Over the course of this new venture, my family & friends have enjoyed the benefits for sure. Ha
That said, one of my nieces had several candles that she seemed to love, and then I got this random text message.
‘Hey Aunt Pam, how are you?! How do I not get this to cave next time? Or is that normal? Lol’ (verbatim)
After I lifted my jaw off the floor I asked how long she burns them for? She answered, ‘maybe an hour or so before bed.”
I immediately was reassured that this was not a candle problem, but a self created tunneling problem…and offered her a solution that makes sense. 😊
Candles need to burn for three to four hours to reach a full rim to rim burn, depending on the size of the candles of course. For my large candles, it does require several hours. When it is lit for only a short time, it doesn’t get hot enough to reach the outer edges of the jar. It then gets blown out to enjoy again later, but now it has a small dip in the middle where a small amount of wax has burned out of it.
Relighting this small sink hole over and over to burn only for short periods of time just creates a tunnel in the wax, and sadly most of the candle is wasted.
When burned a few hours at a time, this is exactly how your jar should look when empty. Empty. 😅
I have done the wick and burn testing, and this collection here is how my son and his wife return them to me in exhange for new ones.Â
A quick wipe down with a blow dryer or heat gun, pop the tab out, and a little goo gone to remove any sticker residue and the jar is brand new again. 🥰
So whether it is my candle, or others you may enjoy burning, try giving them a few hours to fully melt before putting it out. This will give you a much clearer picture of the candle quality. 😉