CANDLE CARE Get the most out of your candles by following these instructions:

Enjoy Your Candle Safely!

Never burn candles unattended.
Keep away from children and pets.
Keep away from curtains and furnishings.
Burn in a draft-free environment.
Burn on a level heat resistance surface.
Keep lit candles a minimum of 10cm apart.

Wicks: To ensure an even burn with good flame size with no flickering, trim the wick to 5mm or 1/4inch long, do this when you first light it and throughout the candle’s life.

Burn Time: Before you light a candle make sure that you have enough time to ensure that your candle burns cleanly across the top. Burn it for one hour for each inch (25mm) in diameter or until the wax pool extends from edge to edge. Example - burn a 2″ pillar candle at least 2 hours.      

How to extinguish the flame: Ideally, you should push the wick into the pool of wax and then stand it up again. This coats the wick ready for the next burn and avoids smoke. Alternatively, you can snuff it out using a candle snuffer. If you blow out a candle this can splash the wax and strips the wax from the wick making the wick harder to re-light.  

Wax running down the side: This can be a beautiful cascade of wax and an endearing feature and doesn't have to be fixed, but to prolong the candles burn time, follow these simple steps. This is easily fixed by plugging and hugging your candle. Extinguish your candle, when the candle has cooled and is warm enough to handle you can remould the beeswax, use some of the wax that has escaped and mould it into the hole were the wax is escaping to build up the outer wall. 

Tunnelling: Amazingly wax has a memory, so to avoid what’s known as "tunnelling" on the initial candle burn make sure you let the wax pool reach to the outer edges of the candle before you extinguish the candle. This can be anywhere from 2 to 4 hours depending on the width of the candle. 

Flame to tall: If the flame gets too tall and starts to flicker then the wick will need to be trimmed, extinguish the candle as above and re-trim the wick back to 5mm and re-light. 

White Bloom: If your candle is looking a little dull its because over time it will have developed a fine white powder on the surface, it's called a bloom and is a sign of a pure beeswax candle. Simply polish the surface of your candle with a clean, soft cloth to restore the shiny surface.