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
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
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
28 May Read more Choosing a Candle Wick The wick is chosen for the jar and the wax, not for the label. Too small tunnels. Too big soots. Continue reading
02 May Read more How to Trim a Candle Wick Trim to about 5mm before you light it. That is most of candle care in one move. Continue reading
01 May Read more Wood vs Cotton Wicks Cotton for a clean soy-coconut pool. Wood if you want crackle and have a wide jar. That is the real split. 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
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
30 Dec Read more Candle Care Tips That Actually Matter Trim, first pool to the glass, keep it still and off the draught. That is candle care. The rest is decoration. Continue reading