CANDLE CARE GUIDE

Your ideal candle experience begins with proper care. Follow these simple candle care tips to enjoy a cleaner burn, stronger scent throw and longer candle life from your candle.

Trim Your Wooden Wick

Before each burn, trim your wooden wick to ⅛–3⁄16 inch and remove any loose char. A properly trimmed wick helps promote an even melt pool, a steady flame and a clean-burning candle experience. 

Enjoy Safely

For best results, burn your candle for 2–4 hours at a time and never longer than 4 hours. Keep candles away from drafts, vents, ceiling fans, children, pets, and anything flammable. Always place your candle on a heat-resistant surface and never leave a burning candle unattended.

Let the Wax Melt

During your first burn, allow the melted wax to almost reach the edge of the vessel. Because our candles are made with clean coconut-soy wax, a full melt pool may take several burns to develop... and that's completely normal.

Quick Troubleshooting

Small flame? Trim the wick and remove excess char.
Soot or smoking? The wick may be too long or exposed to a draft.
Uneven burn? Extend your next burn session and move the candle away from airflow.

Reuse Your Vessel

Once approximately ½ inch of wax remains, it's time to retire your candle. Clean the vessel with hot water and mild soap, then repurpose it as a catch-all for brushes, pens, matches, cotton rounds, or other everyday essentials.

Hand-poured in small batches in Michigan, Applewood candles are crafted with clean, non-toxic ingredients and are always free from phthalates, parabens, Prop 65 chemicals, carcinogens, and other unnecessary toxins. Trim, tend and enjoy the quiet luxury of a safer, more beautiful burn.