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First Burn

Once you light your candle for the first time, always let the top layer of wax burn until it is melted all the way across the jar.  This will prevent tunnelling.  It may take a good hour or two, so don't light a new candle unless you have some time to burn.  

Keep your wick trimmed

I recommend always keeping your wicked trimmed to 1/8-1/4" in length.  Keeping your wicks trimmed will keep the flame controlled and give you a much cleaner and brighter burn.  Excessively long wicks end up leaving those nasty smoke stains inside your jars.  Yuck.

Protect your flame

Keep your flame away from fans and moving air.  Open windows, air conditioners, or even rooms with heavy traffic can disturb the flame leading to uneven burning and ugly black marks on the jar.

Watch your burn time

Try not to let a candle burn for more than four hours.  Anytime you burn for more than four hours you run the risk of the wick 'mushrooming' or even floating to the side which will lead to an uneven burn.

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