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CANDLE BURNING TIPS
 

1. Your first burn time on your candle is important.  You need to (or at least try) burn your candle long enough to get the wax pool out to about 1/4" from the edge of the candle.  To do this, burn your candle for an hour per inch in diameter that it is.  so if you have a 2" candle, burn it for two hours every time you burn it.  If the candle is 3", burn it for 3 hours, and so on.  This allows a nice wax pool to develop and therefore will give you the best "scent throw".  It will also prevent your candle from developing a crater or sink hole in the middle.
    
2. To prevent a smoking candle, KEEP THE WICK TRIMMED!  Always try to keep the wick trimmed to about 1/4", even while the candle is burning.  An ideal flame height is 1/2".  If it gets much taller than that the wick should be trimmed.  So not only should you trim the wick before you light the candle, but you should be monitoring the wick/flame as the candle is burning and you might have to put out the candle to trim it every so often.  Do not just light it and forget about it!
    
3. KEEP THE WICK STRAIGHT AND CENTERED!  This will ensure a nice, even burn throughout the life of your candle.  If you candle has burned unevenly due to a wick that hasn't been kept straight or because of a draft, carefully push the wick to the higher side so the candle burns mostly to the higher side.  After a few times, the candle should repair itself.
    
4. Do not leave a burning candle unattended.  For pillar type candles, be sure that you are following the " hour per inch" rule so that you don't over burn you r candle and therefore get a leak in the side of it from letting it go too long.  Pillar candles (free standing, not in jars) should be burned only until the wax pool reaches about 1/4" from the edge of the candle.  At that point, put it out, let the was harden and then  you can start all over again.
    
5. If you get "mushrooming" on your wick, the wick was probably too long as it was burning.  Next time just extinguish the candle, trim, and relight.
    
6. Rotate your candle every so often.  If there is any kind  of a draft where the candle is being used, this will help it burn evenly.
    
7. To extinguish your candle use a wick dipper.  This is the smokeless way to put out a candle.  Just dip the burning wick into the wax pool, then pull it up and reposition the wick in the center.
    
8. Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets.
    
9. To prevent fading, keep out of direct sunlight.