tips and tricks

the one thing that you must promise to do when you receive your new candle - and which you must pass on to whomever you give your sybs supplies candle to - is the following:

1. light your candle on its side so the whole width of the wick is lit.

2. light it again when it goes out! it takes a few times before the flame burns the wick down to the right height.

3. let the candle burn until the wax melts right to the edge of the jar (2-3 hours) to prevent "tunnelling". candles have memories, and if you light your candle only long enough for it to burn half way to the edge of the jar, the wax will only ever melt to this point and you'll waste all that deliciously scented wax!