candle care 101 | the basics
candle care is easy breezy
parker + gibbs lifestyle scented candles are a great mini-investment for relaxing and setting a mood! you want your candle to burn and use the essential oils efficiently so you will maintain that wonderful home-filling aroma throughout your home for the life of the candle...and we're going to tell you how!
trimming your wick
the first thing you should do is trim your wick to around 1/4". you will also need to do this step during the entire life of your candle. why? because that is what will allow the even burning of your candle and allow the fragrance to be used efficiently and not be wasted!
melting your wax
now the second most important step after you light your wick for the first time is to allow the candle to burn long enough so that the entire top portion of wax is melted. this is a super important step in helping your candle last as long as possible!
what happens if you skip this important step? you might experience tunneling! that's no bueno! oh yeah, and what's tunneling you ask? keep reading!
so what exactly is tunneling?
it's something that should be avoided at all costs! don't be that person!
you've undoubtedly seen candles where there's a hollow area where the wick has burned down and left tons of wax around the sides of the candle! that's tunneling! and it means lots of unused fragrance and wasted wax! no thanks!
what should you remember? three simple things! easy breezy!
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read the warning label on the bottom of the candle.
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before lighting your candle, trim the wick to around 1/4".
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allow your candle to burn long enough so that the entire top layer of wax is melted.
