How Do You Burn Candles Free Of Black SOOT And SMOKE?
With minimal maintenance, your candles will give you hours of ambiance and fragrance throughout your home. For maximizing burn time with your candles, invest in a decorative jar lid, wick trimmer, and snuffer for your Yankee or other candles. These are invaluable investments and time savers in keeping your walls and jars free from that nasty black soot/smoke that is hard to clean. Light your candle, put lid on top, and let it burn for several hours. This lid is not only pretty, but it’s also functional. By regulating oxygen around the jar, it keeps soot from forming and helps burn the candle more evenly. Keeping candles out of drafty areas or under ceiling fans will also help in achieving maximum burn time. The next time you are ready to light the candle, using your trimmer, cut your wick no longer than 1/8″ in length and light it again. Burning your larger candles longer and keeping their wicks trimmed will increase the life of your candle. If you see your flame shooting up through th
