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This page is your resource for information regarding your candles. You should have gotten a copy of this as necessary for the products you purchased, but if you lost it, here's another copy!
- Always keep wicks trimmed to 1/4.” Perform trimming before each burning. Toenail clippers work well, especially for jars.
- Keep lit wicks away from the side of the container, usually centered is best, while the wax is still liquid.
- Keep burning candles away from children, pets, drafts or ceiling fans
- To minimize leftover wax on sides of holders, burn candles for 1 hour per each inch of its diameter (for example, 4 hours for a 4" candle). This will allow the flame to melt the wax to the outer edge. Burning for less time will cause a hole to be formed down the center of the candle, and burn time will be shortened.
- Never leave the house with a candle still burning, and frequently check on candles if burning in other rooms
- Remove leftover wax from holders with hot running water.
- Keep burning candles far from anything flammable, like curtains, and if on a shelf, whatever is above it can get hot too so check the area
- Burn candles on sturdy, stable, flat, and level surfaces, nothing that could be bumped into or could fall over
- Place candles on a protected, heat resistant surface, such as a trivet. Hot jars and votive holders can damage furniture.
- Keep melt pool free of debris, such as matches or wick trimmings or anything else that may find its way in there
- If candle is smoking or sooting, extinguish and trim the wick
- Let candle wax cool and harden before touching or moving the candle
- If flame seems too weak, extinguish and pour out a little of the liquid wax (never down the drain), use caution as the container may be hot
HOW TO CARE FOR VOTIVES
Often confused for small pillar candles, these little guys are actually container candles that are sold without the container. They are meant to be burned in a tight fitting votive holder which could be glass, ceramic, or metal. They liquefy and and will spread out, thus the smaller the holder (the tighter the fit in the cup) the longer a votive will burn. Plus if you burn it in too large of a container there will be leftover unburned wax because it spread out too much. I had a customer tell me the votive burned up in 3 hours and left a mess all over the place. She burned the votive on a saucer plate.
After the votive is done, it is imperative that the metal wick clip be removed out of the container before burning another candle in there. If you leave the metal clip in the bottom of the glass and just stack another votive right on top of it and light it, the clip on the new candle is now not laying flat on the bottom, and the new candle that is burning is doing so at an angle inside the glass. The flame will come too close to the edge course, crack it....which will create a mess and could be a fire hazard.
A candle holder will leave a nice round burn mark in the wood if left burning directly on the furniture. The lower the candle burns down the more heat created at the bottom, so please always put your candle holder on top of something. Set the holder on a dish or hot plate or even a doily, anything between the bottom of the holder and your furniture. I recommend a votive holder that keeps the candle several inches from your furniture. The candle holder will get too hot to touch. Never move it while its still burning. Extinguish and let the wax harden some before moving it.
Warning Concerning Candle Warmers & "Tart Warmers"
A growing number of people want to avoid having a lit candle in their office or home. To accommodate this market, a whole new market of candle warmers have been introduced, under a wide variety of names. Originally, these devices were coffee cup warmers. Coffee cups are made from Pyrex or ceramic, both of which are specifically designed to tolerate high heat applied to top, sides, or bottoms of the container.
No candle glass containers were ever designed to tolerate high heat from the bottom. In fact, many have a slightly concave surface which would trap and heat applied, raising the temperature even more.
As a consequence of the above facts, I am hearing more and more reports of candles that have broken while being used on a variety of candle warmers or heaters. Heat builds up on the bottom, and there is a measure of pressure developed in the jar due to melting from the bottom up. It is a matter of physics: heat causes materials to expand. It doesn't happen every time, and it may take 10, 20, or even 100 candle before you experience a jar that breaks - but if it happens to you, it can be a real mess! The only good news with soy candles is that our wax is water soluble, and will clean up with hot soapy water. Paraffin does not enjoy the same clean up process.
If you want to be safe, and avoid the disaster described above, melt the wax in the jar, then pour it into a Pyrex or ceramic container, THEN use it on the warmer. You can find a wide variety of decorative heat-resistant containers at gift shops that carry Pyrex or ceramic coffee cups and mugs.
To my knowledge, no manufacturers of these warmers have promulgated a warning to their retailers/customers about the possibility of a candle breaking on their devices. I have learned about this from people who have had this happen to them (20+ reports in 2002). Of the thousands of warmers sold, is that enough to warrant a warning label or notice? I'm not a lawyer, so I have no idea - I just don't want it to happen to me or my customers, thus the reason for this page.
Wax or Potpourri Pots
Potpourri pots were designed to maintain a high heat level that actually may simmer its contents. They were intended for liquids with leaves etc, not for any type of wax. As with anything that has a flame near it, potpourri warmers get VERY HOT during use. We can’t stress enough that the piece should be allowed to cool down before moving it or cleaning it out. When using your warmer for wax, no water should be added. If being used for potpourri or scented oils, the water level must be continually checked, if the water evaporates and none is added that could be a fire hazard.
Electric simmer pots use a low wattage light bulb (25w to 40w) as the heat source. On top is a cup-type container. Place the wax in this cup, turn on the light bulb, and you have a wonderful scent that flows throughout your office or home. No flame, no breaking danger, and as an added benefit you can put it on a timer so that it turns on and off automatically. We carry them, or you can find them at gift shops. There are several manufactures, and come in a wide variety of styles to match your decor or the season.
Some potpourri warmers are not safe. Some have been recalled. Manufacturers do not test their products enough before selling them, or they included a tea light candle that was not tested with the warmer and the flame was too high.
Warmers that have the top part (where the wax goes) too close to the candle flame will cause smoking and smell like burnt wax. These also are hazardous in that the wax reaches temperatures, which are not safe, and could ignite. Ideally the top of the tea light flame should be 3-5” from the underside of the warmer, where the wax is placed. More than that and the flame will not be warm enough to melt the wax to a degree hot enough to throw off aroma, less than that and the wax may get too hot.
Enclosed potpourri warmers are those in which you cannot see the tea light inside of it when you’re using it. These must be ventilated. The piece should have holes in it around the top to let some heat escape. To be on the safe side, only use metal cup tealights in those warmers. Most of our warmers are what we call “open-air” tart warmers. The heat from the tealight cannot build up, and melt the plastic cup of the tea light.
Simmer Pot Instructions:
Please Read Prior to Use
You can use simmer wax, fragrance oil or potpourri with your electric simmer pot. When using fragrance oils or potpourri keep container half full with water. Remember to read use instructions provided with any simmering ingredients
Place in a safe location away from children, pets and delicate furniture. Simmer products may be hot and there may be oils or colors that could cause burns or damage to furniture if accidentally spilled.
Never pick up Simmer Pot while it is in use as it will be hot. Wait for the base to cool prior to any movement. Avoid spilling any hot liquid or wax onto hot bulb as it may cause it to break.
To remove wax from simmer pot, pour the warm wax into an appropriate container OR turn off simmer pot, wait for wax to cool, and remove wax in one piece. Do not use sharp objects that could scratch the bowl. You can clean the simmer pot with warm water. Never put simmer pot in a dishwasher. Do not immerse simmer pot in water.
Replacement Bulb: 40 watts.