Candle Care
What is candle tunnelling and how can I prevent it?
Candle tunnelling happens when a candle burns down its centre but leaves hard wax around the outside. This wasted wax means your candle won’t achieve it’s maximum burn-time which will be a real shame if you love your scented candles as much as we do.
As the flame burrows further down the middle, the wick will become more and more difficult to light and will eventually be drowned by melting wax.
Candle tunnelling can happen to any candle regardless of the quality or price, however, thankfully, there are a number of things you can do to help your scented candles burn evenly and efficiently leaving as little residual wax as possible.
Our biggest recommendation for the first time you light your candle is to make sure that the pool of melted wax reaches the edges of your candle before you blow out the flame. This should take between 3-4 hours depending on the size of your candle.
Top tips for candle burning
- Always trim the wick to 5mm before lighting to avoid smoking and damage to the glass.
- Always protect the surface on which the candle sits.
- The first burn of any candle should be long enough for the entire top layer of wax to reach the edges of your candle; this will ensure an even burn for each light.
- Refrain from burning candles longer than 4 hours at a time.
- Stop burning your candle when 1cm of wax remains.
- Never leave a candle burning unattended or near draughts.
- Burn candles out of reach of children and pets.
- Do not burn candles on or near anything that could catch fire.
- The candle jar will be hot after burning so please allow the wax to cool completely before handling.
- Always leave at least 10cm between burning candles.