The right candle can help add a cosy, elegant finishing touch to your rooms and surfaces. They’re perfect for enjoying your favourite scents and providing a warm glow. But candles need a bit of maintenance and care, too!
To get the best from your candle collection, here’s a few top tips.
Before each use of your candle, shorten the wick(s) to approx. 1 cm. Also keep an eye on the length of the wick of your candle while the candle is burning!
Make sure your candle is not in a draft, this will prevent the candle from smoking or sooting.
Be aware of other air currents that will unevenly burn a burning candle. Therefore, turn the candle carefully regularly so that the wax bed does not empty and gently push the edges inward regularly maintain a beautiful fire bowl.
It is best to extinguish your candle with a candle snuffer. This prevents afterglow.
To prevent an irregular burning pattern, it is important that you return the wicks to their original position after extinguishing your candle (allow the candle to cool down first). This is easiest if the candle wax has not yet completely hardened.
Always place a candle on a coaster if it is not lit. This is to prevent any dyes and/or paraffin into your furniture.
Extinguish your candle at all times if it smokes, the wick is too long or the flame is too high.
Before use, check the glass for any cracks. If present, DO NOT use the candle.
Even if your candle is in a glass, place it on a fireproof coaster at all times.
Before each use of your candle, shorten the wick(s) to approx. 0.5 cm.
Leave the candle on long enough for the top layer of the wax to melt (almost) completely. This way you can burn the candle nicely and prevent a “tunnel effect”.
When your candle has been extinguished and cooled down, clean the inside of the glass regularly.
If your candle is running low, extinguish it when there is at least one centimeter of wax left in the glass. This is to prevent the flame from burning against the glass.
As the candle burns, keep an eye on the length and position of your candle’s wick(s).
If your candle is not in a draft and it still starts to smoke or soot, then there is a good chance that the wick(s) is/are too long or is/are not in the correct position. Extinguish your candle, wait for it to cool down and cut/position the wick(s).
Always extinguish your candle if it smokes, the wick(s) is/are too long, the flame(s) is/are too high, or if there is only a small layer of wax (less than one centimeter) left in the candle. glass is.
For scented candles (in glass): Burn your candle in a room large enough to limit the concentration of fragrance in the air. Ventilate sufficiently.
And for your safety and the one of others near you:
Always burn a candle in a safe manner and never leave it unattended.
Place your candle on a fireproof coaster and make sure that the candle stands upright and is stable on it.
Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
Make sure there are no flammable objects near your burning candle.
If you want to burn several candles at the same time, make sure there is a minimum distance of 15 cm between them.
Make sure there are no leftover matches or other waste left in the wax.
Do not place candles near a heat source.
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