Candle Safety
Know about candle safety
CANDLE CARE
ALWAYS KEEP A BURNING CANDLE WITHIN SIGHT NEVER LEAVE A BURNING CANDLE UNATTENDED. EXTINGUISH ALL CANDLES BEFORE LEAVING OR GOING TO BED,NEVER USE A CANDLE AS A NIGHT LIGHT. NEVER MOVE A BURNING CANDLE WHEN THE WAX IS LIQUID.
PLACE ON A HEAT RESISTANT SURFACE
THIS PREVENTS HEAT DAMAGE TO UNDERLYING SURFACES THIS ALSO CAN PREVENT GLASS SURFACES FROM BREAKING
LIGHTING YOUR CANDLE
BEFORE LIGHTING TRIM THE WICK TO 5MM AND REMOVE ANY WICK DEBRIS AS THIS WILL ENCOURAGE AN EVEN BURN. ENSURE YOUR CANDLE IS FREE OF WICK TRIMMINGS, MATCHES ANY OTHER FOREIGN OBJECTS AT ALL TIMES. BURN IN A WELL VENTILATED ROOM.
AVOID DRAUGHTS
AVOID DRAUGHTS, THIS WILL PREVENT UNEVEN BURN, A CANDLE IN A DRAUGHT MAY ALSO START TO SMOKE.
PUTTING CANDLES OUT
USE A CANDLE SNUFFER TO PREVENT WICKS FROM DRIFTING OFF CENTRE AND TO AVOID WAX SPLASH. THIS WILL HELP TO MAXIMISE THE CANDLES BURN TIME. BLOWING OUT THE CANDLE IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS THE LIQUID WAX MAY SPLATTER AND THE WICK MAY CONTINUE TO GLOW AND EMIT SMOKE.
CANDLE DISPLAYS
WHEN CREATING DECORATIVE CANDLE DISPLAYS, CANDLES SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY A MINIMUM OF 10CM TO PREVENT BURN PROBLEMS. CANDLES THAT ARE BURNT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER WILL AFFECT EACH CANDLE’S BURN QUALITY, WHICH MAY CAUSE CANDLES TO COLLAPSE AND NOT BURN TO THEIR MAXIMUM BURN TIMES.
NEVER BURN A CANDLE NEAR ANYTHING THAT MAY CATCH FIRE
KEEP BURNING CANDLES AWAY FROM CURTAINS AND DRAPES, BEDDING, CARPETS, BOOKS, PAPER AND ANY OTHER FLAMMABLE DECORATIONS. PLACE LIT CANDLES OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS
CANDLE STORAGE
SOY CANDLES ARE SENSITIVE TO TEMPERATURE AND LIGHT. THIS CAN CAUSE FADING, CRACKING OR MELTING. STORE YOUR CANDLES IN A COOL, DRY PLACE, AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, DUST AND FLUORESCENT LIGHT. STORE THEM IN AN UPRIGHT CONDITION.
DO NOT BURN A CANDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN
WHEN YOUR CANDLE WAX REACHES 1/2 INCH IN YOUR CONTAINER EXTINGUISH THE FLAME.
WICKS
REGULARLY TRIM YOUR WICKS. WE ONLY USE NATURAL WICKS. SOMETIMES YOU WILL NOTICE A “MUSHROOMING” OF THE WICK. TO PREVENT THE MUSHROOM EFFECT REGULARLY TRIM YOUR WICK TO ¼ INCH BEFORE BURNING. LONG OR CROOKED WICKS WILL CAUSE AN UNEVEN BURN. DO NOT BURN YOUR CANDLE FOR LONGER THAT THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED BURN TIME AND THIS WILL PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. WE RECOMMEND BURNING FOR NO LONGER THAN 4 HOURS. PLEASE NOTE THAT SOY WAX CAN DISCOLOUR OR LOOK A LITTLE LUMPY AFTER THE FIRST BURN, THIS IS A NORMAL IN 100% SOY WAX CANDLES AND WILL NOT EFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CANDLE.