WOOD WICK CARE
Tips and tricks for lighting and burning your Sugar Bee Soy Wax Candles
LIGHTING A WOOD WICK CANDLE: LIGHTING A WOOD WICK IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN LIGHTING A COTTON WICK. THE WICK MUST LIGHT ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE WICK TO BURN CORRECTLY. TO ENSURE THIS HAPPENS, HOLD YOUR LIGHTER ON THE WOOD WICK UNTIL THE WICK IS FULLY BURNING (30 SECONDS AT LEAST). THIS ALLOWS THE WAX TO FUEL UP THE WICK AND TO ENSURE THE WOOD WICK BURNS CORRECTLY. *NEVER TRIM A WOOD WICK PRIOR TO THE FIRST BURN! IF THE WICK IS TOO SHORT IT WON'T BURN.
BURNING A WOOD WICK CANDLE: DID YOU KNOW THAT WAX HAS SOME DEGREE OF BURN MEMORY? IF A WOOD WICK IS NOT LIT CORRECTLY AND ALLOWED TO BURN LONG ENOUGH ON THE FIRST BURN, THE WAX MEMORY MAY PREVENT IT FROM EVER BURNING WELL. TO PREVENT THIS, AND PROPERLY BURN YOUR CANDLE, LIGHT THE CANDLE USING THE LIGHTING TIPS ABOVE AND ALLOW YOUR CANDLE TO BURN UNTIL THERE IS A MELT POOL ACROSS THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE VESSEL. THIS CAN TAKE A COUPLE HOURS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF YOUR VESSEL. ONCE A WAX AND WICK BURN CORRECTLY, IT SHOULD USE THE WAX MEMORY TO BURN PROPERLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CANDLE.
TRIMMING A WOOD WICK IS DIFFERENT THAN TRIMMING A COTTON WICK. IF THE WICK BECOMES TOO SHORT, IT WILL NOT BURN THEREFORE TRIMMING PROPERLY IS IMPORTANT. AFTER THE FIRST BURN IS DONE (FOLLOWING THE LIGHTING AND BURNING STEPS), GENTLY USE YOUR THUMB AND FINGER TO JUST ROLL OFF THE ASH FROM THE TOP OF THE WICK. THIS WILL PREVENT SOOT AND ALLOW THE WICK TO FUEL PROPERLY.
AT TIMES, EVEN WHEN ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, A WOOD WICK MAY NOT BURN CORRECTLY. IF THIS HAPPENS, BLOW OUT THE CANDLE AND TAKE A FOLDED PAPER TOWEL AND SOAK UP SOME OF THE WAX INSIDE. OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS POUR IT OUT AND USE THE HIGHLY SCENTED WAX IN A WARMER. ONCE THE WICK IS EXPOSED ABOUT A 1/4 OF AN INCH, RELIGHT THE CANDLE MAKING SURE TO HOLD THE LIGHTER ON THE WICK ENSURING IT IS SOLIDLY BURNING. THESE STEPS SHOULD HELP THE WICK FUEL PROPERLY AND BURN CORRETLY. PLEASE BE SURE TO BURN UNTIL THERE IS A MELT POOL ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CANDLE VESSEL.