Candles Love Soy!

Enter below to win a new Carmen Jar in your choice of fragrance! The winner was Gloria Turner. Congatulations!

1. To enter, comment on this post about why you would like to win this new jar in a few sentences or less. If you include a link on your blog about this contest or include it on your facebook, twitter or other networking site, you may enter as many as five times. Please include the link.

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3. United States residents only.

4. Winner Will be announced February 1st around Noon pst.

I’ve recently received a few questions about the proper way to burn soy candles.  Compiled below are our burning guidelines, which will help you achieve a perfect burn. You might be surprised by some of this info, as there are a few differences between soy candles and traditional paraffin candles.

General Burning Guidelines:

Remember, Never Leave A Burning Candle Unattended!

Please following all of the guidelines listed below as they will affect the burn quality!

Trim wick to ¼ each time before lighting. You may need to use your wick dipper to extinguish the candle, and trim the wick back to ¼ after several hours of burning. DO NOT trim too short! This will result in a small flame and the melt pool will not reach the edges of the jar or be hot enough to establish a good scent throw.

Always burn candle at least until the wax has liquefied to the edge of the jar. A general rule of thumb is one hour per inch of width of the candle. This will prevent any chance of tunneling. Example: A 2″ wide Roly Poly candle will need to burn for at least 2 hours.

Our candles are tested to burn in room temperatures averaging 70? degree’s. Keep in mind your burning environment. If you room temperature is 60?degree’s, you may not achieve a full melt pool or have poor scent throw.  If you room is at 85? degree’s, your candle may burn faster and need the wick trimmed more often.

Keep wick centered and melt pool free of wick trimmings. When your wax burns down to the last ½” you may need to re-center your wicks if they move. A handy-dandy wick dipper works great for this task.

Please remember, candles must be burned away from drafts and on a stable heat resistant surface. Please DO NOT allow water or moisture to mix with the wax. This can cause spattering and popping of the wax, and even possibly cause your candle glass to break.

We strongly recommend allowing your candles to sit 5 days after you receive them & before you burn them for the first time. This is to allow the candle to cure for optimal throw. If you burn right away, chances are the scent throw will not be as strong as it could be.

I hope you found these tips to be informative. Enjoy your soy!™