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The Art &
Science Of Burning Soy-Based Candles
If you’ve recently made a batch of soy-based candles there are a few tips you should use to increase the optimal burning of your candles. Should you choose to burn these candles yourself or include a note or description on your product line, you and your consumers should know all the tips and tricks of properly burning a soy candle for optimal fragrance, duration, and longevity.
Soy Candle
Burn Times
Unlike other paraffin or beeswax candles, it’s important to not to burn soy candles for more than 4 hours at a time. This is because vegetable/soy candles liquefy quicker, and consequently 90% of the wax is actually burned. After the candle liquidfies it will cool and reset for your use again. This differs as to the paraffin candles which sometimes burn right down the middle of the jar or votive holder with large amounts of wax still left in the jar. So, in sum: Burning soy candles for extended durations may affect the candles performance.
Setting The
Mold
When you’re setting your soy candle mold and wick you should keep in mind that the soy candle flame should be between ½ inch and ¾ inch. If your flame is higher than ¾ inch you will need to either trim the wick or blow the candle out and start over. If, on the other hand, your wick and consequently flame is too low and the candle is not adequately getting a complete wax pool—you should poor out the access wax and allow the flame size to increase; however, these problems can both be avoided by trimming the correct wick size based on the type of candle mold you’re making.
