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Tips, Candle Safety and FAQ

Candle Safety (as provided by http://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 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 

  • 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

Wax Melt Safety 

  • Check your burner regularly for any cracks or damage.

  • Only use 2-4 hour tea lights and allow your wax to cool between burns.

  • DO NOT use sharp objects to remove the wax from your burner.

  • Do not overfill your burner.

  • NEVER add water to your burner.

  • Use with an unscented tea light.

  • NEVER ingest. 

  • Keep away from children and pets.

  • Keep away from draughts.

  • NEVER leave a lit candle unattended.

  • Place on a heatproof surface away from Curtains and furnishings

  • Burners get HOT! Do not move until it has completely cooled down.

  • Only use wax products with a CLP Label.

  • Follow safety tips on individual products. 

How to get the best from my candle

  • Place your candle on some form of heat resistant coaster.

  • Always trim the wick every time before lighting to between 2-3mm. You are looking for a small flame.

  • If the flame becomes long and/or flickers creating ‘soot & smoke’ then the wick has become too long. Extinguish the flame (by replacing the lid) immediately. Allow the wax to solidify (about 20 – 30 minutes) and trim the wick back to 2 millimetres.

  • Never blow the candle out! Just replace the lid and let the lack of oxygen extinguish the flame. This way prevents any nasty soot or smoke! Alternatively use a purpose made snuffer.

  • To ensure a nice even burn you should burn your candle for a minimum of 3 - 4 hours or until most of the candle surface has turned to molten wax.

  • Do not burn a candle for more than 4 hours at any time.

  • Burn candle within sight.  

  • Keep away from drafts, children, pets or flammable materials.

  • Burn candle on a level, heat resistant surface.

  • Stop using your candle when there is only 1cm of wax left in the bottom of the tin.

  • Keep wax free from debris.

  • Never leave a burning candle unattended.

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