21 Apr Read more Double Wicking: When Two Wicks Make Sense Double wicks are for wide tins. In a tumbler they are showing off. One correctly sized wick is the job. Continue reading
17 Apr Read more Why Candles Start Fires — and How Not To The fire is almost never the wax exploding. It is a curtain, a draught, and nobody in the room. Continue reading
14 Apr Read more Choosing Vegan Candles Vegan means plant wax and no beeswax sneaking in. We pour soy-coconut in Ullapool. Read the label on everyone else. Continue reading
12 Apr Read more Candle Allergies and Scented Candles If a candle makes you cough, it is often smoke from a long wick, or a fragrance you simply do not get on with. Stop,... Continue reading
10 Apr Read more Will Candles Set Off a Fire Alarm? Alarms want smoke, not lavender. A trimmed candle in still air is fine. A mushrooming wick under a detector is not. Continue reading
07 Apr Read more Will Candles Melt in a Hot Car? Yes, especially soy. A hot car will slump the top and bead oil. Shade, lid on, do not leave it on the dash. Continue reading
04 Apr Read more Why Do Candles Flicker When There Is No Wind? If it flickers in a ‘still’ room, look for a long wick, a hall draught, or bits in the wax. The air is rarely as... Continue reading
28 Mar Read more Coconut Wax in Our Candles Coconut wax is in the blend for cream and throw. It does not make the candle smell of a beach unless we ask it to. Continue reading
21 Mar Read more Hand-Poured vs Machine-Poured Candles Hand-poured is a person, a jug, a batch size. It is not automatically better. It is how we control wick, scent and the name on... Continue reading
14 Mar Read more Keep Candles Off the Draught Draughts push the flame, soot the jar and eat a trench in the wax. Move the candle. Do not curse the soy. Continue reading