CANDLE SAFETY & CARE

SAFETY

Taken from https://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/candles/

• Always put candles on a heat resistant surface. Be especially careful with night lights and tea lights, which get hot enough to melt plastic. TVs are not fire-resistant objects
• Put them in a proper holder. Candles need to be held firmly upright by the holder so they won’t fall over. The holder needs to be stable too, so it won’t fall over either
• Position them away from curtains. Don’t put candles near curtains or other fabrics – or furniture. And keep them out of draughts
• Don’t put them under shelves. It’s easy to forget that there’s a lot of heat above a burning candle. If you put it under a shelf or other surface then it can burn the surface. Make sure there’s at least three feet (one metre) between a candle and any surface above it
• Keep clothes and hair away. If there’s any chance you could lean across a candle and forget it’s there, put it somewhere else. You don’t want to set fire to your clothes or your hair
• Keep children and pets away. Candles should be out of reach of children and pets
• Keep candles apart. Leave at least four inches (10cm) between two burning candles
• Take care with votive or scented candles. These kinds of candles turn to liquid to release their fragrance, so put them in a glass or metal holder
• Don’t move them when they’re burning. Extinguish candles before moving them. Also, don’t let anything fall into the hot wax like match sticks
• Don’t leave them burning. Extinguish candles before you leave a room. Never go to sleep with a candle still burning. And never leave a burning candle or oil burner in a child’s bedroom
• Use a snuffer or a spoon to put them out. It’s safer than blowing them, which can send sparks and hot wax flying
• Double check they’re out. Candles that have been put out can go on smouldering and start a fire. Make sure they’re completely out.

CARE

·      ALWAYS Trim your wick! I know I go on about this but when you get your brand new candle please check that the wick is trimmed. This goes for any candle. Candle wicks should be trimmed to around ¼ of an inch tall. Once you have extinguished etc (more about that later) and your candle has cooled, trim the wick again. This gives you the best burn and makes your lovely candle last longer.

·      So what IS the best way to burn your precious candle? Trim that wick, light and allow to burn for FOUR hours only. Please pay attention to candle safety. Not in a draught, not too close to your wall, no where near curtains or nets or indeed anything that can drift into the path of your flame. REMEMBER this is a naked flame. So, after four hours, extinguish your candle (think about getting a snuffer but that’s not a must), carefully hook out any debris in the wax but if it’s too difficult leave it rather than getting hot wax on your skin, you can always dig it out the cooled wax with a skewer or something pointy later.

·      The optimum time between burns is a minimum of two hours.

·      If you can centre and straighten the wick ready for next time

·      Once it is properly cooled Trim that wick again then off you go. Yay you are a candle lighting expert now!

·      Don’t forget to try to extinguish your candle before the wax has completely been used in any vessel.

·      If you have a pillar candle (one made in mould and not in a container like a candle vessel/jar) and you find that it’s not burning the edges down equally then once you have put your candle out wait until the wax is cooling but still ever so slightly warm. You can the “hug” your candle. Be sure to have waited until the wax is solid though. Then gently pop your hands around the outside and “hug” the candle very gently pushing it ever so slightly inwards. If you’re having trouble getting what I mean drop me a line and I’ll talk you through it.

BE AWARE BEESWAX BURNS HOTTER THAN OTHER WAXES however all melted wax is hot. PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

 DIFFUSER SAFETY & CARE.

Firstly the base I use for my diffusers is a non hazardous base. Regardless of this a fragrance oil is still in the mixture and all scents like these including essential oils should be treated with care. Position your diffuser out of the way especially from animals like cats that like to climb. When you receive your diffuser you need to dip the reeds into your oil. Spread them out evenly. Leave it a little while, usually around 10 minutes then flip the reeds. Take care to make sure you dont flip the liquid all over the place especially onto any wood or laquered surfaces. The general rule of thumb is to flip your reeds once a week. However keep an eye on how well your reeds are doing. You can use around 4-8 reeds for the thicker reeds and a couple of extra for the thinner. If you want a stronger scent or you are trying to scent a large room you can add a reed to the mix. I use fibre reeds as i've personally found they draw the mixure up better. When your mixure has been totally used up you need the throw the reeds away but you can wash the bottle out thoughly and re use. I sell refills with reeds to make it all easy to reuse your vessels.

Wax Melts care & safety

~ regularly check your burner/melter for cracks and issues.

~If you are using a melter that has a tealight only ever use ONE, THREE hour unscented tealight.

If you have a large melt, snap it up to make sure that you don't use too much wax for the bowl of your melter.