Candle & Wax melt safety

Enjoy Safe Fragrances: Tips for Using Wax Melts and Candles.

While we all appreciate the beauty of candles, the luxury of handmade wax melts, and the allure of delightful scents, it's crucial to prioritise safety. When enjoying your wax melts in a tea-light burner, please use a standard 2-4 hour tea-light. Although the 8-hour ones offer longer burn times, they generate higher heat levels that can cause the wax to become excessively hot, potentially leading to burning.

How to Ensure Safe Wax Melt and Burner Usage:

Remove wax from the packaging or container
Wax melts should only be used in appropriate wax melt burners.
Add one piece of the wax melt at a time until the required fill is reached.
Do not over fill the wax melt burner initially as wax will spill over.
If wax remains in the burner bowl after use and you wish to remove it, wait until the wax cools and hardens, then apply a small amount of gentle pressure on one end of the wax until it pops out.
Unlike candles, the wax in melts will not evaporate.
Do not use metal or sharp objects to clean out wax as this may crack or damage the burner or cause injury.
You may, re-use the wax several times until the fragrance has completely dispersed.
Regularly inspect your burner for cracks or damage.
Use only 2-4 hour tea lights and allow the wax to cool between uses.
Do not use sharp objects to remove wax from the burner.
Avoid overfilling your burner.
Never add water to your burner.
Use an unscented 2 - 4hr tea light with your burner.
Do not ingest wax melts.
Keep away from children and pets.
Place the burner away from draughts.
Never leave a lit candle unattended.
Set the burner on a heatproof surface, away from curtains and furnishings.
Remember that burners can become hot; refrain from moving them until they have completely cooled down.

How to Ensure Safe Candle Usage:

Before Lighting:

Prior to lighting your candle, remember to trim the wick to a quarter of an inch. You can use a wick trimmer, nail clippers, or scissors for this purpose. Long or uneven wicks can result in uneven burning, drips, or flare-ups.
Always maintain a clear wax pool free from wick trimmings, matches, and debris.
When burning candles, ensure you are in a well-ventilated room. Avoid areas with drafts, vents, or air currents to prevent issues like rapid or uneven burning, sooting, and excessive dripping.
It's advisable not to burn candles for more than four hours continuously. Allow them to cool for at least two hours before relighting.
When lighting a candle, use extended matches or a long-reach lighter, and maintain distance between the flame, your hair, and loose clothing.

Whilst Burning:

Never leave a lit candle unattended.
Avoid placing a burning candle near flammable objects like furniture, drapes, bedding, carpets, books, paper, or flammable decorations.
Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets, ensuring they are not in a position to be knocked over.
Do not touch or move a candle while it is burning or when the wax is in a liquid state.
Refrain from burning a candle all the way down. For safety, discontinue use when there is approximately a half-inch of wax left in the container or two inches in the case of pillar candles.
Space burning candles at least three inches apart to prevent melting one another or causing drafts that can affect proper burning.
If a candle's flame becomes excessively high or flickers repeatedly, extinguish it. Allow the candle to cool, trim the wick, and check for unwanted drafts before relighting.
Never use a candle as a nightlight or when you may fall asleep.

When Extinguishing a Candle:

Utilise a candle snuffer to extinguish the flame safely, preventing hot wax splatter.
Avoid using water to put out a candle, as it can cause the wax to splatter and potentially break a glass container.
Ensure the candle is completely extinguished, and the wick ember is no longer glowing before leaving the room.
Do not touch or relocate the candle until it has fully cooled.
Avoid using a knife or sharp object to remove wax drippings from a glass holder, as it may scratch, weaken, or break the glass upon subsequent use.

Candle & Wax melt safety

Remove wax from the packaging or container

Wax melts should only be used in appropriate wax melt burners.

Add one piece of the wax melt at a time until the required fill is reached.

Do not over fill the wax melt burner initially as wax will spill over.

If wax remains in the burner bowl after use and you wish to remove it, wait until the wax cools and hardens, then apply a small amount of gentle pressure on one end of the wax until it pops out.

Unlike candles, the wax in melts will not evaporate.

Do not use metal or sharp objects to clean out wax as this may crack or damage the burner or cause injury.

You may, re-use the wax several times until the fragrance has completely dispersed.

Regularly inspect your burner for cracks or damage.

Use only 2-4 hour tea lights and allow the wax to cool between uses.

Do not use sharp objects to remove wax from the burner.

Avoid overfilling your burner.

Never add water to your burner.

Use an unscented 2 - 4hr tea light with your burner.

Do not ingest wax melts.

Keep away from children and pets.

Place the burner away from draughts.

Never leave a lit candle unattended.

Set the burner on a heatproof surface, away from curtains and furnishings.

Remember that burners can become hot; refrain from moving them until they have completely cooled down.

Prior to lighting your candle, remember to trim the wick to a quarter of an inch. You can use a wick trimmer, nail clippers, or scissors for this purpose. Long or uneven wicks can result in uneven burning, drips, or flare-ups.

Always maintain a clear wax pool free from wick trimmings, matches, and debris.

When burning candles, ensure you are in a well-ventilated room. Avoid areas with drafts, vents, or air currents to prevent issues like rapid or uneven burning, sooting, and excessive dripping.

It's advisable not to burn candles for more than four hours continuously. Allow them to cool for at least two hours before relighting.

When lighting a candle, use extended matches or a long-reach lighter, and maintain distance between the flame, your hair, and loose clothing.

Never leave a lit candle unattended.

Avoid placing a burning candle near flammable objects like furniture, drapes, bedding, carpets, books, paper, or flammable decorations.

Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets, ensuring they are not in a position to be knocked over.

Do not touch or move a candle while it is burning or when the wax is in a liquid state.

Refrain from burning a candle all the way down. For safety, discontinue use when there is approximately a half-inch of wax left in the container or two inches in the case of pillar candles.

Space burning candles at least three inches apart to prevent melting one another or causing drafts that can affect proper burning.

If a candle's flame becomes excessively high or flickers repeatedly, extinguish it. Allow the candle to cool, trim the wick, and check for unwanted drafts before relighting.

Never use a candle as a nightlight or when you may fall asleep.

Utilise a candle snuffer to extinguish the flame safely, preventing hot wax splatter.

Avoid using water to put out a candle, as it can cause the wax to splatter and potentially break a glass container.

Ensure the candle is completely extinguished, and the wick ember is no longer glowing before leaving the room.

Do not touch or relocate the candle until it has fully cooled.

Avoid using a knife or sharp object to remove wax drippings from a glass holder, as it may scratch, weaken, or break the glass upon subsequent use.