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Candle Burning & Safety Tips
Cabin Fever candles are made with high quality refined paraffin and/or paraffin natural wax blends and high quality fragrance oils. The wicks I use are among the best quality available in the industry. They are coreless and are made with all natural fibers/cotton.  When burned properly they are virtually self-trimming and have little or no mushrooming. Always read the manufacturers burning labels before lighting your candles. There is a "right way" and a "wrong way" to burn a candle.

Basic Candle Burning Safety Tips: 

• Never leave a burning candle unattended.
• Keep burning candles away from children and pets.
• Do not place burning candles near flammable objects.
• Place on a protected, heat resistant, level surface.
• Keep candle free of wick trimmings, matches, or other foreign matter that could be a fire hazard.
• Avoid burning in drafts which will cause uneven burning.
• Never walk with a lit candle. 
• Keep wick trimmed to 1/4 inch to avoid carbon build up on the wick (mushrooming), smoking, etc.
• Keep wick centered to promote even burning.
• Allow candle to cool before trimming wick or relighting.
• Wicks trimmed too short will not generate enough heat to properly burn candle or may become extinguished by the melt pool.

Container/Jar Candles/Votives:

• My Jars & Votives are made with self-trimming wicks. If the wick is trimmed before each lighting AND if you allow the candle to burn for sufficient amounts of time, then you should not have to re-trim the wick.
• If FLAME exceeds approx. 1” in height and begins to smoke and flicker excessively this in an indication that the wicks needs to be trimmed.
• Allow candle to burn until wax melts to jars edge, usually a minimum of one hour per inch in diameter on candles that have one wick.
• Maximum scent throw is achieved when melt pool reaches outer edge of jar and becomes approx. 1/4 deep.
• Do NOT trim wick too short or candle will NOT burn hot enough to create a sufficient melt pool.
• If necessary you may use a knife to carefully carve away any wax left clinging to the sides of the jar.
• Do not burn a candle in a container that is damaged.  Stop burning when there is approximately 1/2 inch of wax remaining in the bottom of the jar.
• Containers may become very hot, handle with care!
• Allow candle to cool before replacing lid on jar.
• Container candles & votive containers should be set in a wire holder or on a trivet to protect surfaces from heat.  Hot candle jars can damage furniture. 
• All candles, especially highly scented ones, will produce some smoke and soot, but proper burning (keeping wick trimmed and avoiding drafts, etc.) will help eliminate this problem. 
• Container candles are made from a softer wax than pillars and will have a much higher “scent throw." The melt pool that forms around the wick (and stays contained in the jar) is where the scent is released.
• Think of Votives as mini container candles, they are meant to liquefy when burning. Votives will burn best and longest in a close fitting votive holder or candle cup.

Pillars & Freestanding Candles:

• Burn freestanding candles 1 hour for each inch in diameter and keep the wick centered.  This allows the flame time to melt the wax to the outer edge. 
• Not allowing candle to burn until the wax melts to it's outer edge will cause the candle to core down the middle & shorten burn time. 
• Do not trim the wick too short or it will not generate enough heat to melt the wax sufficiently.
• To keep freestanding candles (i.e. pillars, etc.) from dripping over the sides, use your hands to carefully "hug" the top edges of the candle (form the top edges inward with your hands) while wax is still slightly warm. If the wax starts to spill over the edges, extinguish the candle, wait for the wax to cool and then hand form the top edges inward.

Helpful Tips: 

• To extinguish a candle with little or no smoking, use a candlesnuffer, dip the wick into the melt pool and then retrieve it.  Wick will be primed are ready for next lighting.
• Store candles in a cool, dark place or they will fade if left in direct sunlight for extended periods of time. 
• If a wick becomes too short to light, carve away enough wax to expose the fresh wick, then trim 1/4 inch off the top of the candle and burn the candle to reform it's appearance. 
• Use toenail clippers to trim wicks in jars where scissors won't fit.
• Crooked burning:  If wick moves off center, use a butter knife to gently push it back to center.  If there is a draft, rotating the candle can help. 
• If soot builds up inside container, clean with a paper towel & lighter fluid or Windex.  Wipe over the cleaned area with water dampened paper towel afterward. Allow the container to dry thoroughly before relighting.  Baby wipes work as well!
• Remove wax from holders by running very hot water over them. 
• To remove wax from washable fabrics, scrape off excess wax and run boiling water through the material. 
• A small amount of wax left at the bottom of containers/votives, and sometimes an outer shell of wax left on pillars is normal. The remaining wax at the bottom of a candle is a result of wick tabs with long necks that are specifically manufactured to keep a fire from starting if a candle is burned to low.

Many of these tips are courtesy of CANDLECAULDRON, thank you!