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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BURNING SOY CANDLES
To get the best throw scent from your soy candles, let them cure for a week or two before lighting them for the first time.
Always keep wick trimmed to approximately 1/4". I myself always pinch off the excess wick after burning, and before lighting again.
CLIP THOSE CURLED WICKS BEFORE LIGHTING!!!
I often curl my wicks when it's a specialty candle. Please do not light until you clip your wick to measure approximately 1/4". My regular containers, such as Apothecary, Tins, and Mason or Jelly jars are usually already clipped down and all you have to do is light when received.
STOP!
DON'T TOSS THAT WAX OR CANDLE OUT!
Have you received a broken jar candle through the mail? (Possibly from "Cheryl's Candles", or any other candle company you might place your order with) WAIT, STOP! Don't toss that candle! Use it up, by digging the wax out and placing it in another jar, or zip lock bag. Then as you need it, just take some and put into your tart dish, or warmer dish. There is no waste, the only thing you didn't have was the lit candle, but hey.......you still have the great throw from the candle, and it wasn't a total loss. NOTE: This is providing the glass is not shattered, where you might cut yourself trying to save wax.
PREVENT TUNNELING
Soy candles will burn even and without "tunneling (making sink holes)".... IF you burn them right. The first time the candle is lit, it is always best if you burn the diameter of container/jar.
PARAFFIN WAX PILLAR
When burning the candle for the first time, burn at least 3 hours (One hour for each inch of wax across) to allow the melt pool to form. The wax has a memory and this will set it to burn all the way across. If you don't, you may get a "well" in the candle.
DIPPED SCENTED BEARS
These bears have enough scent in them, that they should easily last between 3 to 6 months. To freshen them up, take a blow dryer, and run it over the bear for about 60 seconds. Should also, take care of any dust it might have accumulated. Please keep in mind though never to take them off of holder and set on surface of wood, or could stain it from the FO.
VOTIVES
Please cut wick down to 1/4" before lighting for the first time. My votive's are made with soy, and it is always recommended that you always use a proper votive holder to put them in. My votive's have a fantastic burn to them.
CUPCAKE AND MUFFIN CANDLES
Cut wick down to about ¼ " before lighting. Let it stay lit for just a few short minutes. If flame is too high, please distinguish, clip wick just a tad bit more and re-light.. In the beginning you might get some drip off from the sides, and if that happens, when candle cools, take cupcake off plate, set aside, and put plate in freezer to rid of excess wax (Approximately 1/2 hour to hour). After about two and sometimes three times, it will not do that no more. My large muffins have a very long burn time. PLEASE.......ALWAYS BURN on plate or holder at all times.
TARTS
This is a great tip for our tart users. After burning and scent is gone. Wait till wax cools, place entire Tart/Potpourri burner in freezer, and wait for I'd say at least an hour, then the wax will come out in one clump, no digging, no fussing. No spillage. Then just toss used wax in the garbage. Occasionally, it is recommend that you wash out though, or at least wipe it out with wet cloth, to prevent wax from sticking upon freezing.
You can do this with most of your jar candles, and votive holders as well. Just leave in freezer for one or two hours, and should come right out. Makes cleaning the jar or container, so much easier, and no wax to run all over the place. Just toss it away straight out of the freezer.
All soy containers, which I make you shouldn't have any left over and should burn clean, but by chance you do, don't waste, set on your warmers until the scent is all gone. Make use of that scent!
LEFT OVER WAX FROM YOUR CANDLES
When ever you have a scented candle, and it is down to the bottom where you can't burn it no longer. Don't just toss it away. Break it up and put the remains in to your tart burner, until all the wax is used up. It would be no different than using a regular tart, and no waste to the scent that is left in that candle (Pillar, Jar, or whatever the case may be).
TROUBLESHOOTING
All container candles are made from straight soy. My 8 oz. mason jar candle, will have approximately 40 hours of burn time. I'd say that is a long burn time for that size candle, wouldn't you? Always keep in mind especially on some fragrances, that the longer the cure time, the more throw you will get from a soy candle. Always give at least 1-2 weeks to be on the safe side. You will receive a nice clean burn all the way down to the bottom of container. Not like some candles that burn and quit 1/2 way down. Also, my candles will throw all the way as we scent all of our wax and not just a small portion as some companies may, and that's why it quits throwing;.
Pillars
Not all pillars will do this, but a few select might. Not just the ones I pour, but I've seen this happen to others as well. If by chance you get one that when you light it after cutting wick down to 1/4", starts smoking or has to high a flame, please distinguish flame, cut wick back a bit more and light again. You may have to do this a couple of times, but then the flame will go as it should. Never let your candle smoke or flame reach too high, as this is not normal. Remember always cut back wick more.
Oops!!! Loud Pop With Tunnel
I hope it never happens to you, but in case it ever does, as we all make mistakes. If you ever light your soy container for the first time and it scares with you with a loud pop, then suddenly has a large sink hole. Please don't be alarmed. It only means there is an air bubble, and I do have a fix. I learned this happens when my son came to me one day and said, "Mom, what the heck you trying to do?" "Scare the he-- out of me?" LOL
You can either dig out the very top of candle, and doesn't have to be a whole lot, just enough to have the unburned part of wick showing again 1/4". Or you can use your blow dryer or heat gun if you have one tilt the candle into a tart dish or whatever is available to you. Tilt candle as you melt wax and let the excess drip into dish. When you have the wick where you want it, then sit candle on a level surface. At this time take your blow dryer/heat gun and level the candle until smooth. This may take several times. You want to fill sink hole, but in doing so may bring uneven surface over other parts. Once the surface of candle is smooth, leave sit for at least a day. When you light it again, should be no problems as this is how the air bubble releases itself from wax. The excess wax left over use it in your tart burner, or electric burner. No waste.......
This page was last updated: December 20, 2011
Candle /Melt Tips
All CONTAINER CANDLES ARE MADE WITH
100% ALL NATURAL SOY WAX.
BURNS CLEAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
Estimated Burn Time Hours
2 oz. (10-15)........4 oz. (20-30)........8 oz. (40-50)........
10 oz. (50-60)........16 oz. (75-90)........20 oz.(100+)
Our Pillars can be made with your choice of Paraffin, All natural Soy or all natural Palm Wax.
Unless stated most are made with Paraffin, so if you wish to have one of the others please be sure to put in notes section when you are checking out with our shopping cart. There are a few select that must be made with Paraffin only. I will say though, that I burn Paraffin Pillars myself all the time, and love the way they burn. It's a rareity to have any soot and I've left my Pillars go for hours and hours. I have self trimming wicks in most which make them burn with a nice glow which is steady and not too high. Give them a try today, I don't think you will have any regrets. I have noticed, that the stronger scents are better with these.
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SPILT WAX!!!
If you ever have an accident and spill wax on top of vanity in your bathroom, tile, laminating floor, etc. Easier to clean up than you thought. Just take a paper towel, get your blow dryer out or preferably a hot gun if you have one. As you are melting the wax just wipe up with paper towel. LA DA.......the wax is gone. Even works if wax spills down cupboards.
When spilling wax on carpet, it works basically the same way with exception instead of paper towel, get a damp (not wet) rag. As you are melting with one hand wipe with the other. Depending on color of wax, the coloring may not always come out, but the wax will come up or most of it, depending on the situation at hand.
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