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How do you know when a candle is done?

As with most things, knowing when to stop burning your candle is important. This keeps you, and your furniture, safe. When there is approximately 1/2" of wax left in the bottom of your candle it's time to stop burning. It's okay for there to be some wax left over, candles are created with this little buffer of wax.

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Should you open a window when burning a candle?

When burning a candle, avoid proximity to fans, air conditioners, open windows, or crowded areas with people walking back and forth. Moving air can disturb the flame, resulting in those pesky black marks on the glass. In respect to this, how long should you test candles before selling them? Allow the candle to cool for at least 5 hours and repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 until the candle is completely burned. The quality of burn will almost always change during the entire burning of the candle. To make sure you see exactly what your customers will see burn the entire candle before making a wick decision.

Keeping this in consideration, why is my wooden wick burning low?

Wood wicks are denser than cotton wicks, so they can't draw the wax up as easily. While the wick needs to be short in order to pull the wax up it, it also can't be too short. If you cut it so short that it's hard to light, it may drown in the wax, fail to catch at all, or burn with a very low flame. Why is my candle burning so low? If your candle wick won't stay lit or the flame is getting very low, it's mostly likely because the wick is too long or needs to be trimmed clean of charred material.

How do you know an Aquarius is done with you?

There are 13 signs to look out for when a woman is done with you. She's not as affectionate as she used to be. She seems bored or uninspired. She doesn't want to make future plans. She's giving you different signals. She picks fights.

People also ask how do you stop mushrooming?

The absolute key to preventing mushrooming is, like with all candle making, testing! If you experience mushrooming, methodically reduce the wick size and retest. As a general rule, alway try to incorporate the practice of trimming your wicks, prior to burning.

By Ramsey Taylor

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