There are some simple rules of thumb when burning essential oil based candles. Following these rules will help you maximise the life span and enhance the integrity of the product, ensuring a slow, even burn throughout.
- Upon the first lighting of the candle make sure your wick is trimmed to approximately ¼” in length. Don’t go any lower than this, this is the specific length required for the surface area of the candle.
- Make sure that you can commit to 3-4 hours burn time the first time you light your Jonathan Ward London candle. This will ensure that the entire surface area of the candle melts evenly. Stopping the candle before this time could create tunneling when relit. This is where the candle does not burn out to the edges of the glass but rather burns through the centre, lessening the lifespan of the product.
- Jonathan Ward London uses essential oil based fragrance for each product. Essential oils when burned will create small soot balls on the end of the wick. This is a natural bi-product of the burning process and cannot be avoided. However, these small soot balls will enlarge the size of your wick and create a flame that is disproportionate to the surface area, causing the candle to burn faster. This can be avoided by keeping your wick trimmed after subsequent burns.
- Jonathan Ward London candles have been designed to be low maintenance and the above points are only to help increase your burn time. You can further increase the life span of your product by trying when possible to blow the candle out after 4-6 hours, trimming the wick and relighting when the wax has cooled.
- Always try to burn candles away from the window and in a draft free room, as wavering flames lessen the hourly burn time of your product.
- Never leave candles unattended or next to drapery. Jonathan Ward London candles have a heavy glass heel on its container, ensuring that the candle will not ruin lacquered surfaces. It is still advised to keep the candle away from delicate surfaces, for the prevention of wax spills.