Candle Care Guide

Welcome to the Cosmic Candles family! To ensure you get the most enjoyment and safest experience from your hand-poured, celestial-inspired candles, please follow these essential care guidelines. Proper candle care helps your candle burn more cleanly, last longer, and throw scent more effectively.

1. Trim Your Wick

Before each light: Always trim your wick to 1/4 inch (6mm) before lighting your candle.
Why it's important: A shorter wick creates a cleaner, brighter flame, preventing excessive soot, mushrooming, and uneven burning. This also helps extend the life of your candle. You can use a wick trimmer, nail clippers, or even scissors.

2. Allow a Full Melt Pool

First burn is crucial: On the first burn, allow the candle to burn until the entire surface of the wax has melted from edge to edge. This creates a "melt pool" across the entire diameter of the container.
Why it's important: This prevents "tunneling," where only the center of the candle burns down, leaving a ring of un-melted wax around the edges. Tunneling wastes wax and shortens your candle's lifespan. The first melt pool can take several hours, depending on the candle size.

3. Burn Time Limits

Recommended burn time: Do not burn your candle for more than 3-4 hours at a time.
Why it's important: Burning for too long can cause the wick to become unstable, leading to an excessively large flame, increased soot, and an overheated container, which can be a safety hazard. If your flame ever gets too large, extinguish the candle, let it cool, trim the wick, and then relight.

4. Safety First!

Stay in sight: Never leave a burning candle unattended.
Keep away from flammables: Always burn your candle on a heat-resistant surface, away from anything that can catch fire (curtains, paper, bedding, clothing, etc.).
Out of reach: Keep candles out of reach of children and pets.
Drafts: Avoid burning candles in drafty areas, as this can cause uneven burning, excessive flickering, and soot.
Clear the area: Ensure the area around the burning candle is clear of debris.
Extinguish properly: Always extinguish your candle with a snuffer or by carefully blowing it out. Avoid using the lid to extinguish, as this can trap smoke and discolour the wax.

5. Know When to Say Goodbye

Stop burning at 1/2 inch: Discontinue use when approximately 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) of wax remains at the bottom of the container.
Why it's important: Burning past this point can cause the container to overheat and potentially crack, or the flame can directly contact the surface below, posing a fire risk.

6. Store Your Candles Properly

Cool, dry place: Store your candles in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight or strong artificial light.
Why it's important: This prevents discolouration, fading of scent, and the wax from melting or softening.

By following these simple candle care tips, you'll ensure a beautiful and safe burning experience with your Cosmic Candles, allowing their unique scents and calming glow to fill your space.

If you have any questions about caring for your Cosmic Candles, please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected].