To get the most out of your candles and burn them safely, care must be taken to burn the candle correctly.

1. Never leave a lit candle unattended. Watch your candles. This will prevent wax from spilling over and potentially harmful accidents from occurring. Do not move as wax is burning or if wax is hot.

2. Length of Burn: Allow a candle to burn long enough so its melt pool burns almost to the full circumference of the candle. If a candle is only lit for a short amount of time, you limit your candle from burning beyond that point. It will simply burn down and you may waste a great deal of the wax. And just as you should allow a candle to burn long enough, you should also not allow it to burn too long. Always watch your candles.

3. Wick Length: Trim wicks to ¼-inch and re-trim before each burn. Wick length determines flame height; the longer the wick, the large and more unwieldy the flame. The trim must not be too short, as it will extinguish itself in the melt pool.

4. Drafts: A draft causes a candle to burn to one side. Keep candle out of drafts. You may have a draft and not even know. You occasionally might rotate your candle a bit to compensate for any slight drafts.

5. Extinguishing Your Candle: Burning the candle correctly will create a sizable melt pool. It is important to use a snuffer rather than blow out the flame as the hot melted wax may blow onto your furniture or wall surface.

6. Burn and enjoy your candle until it reaches 1/2-inch from the bottom. After that point it is time to stop using that candle. It is unsafe to burn beyond this point as the fragrance oils collect at the bottom and may catch fire.

7. Keep candles out of reach of children and pets and remove all flammable materials from the vicinity of the flame. Remove all debris from candle.

8. Burn on only a stable heat-resistant surface for not more than four hours at a time. Avoid placing a candle adjacent to a wall or window as soot may form.

9. Never fall asleep while a candle is burning.