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
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
12 Jun Read more What Is a Melt Pool? The melt pool is the liquid wax. If it does not reach the glass, you are training a tunnel and starving the scent. Continue reading
18 May Read more Candle Sweating: Oil on the Surface Sweating is oil on the top from heat. Wipe it. It is not the candle going off. Continue reading
15 May Read more Memory Burn: Why the First Lighting Matters The first burn teaches the wax where to melt. Reach the glass once, or you will fight a tunnel forever. Continue reading
02 May Read more How to Put Out a Candle Properly Snuff it or dip the wick. Blowing is fine if you are careful. Water in the jar is how you decorate the wall. Continue reading
30 Apr Read more How to Fix Candle Tunnelling Tunnelling is unused wax on the glass. Wrap it, relight long, and do a proper first burn next time. Continue reading