09 Nov Read more Is Paraffin Wax Biodegradable? Paraffin is not a plant wax. It will sit around. That is one reason we do not use it, not the only reason. Continue reading
07 Nov Read more How to Clean Dust Off a Candle Dust is just dust. Wipe it. Do not light a grey top and then wonder why the first five minutes smell of a bookshelf. Continue reading
26 Oct Read more Why Some Candles Burn Faster Than Others Faster burn is usually a bigger wick, a wider pool, or a draught. Not a secret cheap wax. Continue reading
13 Oct Read more What Happens If You Don’t Cure a Candle? Skip the cure and the jar still burns. It just smells thinner and a bit unfinished. Continue reading
02 Oct Read more Remove Candle Wax With Boiling Water Hot water floats the wax up. Protect the glass from shock, and fish the puck out before it goes down the sink. Continue reading
27 Sep Read more Wick Length: Too Long, Too Short Five millimetres. Longer and it soots. Shorter and it drowns. Read the flame, not the myth. Continue reading
14 Sep Read more Does Candle Wax Burn Skin? Yes, hot wax can burn you. Cool it with running water, do not peel it off in a panic, and keep the pool away from... Continue reading
16 Aug Read more The Old Man of Storr The Storr is the rock pillar on Skye’s Trotternish ridge. Steep, popular, worth it in the first hour of the day. Continue reading
14 Aug Read more Wax Bloom, Explained Bloom is a white film on soy. It is not mould. Buff it, or light the candle and ignore it. Continue reading
21 Jun Read more When a Candle Burns, Where Does the Wax Go? The wax becomes vapour, then the flame. It does not soak into the glass. That is why a well-burned candle is almost empty. Continue reading