Kandle 101

Kandle Kare:

  • Trim your wick before each use. Use a wick trimmer or pinch the wick to remove charred pieces.
  • Never leave a burning kandle unattended. Please place kandle out of children and pets reach.
  • Avoid burning your kandle for more than 4 hours at a time.

Tunneling:

Kandle tunneling is a common thing that a lot of people run into. The good news is that it can be fixed and avoided in the future!
What is tunneling?
Tunneling is when only the center of the kandle burns and it leaves wax build up along the sides of the vessel. Kandles burn based on memory. If you do not allow your kandle to burn and create a full melt pool, tunneling will occur. 
Tunneling kandle:


Full melt pool:

How do you fix a tunneling kandle?

ALUMINUM FOIL!

  1. Trim the wick and remove any debris inside the tunnel. 
  2. Cover the top of the candle with aluminum foil.
  3. Cut a small opening (around 1-inch) in the center of the aluminum foil.
  4. Remove the aluminum foil, light the wick, then place the foil cover back on.
  5. Allow the candle to burn for a few hours until the top surface of wax has completely melted. 

How to prevent tunneling?

It’s easy! All you need to do is burn your kandle long enough each time so that the entire top surface of wax is melted. This is especially important the first time you burn your kandle!