ALL ABOUT SCENT
There is more to lighting a candle than striking a match. Just as a luxury car requires thoughtful maintenance to run smoothly, an exceptional candle needs to burn properly.
Before sharing our candle care tips, there are a few general safety guidelines worth mentioning:
Never leave a candle unattended or near children and/or pets.
Never burn any candle for more than four hours at a time.
These guidelines should be followed not only for safety reasons but also to achieve a clean burn and extend the candle's life. Below are two common issues you can easily avoid.
Tunneling
Tunneling occurs when only a small portion of the wax around the wick melts. It appears that the flame is burrowing into the candle, creating a vertical tunnel. When tunneling occurs, it will likely worsen over time because the oxygen supply available to burn is increasingly limited. The result is wasted wax, which shortens your candle's life. Although we have not encountered tunneling with our candle because we have added coconut wax, which is far softer than soy, we still recommend following the recommendations below.
How to prevent tunneling
Ensure that your first candle burn is not too short, as only the wax surrounding the wick will melt, setting the stage for tunneling. Candles have memory. If the first burn is too short, the candle will “remember” to melt only the center. The recommended time for the first burn depends on the type of wax used and the container size. We recommend about two hours for ours. Please note that because coconut wax gives off scent even when unlit, an hour is more than enough time, as the scent will continue to carry for several hours after burning.
How to minimize soot
We spent considerable time testing and retesting our candles to determine the conditions under which soot forms. In doing so, we discovered that it is directly proportional to two factors: burn time and wick length.
After the initial two-hour maximum burn, aim to burn your candle no longer than one or two hours at a time. Even half an hour is plenty for most environments. Burning for extended periods not only wastes the candle but may also cause the charred wick edge to fall into the wax, creating soot. Our wax seal logo may also begin to soften, indicating that the candle has been burning for too long.
Trim the wick down to 1/8” after each use. If you don’t have a wick trimmer, when the candle has cooled, pinch the charred edge off the wick with a piece of tissue paper and discard it.
If you see any soot on the surface of your candle, gently wipe it with a tissue. As our wax is soft, this works beautifully.
Avoid placing your candle near a draft, as an unstable flame will not only consume more candle wax but also produce more soot and smoke.
These simple tips will improve your candle’s burn and extend its life. And remember, adding coconut wax ensures the candle will still smell wonderful even when unlit.
In addition to the poetry-infused magnetic box—fit for a jewel—our matte black luxe vessel holds 11 ounces of premium wax, offering 55–65 hours of burn time. The wooden wick gently crackles when lit, its horizontal flame visible through the vessel.
Made with coconut and soy wax—arguably the best on the market—our candles offer an unrivaled scent throw, which refers to how well a candle’s aroma circulates throughout a space. Soy wax has an excellent scent throw when hot, and coconut is the clear winner when cold, so we combined the two for the best of both worlds. Furthermore, wooden wicks enhance scent throw by burning lower, which warms the surrounding wax rather than burning it off too quickly—unlike cotton wicks, whose higher flame often depletes a candle’s valuable fragrance.
Coconut wax is a renewable, high-yield crop, making it a highly sustainable choice. Because it’s among the softest waxes available, exposure to heat or humidity may cause it to “sweat” slightly. When that happens, the scent throw will be off the charts.