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The best way to put a candle out is a snuffer or a wick dipper — push the wick into the pool and stand it up again. No smoke cloud, no spatters, the wick is primed for next time. Blowing works if you are not a gale. Cup a hand behind the flame so you do not send a streak of wax up the paint.
Do not
- Pour water in. It spatters, it drowns the wick, and you then have to wait a day. Water in wax.
- Lid it while the flame is still up against the lid. You will soot the lid and overheat the top. Blow it out, then lid it once it has stopped smoking if you want to keep the scent in.
- Pinch a hot wick with fingers you like.
If the actual emergency is a candle that has caught something else, that is a fire, not a snuffing tutorial. Get people out, close doors, call 999. We would rather lose a jar than pretend a blog post is a fire brigade. Everyday lighting: why they catch things.
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