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What not to do when you burn your soy candles

What not to do when you light your scented soy candles for the first time!

You have made beautiful scented soy candles!

Success at last!

However, if you do not burn your highly scented soy candles correctly the first time they are lit, they may never burn correctly during the remaining lifetime  of the candle. Read the rest of this entry »

What are Triple Scented Soy Candles

Time and time again on the Internet, I have seen advertisements for soy candles being sold that are touted as Triple Scented Soy Candles.

The presumption with “Triple Scented” candles is the scent load held will be three times greater than the fragrance held by a normal candle. Unfortunately this isn’t always true.  A good quality, highly scented soy candle will have a potent scent that will be long lasting, and rapidly fill the air with scent inside your home.  Read the rest of this entry »

Soy Candle Wicks Burning Out Problem

Reply to: My soy candle wick is burning itself out, how do I fix the problem?

I would suggest that you check the length of your candlewick. Is it to short?  If you are trimming the wick  shorter than 1/4 inch, the flame can be extinguished by the melting soy wax as it pools around the candle.   Also, if your candle wick is to small, it will not consume the soy candle wax. Soy candle wax is a fuel for the wick to burn, and it will drown from lack of combustion.

Soy Wax Candles Problems With Fragrances

Recently when I poured my soy wax candles they crusted on the tops. The color in my candle looks like it is bleeding? What did I do wrong to cause this?

Unfortunately, soy has many positive qualities, but one of the fact about the use of Soy Wax, it is not as efficient at holding large quantities of fragrance. Most of the time when this happens, the fragrance used is in a greater quanity than the soy wax is capable of holding. What you see then, is the fragrance oil seeping out, and pulling color with it. Read the rest of this entry »