Scented Candles

There is a correct way to burn a candle. It is important to make sure you're placing your candle on a flat surface, away from any drafts or other heat sources. 

Before you light your candle, you should trim your wick to 3-5mm before each burn using a wick trimmer or a scissors providing that the wax is high enough in the candle vessel. 

Another thing to make sure of is that there is no dust or debris in the wax of the candle as this can be a fire hazard and affect the burn of the candle. 

The best way to prevent anything getting on the wax of your candle is to replace the lid after use. 

Each time you burn your candle, have it burning for around 2-4 hours so the wax melts right to the edge of the glass meaning that the candle will not tunnel and you'll be able to use all the wax, making the most of your Henry & Co candles. 

If you don't burn your candles to the edges, you can cause a memory ring in the wax which then leads to tunnelling. 

This is where the wax can only melt as far as it was last burnt to, if it wasn’t melted to the edge of the jar, it will just tunnel straight down the middle. 

This will affect how much fragrance throw you get and reduce the burn time of the candle. 

When it comes to lighting your candles, it is best to use a long match or lighter allowing you to light your candles safely and more easily, especially if the wax is low down in the candle jar. 

It is important to keep candles away from any drafts, therefore, do not place your candles near an open window, fan or in a high traffic are as this can cause an uneven burn.

The best place to burn a candle is on a stable, heat-resistant surface. You should never leave a candle burning unattended and be sure to keep candles out of reach of children and animals. 

It is important to keep candles away from any drafts, therefore, do not place your candles near an open window or a fan, also avoid placing your candles near any flammable materials such as cushions, curtains and bedding.

 Another important precaution is not to burn two candles within 10cm of each other as this is a hazard. 

Don’t put burning candles under shelves. It’s easy to forget that there’s a lot of heat above a burning candle. 

Do not move candles around while they're lit because they could be very hot and you could also spill hot wax. 

Moving the candle while lit also holds the risk of you dropping it meaning it's a fire hazard, extinguish candles before moving them. 

Also, don’t let anything fall into the hot wax like match sticks and always keep the candle lid on while the candle is not lit. 

This prevents any debris, dust or dirt from getting into the wax.

Make sure you trim your wick regularly to 3-5mm before each burn and remove any debris from the wax such as wick trimmings or matches. 

Trimming the wick will make sure the wick is lower to the wax and it will melt slower and more evenly giving you a stronger scent throw and a longer burn time. 

Make sure you are burning the candle for at least 2-4 hours until the melted wax hits the jar edge, this will not only maximise your scent throw but will also ensure that the candle burns smoothly without any tunnelling. 

This means your candle can be used with maximum scent throw for a longer amount of time. 

Cover your candles between use! Keeping it covered with the candle lid will help the candle maintain its strong throw and stop it from getting dusty. 

All of our Henry & Co candles come with a bamboo lid which can be placed on the candle between burning as a cover, while it can also be used as a heat-resistant mat while you are burning the candle.

Tunnelling happens when only the middle of a candle burns down, leaving a hard ring of solid wax around the edges of your candle that hasn’t melted. 

If you don’t burn your candle for long enough, this outer ring of wax doesn't melt properly, the wick will begin to "tunnel" down further into your candle. 

This can also cause your wick to become “buried” in the wax after the candle is extinguished and the wax begins to cool. 

To prevent your candles from tunnelling it is important to that you burn your candles for at least 2-4 hours every time or until the melted wax hits the jar edge, this will also maximise your scent throw, and you'll get maximum burn time out of your candle. 

Tunnelling is usually caused by not burning your candle long enough the first time you light it, the wax will only melt as far as it did that first time so to stop it from happening to your new candle burn it to the edge of the jar and it will then burn smoothly down with no tunnelling.

Different size candles or candle jars sometimes require multiple wicks. 

A large vessel candle with multiple wicks ensures a more even heat distribution to the wax and gives a more even and clean burn. 

Some candles have multiple wicks as their jar size is much bigger and it needs more heat to melt the wax. Others have multiple wicks for aesthetics of a point of difference. 

Having a candle with multiple wicks means that the candle will burn quicker and have a stronger and faster fragrance throw which is why having multiple wicks in a smaller-sized candle is very uncommon as it would burn too quickly. 

Having multiple wicks in a large jar candles will prevent tunnelling in bigger candle vessels. 

Having the extra wicks ensures the wax melts to the edges faster to stop tunnelling and increase the fragrance throw. 

Henry & Co candles have been perfectly crafted by our Master Chandler Jo, with the perfect wick size tested and chosen to burn our candles effectively to give an amazing fragrance throw and even burn with each use. 

There are many ways you can re-purpose your old candle jars. Make sure you have burnt your candle to the end then clean out any residual wax and the wick holder from the bottom of the jar, then it can be used for a variety of purposes. 

If there is melted wax still in the jar you can pour hot water into the container and wait for the wax to melt, then cool down and it will solidify at the top. 

You can use your old candle jar as a storage pot, plant pot, pencil or make up brush holder, the possibilities are endless. 

However, if you do not want to reuse or re-purpose your candle jars, they are made of glass and can be recycled, if you don't have a household glass collection, you can take empty candle jars to your local bottle bank instead.

Some people choose to have a different fragrance in each room of their home, while others decide to have one signature fragrance that they use throughout their home. 

Having different fragrances in different rooms can help you define a space and have fragrances that you feel are more suited to their specific room such as having Rock salt & Driftwood in a bathroom and Lemongrass & Ginger in your kitchen. 

This also means you won’t get too used to a fragrance in your home, so the fragrance always feels strong and fresh in each room.

If you buy cheaper candles they are often made with poor-quality wax and wicks, and they may not contain much fragrance, meaning they don’t burn for very long or smell very strong. 

Our master Chandler Jo has over 12 years of candle-making experience and she has used this time to experiment with the best combination of ingredients to make great performing candles and home fragrance products. 

Our candles are made from a unique wax combination, with the highest load of fragrance oil added to them while also looking beautiful in your home. 

This allows us to provide a great performing candle that burns evenly and gives off an amazing fragrance throw. 

Henry & Co candles are a perfect blend of soy wax, coconut wax and fragrance oil. 

However, bigger, high end brands can and will charge more purely for the brand name, not for the better-quality candle which is an important thing to consider. 

For our Henry & Co candles, we use a perfect blend of soy wax and coconut wax, mixed with the perfect amount of fragrance oil. 

This is a slow and smooth burning wax that gives a fantastic fragrance throw and means that your candle lasts a lot longer. 

Not all candles are the same. Candles can be made from a large range of waxes from Soy, Paraffin, Beeswax, Coconut, Rapeseed or a combination blend of any of these. 

It is important to note that not all candles are made with the same amount of fragrance, the amount of fragrance added to a candle effects how strong the candle will be when it burns. 

Henry & Co candles are loaded with the top percentage of fragrance oil to ensure a great scent throw each and every burn.

We use the term burn time to describe how long a wax melt or candle will last and fragrance a room for. 

All our Henry & Co scented candles burn for a minimum of 50 hours, especially if burnt correctly, avoiding tunnelling as this will reduce the burn time and scent throw of your candle. 

Other candles will have different burn times depending on the size of the candle, how many wicks the candle has, what kind of wax is used and where the candle is being burnt.