Tips for burning soy candles

All of our candles are lead-free, produce 95% less soot, AND we're listed as a provider on the healthycandle.org site. Please be sure to follow these burning instructions for our candles:

For best results, keep wick centered and trimmed to 1/4". Burn candle long enough, each time, for the top to pool across the surface for maximum burning time, extinguish candle and trim wick if candle flame gets too high. Keep candle free from any foreign matter, matches, wick trimmings, etc. Place on protected surface. Recommendations are to always discontinue use when 1/2" of wax remains in candle container; however, I have burned mine to the bottom (always sitting on a stone coaster to protect the surface of my furniture).

WARNING
Failure to follow instructions could result in fire hazard or injury. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Do not burn candle on or near anything that can catch fire. Avoid drafts and excessive vibrations. Your container may become hot while the candle is burning. Never leave a burning candle unattended.

Tip 1:
You can avoid tunneling by making sure you, more times than not, burn the candle for the appropriate time. If a candle starts to tunnel and has not gone too deep you might be able to correct it by letting the candle burn for longer periods (hopefully, on a day you will be home to watch it).

Tip 2:
As a general rule, wicks should be trimmed every 3-4 hours of burning. So with our candles, if burned for the recommended time period, you could trim the wick prior to each use.

Tip 3:
Our all cotton wicks have some extra benefits, besides the clean burning. They will easily trim without the use of scissors. Prior to each re-lighting simply pinch off the charred tip with a tissue--to keep the fingers clean. The tip will break off in the perfect place nearly every time.

Tip 4:
If your candle starts burning to one side, adjust the wick or check for a draft. All cotton wicks do not stay in place as well as the non-desired metal-core wicks, so you may need to adjust the wick occasionally.

Tip 5:
Any candle flame can smoke if the flame is not burning efficiently. Other brands of candles will smoke because of the petroleum levels in the wax. Even essential oils can cause smoke. Our candles will not smoke if you take proper care of the wicks. If one of our candle flames is smoking, it is not burning efficiently. What you are seeing is carbon that is not able to burn off because the flame is too big or is in a draft.

Remove the candle from the draft and/or trim the wick. Wicks will tend to cause smoke if the wick is not kept trimmed before lighting. Please trim your wicks with every use.