Hold the wick in this position for about 30 seconds until the wick cools and becomes firmer.

How to burn a candle when the wick is gone. Soaking the twine in a solution of water salt and boric acid strengthens the wick and helps it to burn steadily. Place your three-wick candle out of reach of children and pets in a draft-free area -- and never leave it burning unattended. The heat of the flame vaporizes the molten wax in the wick.

You can make wicks without this solution but they will burn faster and can cause your candle wax to melt unevenly. The basics. After all as you discover that perfect scented candle youd like it to very last as long as doable.

Absolutely everyone enjoys a candle lit evening meal or even the temper a area lit by a scented candle evokes. When I was a college student I spent a summer working at a Yankee Candle store. You can gently shave away some of the wax surrounding the wick until more of the wick is exposed.

Take care not to cut into the wick. Click to see full answer. We focus on Pop culture and bookish inspired products.

This is done by either adding or inserting a new wick into the wax or creating a substitute wick to help the candle burn evenly to create a full wax pool. Check the flame height occasionally to see if the problem works itself out. If the candle in the first picture below were to burn out prematurely it would be indicative of either a wick trimmed too short or using a wick that was not thick enough for the jar diameter and recipe combo.

Each time you want to burn your candle start by trimming the wick to between 18 and 14 inches long. LET THE WAX POOL. This process leads to your wax evaporating.