I am addicted to candles. I can't get enough of them and I usually have one burning every day. Today I thought I'd share some tips on how to make sure candles burn as long as possible without any wax going to waste. Trim Wicks Snipping the wick is one of the most effective ways …
I am addicted to candles. I can’t get enough of them and I usually have one burning every day.
Today I thought I’d share some tips on how to make sure candles burn as long as possible without any wax going to waste.
Trim Wicks
Snipping the wick is one of the most effective ways to lengthen a candle’s life. If you don’t trim them before each time you burn the candle they smoke up, shed black debris and leave the glass jar looking black. Left untrimmed it can also lead to uneven heating.
Limit Burn Time
Don’t burn your candle for longer than 2 hours at a time. Blow it out often, let it re-set and use it again another day. This makes sure it burns slowly and wax settles evenly. This is why I have so many candles rotating around in my house!
More than one wick
Candles with several evenly spaced wicks will burn more smoothly than large candles with a single wick.
Circular candles
They burn more effectively than odd shapes because all the wax is an even distance from the wick. Square candles and random shapes can melt unevenly and leave wasted wax behind.
Burn Cool Candles
Refrigerate (not freeze) your candle for 1-2 hours before burning will chill the wax and help it burn more slowly, therefore allowing the candle to last longer.
Don’t waste
A good candle is one where the wax melts evenly around the tip (not sinking in to a hole). Sometimes the cheaper candles do this I find. If this happens, don’t think your candle has gone to waste! Just scoop out some of the wax and pop it in a tea light holder like the one I have above. I also do this when my candle gets low. I use every little last piece of wax!
♥ KC.
Where will I find THE BEST candles?? What’s your fav?
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Comments
Sarah Keetley
I have been having candle issues for a long time and you have just answered my questions! Thank you!! 🙂
Linda Jenkins
Katrina- I am a candle lover too but have never trimmed the wicks! Will scissors do or do I need a gadget?
Katrina
Just a pair of scissors lovely. X
Ji Williams
Also never blow out your candle. You should always use a snuffer otherwise you can move the wick which will affect how your candle burns. The wax will get a memory and will always burn to the last point you extinguished the flame. Best to burn to the edge first burn and then it will always melt to that point. I love and sell candles. Burn everyday
Michelle Maree
Is there a trick for not feeling guilty about buying so many!??! I guess there are worse addictions… but they are perishable and it feels like throwing money away, but I love them and they make the room feel lovely, and smell lovely, and I love the ambient light. It helps me relax… so that’s a good thing right???
Narelle Cooper
Glasshouse candles are my favourite.
Katrina Lee Doyle
Mooch and Me candles are hand poured soy candles made by a lovely lady in Moranbah Qld and are just devine.
Elisha Ross
Peppermint grove I think it’s called and the scent is lime and lemongrass and it’s just beautiful!
Jorja Thompson
I am a bit biased but I love my own candles Justsoydelish hand poured in Port Macquarie Very Vanilla being my favourite.
Jodie Humphrey
I have just bought all the stuff to refill all the lovely candle holders I have lying around the house good ones are so expensive
Julie McKnight
https://www.facebook.com/ShemmaCandles/ my fav….quality and very reasonably priced and Lisa – refills any jar etc you have so I have some of my fav smells in my fav jar 🙂
Erica Wunderlich
I love glasshouse and Warwick candles which crackle as they burn
Mel Ita
I just love sweet pea scent from Montiana Candles .. just to name one favourite lol.
Siobhan Johns
I love the organic choice ones! Especially the lemongrass and cedar wood one.
Katrina Chambers
I love them too!
Sarah Gilbert Lennon
I’m a sucker for Ikea Vanilla Candles and also buy them from Kingfisher Cranes. Lovely.
Emma Garland
My fav at the moment is the lime and coconut from Inoko Australia and you can refill them – so you don’t feel bad about burning them! https://www.theblockshop.com.au/store/single/concrete-pot-insert-bergamot-lime-coconut
Patricia Reynolds
Antler co. Patricia Lee Healey
Patricia Lee Healey
Antler Candle Co.
Priya McDonald
I buy a lot of partylite candles
Marnie Arndell
Meeraboo ❤️
Mel Gumpert
My fav are are local Bathurst based brand called Firefly . They are soo beautiful ! Bondi or Angels Milk are my go to scents
http://www.fireflysoycandles.com.au
Tesha Lidden
Local!! Sarah Maloney Handmade candles! Fav’s are muskstick and baby powder …..Divine!!