Candle Safety Tips

To insure the safety of your loved ones, please follow all the candle safety tips when burning candles.

Candles have been illuminating our homes for centuries, they are safe products, unless they are used unsafely they can lead to an accidental fire.

According to a fire experts, an estimated 18,000 candle fires are reported annually. Most candle fires are due to misuse of candles by consumers.

As a guide, here's a few candle safety tips when burning and making candles.

Candle Care

• Trim Candle Wicks to 1/4 inch each time before burning. Your soy candle will burn cleaner and longer by trimming the wick to 1/4 inch before you light it. Long and crooked wicks cause uneven burning and create black soot.

• Keep candles out of the reach of small children and the wagging tail of your pets. Just tonight, my husband accidentally knocked over the bag of tortilla chips into the burning candle. Luckily it didn't catch on fire.

• Never burn a candle on or near anything flammable. A few years back, we had a big party celebrating my oldest daughter's 18th birthday. I used a gel candle to keep the food warm for our guests. I tried moving the candle towards the middle of the food warmer when I accidentally knocked over the candle. The flame spread over the table cloth so fast, it scared me to death!. Luckily my brother was quick enough to put out the fire and prevented it from burning the Hall down. Keep burning candles away from furniture, drapes, bedding, carpets, table cloth, paper, books, etc.

• Keep a burning candle within sight. Extinguish all lit candles before leaving your home for short or extended periods of time like shopping or dining out.

• Never put a flammable materials in your candle like Cinnamon Stick. A friend of mine put a cinnamon stick in her candle as a decoration. When she lit the candle and the wax started to liquify, the cinnamon stick fell into the flame and started to burn. The other parts of the burning cinnamon stick fell off the container and onto the table runner. Thank god for her, the smoke alarm went off and alerted her of the burning table runner. Luckily, she was able to put out the fire from burning her whole house!.

• Keep the wax pool free of wick trimmings and matches debris at all times.

• Always placed candle on a stable and heat-resistant surface.

  
  

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  Candle Making

  Keep the fun and enjoyment of candle making with these few candle safety tips.

• When making candles, be extra careful when adding water into your double boiler. Remove your pouring pitcher before you add additional water into your double boiler. The water can cause the hot wax to splatter.

• Always use safety glasses. Use it to prevent splatters to the eyes.

• Always use a double boiler. It's the safest way to melt the wax and allows for more stable temperatures. Never melt wax directly on your stove.

• Always use a thermometer. Make it a habit to constantly monitor the temperature of your wax.

• Never leave wax unattended on a heat source.

• Use oven gloves when handling hot pot

• Keep young children and pets out of your work area while you are dealing with hot wax.

All candles should come with a warning label attached to the bottom. Please read it! By following these candle safety tips, you can avoid accidents,keep your loved ones safe and enjoy the fun of candle making.


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