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Curing is just waiting. Fragrance needs time to sit in the wax instead of sitting on it. Burn a soy-coconut candle the evening you pour it and the hot throw is usually thin and a bit raw. Wait a fortnight and the same jar behaves.
What we do
We pour in Ullapool, lid them, and let them sit. About two weeks is the working rule for our wax and our loads. Some makers wait longer. Paraffin often smells louder sooner. That is not a moral victory for paraffin. It is a different sponge.
What happens if you do not
Weak throw, a slightly solvent top, a candle that “improves” in week two whether you like it or not — which is annoying if you already decided it was dud. That is what happens if you skip the cure.
If you make your own: write the pour date on the bottom. Do not judge a test burn on day one. Do not ship day one and then argue with reviews.
If you buy from us, the wait already happened. Light it, do a proper first pool, and ignore anyone who says soy never throws.
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