing, relaxing, and we are drawn to their heat and sense of calm, they can also catch things on fire if you dont pay attention to them! Always have them in your sight lines, always blow them out if you leave the room, and do not place them on or below anything flammable. This is obvious to most, but fires are real. Relax responsibly!