Tips to keep your Candles Burning longer

Burning Evenly

The first burn is the most important because wax has a memory, so the first burn will set the stage for the future. You’ll want t allow the first layer to completely liquefy to avoid candle tunneling or memory rings, which occurs when the candle is not allowed to burn to the edges of its container, and this is the start of a ring of dry, hard wax around the edge that just won’t burn.

Tunneling means you’re losing hours of burn time!

Trimming The Wick

The first time you light the candle you’ll want a large flame to melt the wax all the way to the edge. After the initial burn be sure to keep the wick trimmed; the ideal wick length is somewhere between 1/8 to 1/4 inch. Use a wick trimmer or even a pair of scissors or nail clippers will do the trick to get to the ideal length and make sure that none of the trimmings stay in the wax.

The debris that ends up in a candle can cause the flame to flicker too high leading to uneven burning, soot building, and blackening of the container. Trimmed wicks will also give you a cleaner burn; untrimmed wicks are a lot more likely to take on a mushroom shape. which will dull and obscure the flame.

Airstreams

Keep your candles away from AC vents, windows, or fans is essential. Burning candles in drafty conditions will disturb the flame, resulting in a soot building up and affecting the overall lifespan of the candles.