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4. BURN THEM LONG ENOUGH Have you ever seen a three-wick candle that looked like Mickey Mouse? For pillar candles, make sure you burn them for at least one hour for every inch in diameter. Skip this step and you’ll end up burning a tunnel through your candle.
5. EXTINGUISHING THE FLAME To blow out a candle, a candle snuffer works best. If you don’t have a candle snuffer readily available, you can blow out candle by placing an index finger in front of flame and blowing gently. This causes air to surround flame and minimizes splattering of hot wax from wax pool.
6. SAFETY FIRST Keep all lit candles out of reach of children and pets. Never leave a burning candle unattended. And always burn candles in a well-ventilated room.
7. CLEANUP If wax has spilled on carpet best way to remove it is with paper and an iron. Place a paper towel or brown grocery bag over spill. Place a heated iron over paper towel. The heat from iron will cause wax to melt and be absorbed into paper towel.
Chere Deshayes is the president of Bath Plantation, a company that specializes in fine handcrafted bath and body products. Subscribe to her FREE newsletter at http://www.bathplantation.com/newsletter.html or visit her site at http://www.bathplantation.com.