Candle Care Guide
Welcome to our Candle Care Guide. Whether you've chosen from our own Seddon and Davison range of beautifully scented candles or from one of our hand-selected suppliers of rustic pillar candles or dinner candles, proper candle care is essential. With the right care, some of our larger pillar candles can burn for up to 150 hours - so here's how to keep your candles looking great and burning beautifully.
Top Tips for Candle Care
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Avoid Soot. Choose the Perfect Spot:
- Light your candle in a well-ventilated room, away from drafts and fans. This helps prevent sooting (black marks on the container or, even worse, walls) and ensures even burning.
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Stop Tunnelling! First Burn Tip:
- For the first use, let your regular-sized candle burn for 1.5 to 2 hours. This prevents tunnelling, where wax builds up around the edges, ensuring an even melt pool.
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Maximise Burn Time! Don't Overdo It:
- Avoid burning your candle for more than 4 hours at a time. Prolonged burning can cause the wick to shift, leading to uneven burning and potential safety hazards.
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Perfect Wick! Keep It Trimmed and Centred:
- Always keep the wax pool clear of wick trimmings and matches. Debris can act as a secondary wick, causing the candle to burn faster. Trim your wick to 5mm when the wax is set to prevent high flames, smoking, and sooting. After extinguishing the flame, centre and straighten the wick for the next use. (Also consider a candle snuffer - see below!)
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Prevent Warping! Store Candles the Right Way:
- Store your candles that aren’t in use in a cool, dry, and dark place to prevent fading and warping. For those on display, avoid exposing them to direct sunlight or harsh indoor lighting, even for white candles.
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Invest in a Candle Snuffer:
- Candle snuffers prevent hot wax blowing onto nearby surfaces
- A snuffer smothers the flame immediately, reducing fumes and keeping the air cleaner.
- A snuffer keeps the wick intact, ensuring a better, cleaner burn next time - blowing can easily cause damage to the wick.
- Using a candle snuffer allows you to reach inside deep candle holders to safely extinguish a flame, and avoids any risk of debris getting into the wax pool.
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By following these top tips, you’ll extend the life (and enjoyment ) of your candles for far longer. For approximate burn times expected for each size of our candles please visit the product page for your candle of choice.
Seddon and Davison Scented Candles
Our own range of scented candles are hand-poured using a unique blend of sustainably sourced and natural wax.
Available in Four Scents:
- Black Pomegranate
- Amber and Tonka Bean
- Lavender, Geranium, and Ylang Ylang
- Lime, Basil and Mandarin
Here’s what makes them special (and, of course, they smell amazing!):
- Clean Burning: No parabens mean our candles burn cleanly with hardly any soot produced.
- Vegan Friendly: All our candles are vegan, using no animal products.
- Long-lasting: Each 30cl candle burns for approximately 50 hours.
- Quality Wicks: We use cotton wicks with a paper core to ensure a long, even burn.
- Pure and Natural: We don’t use any colourings in our candles.
- Eco-friendly: All our glass and packaging are fully recyclable.
