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100% Pure American Beeswax

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Frequently Asked Questions
General Safety Beeswax Candles
- Never leave a burning candle unattended.
- Keep candles away from children and pets.
- Keep candles away from flammable materials or overly crowded settings.
- Remove paper label from candle before burning.
- Burn candles only in a draft-free environment away from fans, open windows, air ducts, etc. This will help to prevent any dripping or smoking.
- Do not add foreign substances to the melted wax pool (matches, paper, etc).
- Light the wick from the base of the wick, where the wick comes out of the candle, to allow the beeswax to absorb into the wick. A lighter works best.
- Trim the wick before use. Keep the wick trimmed to 1/4″ (with the exception of tapers, see more in Taper tips below).
- Properly extinguish the candle flame, do not blow it out – this will cause splatters and smoldering wicks (see below for tips on extinguishing each candle type).
Why is there no added fragrance?
Most candle scents use synthetic ingredients that can trigger allergies and disrupt hormones. We’ve left it unscented on purpose—for your health. Prefer a scent? Add essential oils to a nearby diffuser.
Is it safe for babies and pets?
Yes. Beeswax is the safest candle option for sensitive environments. No VOCs, no artificial anything.
Keep Candles Out of Reach of Children
How long does it burn?
Depending on use and size, your candle will offer 25–40 hours of clean, golden burn time. The 3 x 3 pillar can burn up to 50 hours if you follow the burning directions.
Burn time is a close approximation and will vary somewhat based on your environment and burning preferences. Our listed burning times are conservative averages, not a guarantee. Proper wick maintenance helps (keep wick trimmed, avoid drafts).
Some wax will remain unused after the wick has been fully burned, this is normal.
Why beeswax over soy or paraffin?
It’s optional, but ideal for best results and no streaks, especially in areas with hard water.
Pillar Burning Tips
- Burn 3″ wide pillars for at least 3 hours per session.
- Use a pillar plate.
- Hug your beeswax pillar candles.
- Not for use in a hurricane container.
Use a Pillar Plate
Pillars may be burned free standing on a level and solid heat resistance surface. However, we recommend using a pillar plate or pillar holder when burning solid and honeycomb beeswax pillar candles to keep your surfaces free of any accidentally spilled wax or problems due to the heat of the candle.
Burn Pillars for Extended Periods of Time
Burn pillars roughly 1 to 1.5 hours per inch in diameter (e.g. 3″ pillar should be burned for at least 3 to 4.5 hours per session.) Burning for extend time ensures that the wick burns the candle evenly out to the edge. This also helps to avoid tunneling and relighting issues.
Hug Your Beeswax Candles
Occasionally it is necessary to gently press the edges of the candle towards the center of the candle to ensure that all of the beeswax burns properly. Do this carefully as your candle is burning or immediately after extinguishing it.
Not for Use in a Hurricane Container
Our beeswax pillar candles are not recommended for use in a hurricane glass or other tall walled containers. Beeswax has a high melting point and burns at a hotter temperature than other waxes; using a hurricane container creates a convection effect by both disturbing the air flow around the candle (causing smoking wicks that burn too fast) and retaining extra heat inside the glass (causing dripping and eventually the pillar walls to collapse).
Tunneling – Friend or Foe
Tunneling is both desirable and undesirable, depending on your preference. We’ve designed our beeswax pillar candles to burn as efficiently as possible without tunneling and very little physical management on your part. To avoid tunneling, simply hug your candles on occasion while burning (see note on hugging your beeswax candle).
A tunneled beeswax candle has a beautiful glow to it, where the flame glows through the thin outer wall of beeswax while burning. We don’t recommend it, but if you want your candle to tunnel, simply avoid hugging your candles, though the pillar walls may become weak and hug on their own. Please be aware lighting the wick may become difficult if the pillars walls become too high.
Keep the Wick Trimmed to 1/4″
It’s important to trim the wick during or immediately after burning your candle. The wick itself becomes potentially fragile when cooled due to the amount of beeswax still remaining in the wick. Trimming a cold wick may break the wick off, making relighting it difficult.
Properly Extinguish a Beeswax Pillar Candle
The easy and smoke free way to extinguish pillar candles is to gently push the wick into the wax pool until the candle is extinguished and then pull the wick straight. Avoid handling the wick after it is cooled as it may break. Don’t blow out your candles! Doing so will cause smoldering wicks. Smoldering wicks continue to burn the wick slightly and will ruin the wick.
Fix Too-Thin Pillar Walls
If your pillar does drip or melt through its side, generally due to too large of a flame, extinguish the candle and let it harden before relighting it. Avoid moving the pillar while the beeswax is cooling.
Fix Too-Thick Pillar Walls
If your pillar develops a thick wall, generally due to not burning long enough each burning session, carefully cut the wall down to the level of the wax pool inside. This must be done when the wax pool is hardened. We recommend using a heated craft knife found at most hobby stores. Caution is advised.
How To Relight a Beeswax Pillar
The best way to relight your beeswax pillar candle is to hold the flame to the base of the wick for 5 to 10 seconds (a lighter works best). This will ensure all of the hardened beeswax in the wick is melted. This allows the wick to now pull newly melted beeswax from the candle and burn properly.
The Wick Won’t Stay Lit
If your pillar doesn’t stay lit it could be one of two main causes. First, it may be that the flame you’re using to light the wick isn’t large enough. Because the wick for a beeswax candle is thicker than most other candles a large flame is needed to melt the wax in and directly around the base of the wick in order to get the wax flow started.
The other possible problem could be that the wick has gotten too short. In this case the solution is to expose fresh wick by melting the wax around the wick and pouring it off, or warming the wick and gently digging wax out from around the wick. Once fresh wick is exposed be sure to burn the candle for an hour per inch in diameter to get it back in balance.