Candles, Votivo Candles, Voluspa Candles, Archipelago Candles, Thymes Candles

The first burn of your new candle is the most important and should be long enough to allow the whole wax surface of the candle top to melt into a wax pool. Most of our candles are designed to burn for 2-3 hours at a time which should be adequate for achieving this desired melt pool. It will take less for smaller candles and more for larger ones.
If you burn your candles for shorter periods at a time, the candle will "tunnel" or burn down the center with too much wax unused. This will also cause the wick to extinguish due to a lack of oxygen in the "tunnel".
Burning for periods longer than 2-3 hours will increase the intensity of the flame creating excess carbon that may smoke.

Our candles should not smoke if proper care is taken of the wicks. We suggest trimming the wick to 1/4 inch before each use, keeping the candle out of drafts, and again, limiting burning time to 2-3 hours. If at any time your candle wick starts to smoke, please review the previous precautions; it may be necessary to extinguish the candle and trim the wick again. Taking these simple steps will prolong the life of your candle and allow you to enjoy it as intended.

If your candle is not allowed to burn long enough to melt the wax to the glass edge and starts to tunnel, you can correct this by burning the candle longer on the subsequent use, until the melted pool of wax reaches the edge of the glass container. However, do not trim the wick when attempting this type of correction and allow the candle to burn long enough to melt the entire surface which may exceed the aforementioned 3 hours. Once the correction is made you must always continue to follow the initial instructions regarding burn times, wick length, etc.