Safety and Burn Times

At Colonial Candle we want you to experience the maximum enjoyment and pleasure from our candles. We take great pride in making them using only the finest quality ingredients and materials. However, it’s very important that you burn candles responsibly to ensure their safe use. Please follow these guidelines to keep Colonial Candle® a bright and beautiful part of your life.

• Remove all packaging before lighting.
• Place on a protected, heat-resistant, dry surface, away from anything that can catch fire, and out of reach of children and pets. Use holders designed for the particular candle style.
• Keep wick(s) trimmed to 1/4” at all times.
• If smoking occurs, blow candle out. Trim wick(s), remove trimmings, and relight.
• Keep the wax pool free of wick trimmings, matches, or any combustible material. Keep the wick centered.
• Avoid burning candles in drafts.
• Never leave burning candles unattended. Keep them within sight at all times.
• Keep all matches and lighters out of the reach of children.
• Teach everyone in the family the rules of safe candle use.

Jars

• Handle with care; glass containers are fragile. Avoid glass-to-glass contact when removing or replacing the lid. Do not use if the jar is cracked, chipped or scratched. Do not refill with wax.
• Do not allow the flame to touch the side of the jar. The jar may become hot. Handle carefully.
• If smoking occurs, check for drafts or high traffic areas, which may cause flame to flicker and smoke. Also, be sure that the wick is no longer than 1/8". If it is, extinguish, trim to 1/8", and relight.
• To minimize wax left on the sides of the jar, burn 3 hours at a time; it is normal for some wax to be left. The amount will vary per color, fragrance and burning conditions.
• Prevent possible heat damage to the counter/surface by discontinuing use when 1/2" of wax remains. Only burn in a suitable holder, or on a plate or other fire and heat resistant surface.
• Extinguish carefully before replacing the lid.

Pillars

• When wax pool reaches the candle’s edge, extinguish flame and allow candle to harden before relighting. This will prevent dripping.
• Discontinue use when 1/2" of wax remains.
• Never place directly on furniture. Only burn in an appropriate holder.

Tapers

• To prevent possible dripping: avoid drafts, excessive vibrations or nearby heat sources.
• Candle (hurricane) lamps may cause dripping due to the build up of heat. We suggest using bobeche, decorative accessories designed to catch dripping wax.
• Be sure tapers are straight, and set them firmly in their holders.
• Trim the taper's wick to 1/4" before lighting.

Scented Tea Lights

• Do not burn in an enclosed space like a potpourri pot. For this purpose use Colonial Candle (unscented tea lights), and be sure the  burner is well ventilated.
• If wick smokes or builds up carbon, extinguish flame and remove the carbon before relighting.

Votive Candles

• Burn only in an appropriate holder. Do not burn freestanding.

SimmerSnaps®

• Place SimmerSnaps® in the top of a dry potpourri burner and never add water. Light one of the unscented SimmerSnaps® Tealight candles (never use scented tea lights) for a controlled low flame made especially for potpourri burners. When melted, the wax potpourri will release its wonderful fragrance.
• To change fragrance, extinguish the SimmerSnaps® Warmer flame and allow the melted SimmerSnaps® to harden. Gently tap the sides of the burner and in most cases the wax will pop out. Discard the melted wax potpourri or store in a plastic bag for reuse.
• If using an electric potpourri pot, we recommend that you use one that is UL listed for safety assurance.

•  To open corked reed diffuser bottles we recommend using a corkscrew (as you would for a bottle of wine) to avoid any splash.
• To start, enter reeds into container and flip for fragrance release.
• Use fewer reeds for lighter fragrance.
• Flip reeds to increase fragrance dispersal.
• Save cork to transport or contain fragrance when not desired or save fragrance for special occassions.
• Reed diffusers typically last up to 30 - 60 days if kept open and flipped regular.