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THE FIRST BURN – AND WHY YOU SHOULDN'T SCREW IT UP 🔥
You finally treated yourself to a new candle and want to light it right away?
Understandable. Take a picture, tag us – we love to see where our babies end up 😏🖤
But before you just light it:
The first lighting is EVERYTHING. Really everything.
Why?
Because it decides whether your candle has a long, fulfilling life… or a sad, messed-up existence. Dramatic? Yes. True? Also yes.
WAX HAS A MEMORY (YES, WTF)
If you only let your candle burn for about 20 minutes the first time and then extinguish it, this happens:
It remembers exactly this small mini-melt pool.
And guess what?
It will ALWAYS only burn like that.
Congratulations – you just ruined your own candle 😌
👉 Therefore:
Let it burn for at least 2–3 hours the first time
or until the entire surface is liquid – right up to the edge.
TUNNELING = THE DEATH OF YOUR CANDLE 💀
This small, sad wax circle is also called tunneling.
And it is:
ugly, annoying and kills your candle's lifespan
faster than a toxic ex kills your mood
Can it be fixed? Yes.
Should you just avoid it? ALSO YES.
AND NO – IT'S NOT ALWAYS YOUR FAULT (BUT MOSTLY 😏)
If your candle tunnels, it can also be because the wick is too small.
Happens more often with cheap products.
👉 Our tip:
Write to the shop where you bought it.
👉 If it happens with us…
okay, then we'll talk again 😄
(but honestly: we test our candles hardcore, so… rather unlikely)
PLEASE DON'T LIGHT CHAOS 🔥
Candles + draft = bad combination
If the flame is constantly pushed to the side:
→ your candle burns unevenly
→ looks like crap
→ doesn't work properly
And by the way:
Draft can move things towards the flame = fire hazard
Yes, we really do think of everything 😌
IN SHORT (FOR THE IMPATIENT):
🔥 First time: let it burn until everything is liquid
🔥 Do not leave unattended (yes, we have to say that)
🔥 Away from anything that can burn
🔥 No draft
🔥 And please: trim the wick before each lighting (you can find out why that's so important here 😏)
CONCLUSION:
Treat your candle right…
and it will make you happy for a long time.
Treat it badly…
and it will pay you back.
Your decision 😌🔥