How to use

Wooden Wicks Your wooden wick will be the right size when you use it first time round. Before lighting it again, you may need to trim your candle wick (trim the black burnt part) to just over half a centimetre. We use a wick trimmer but a pair of scissors or nail clippers will do the job.

It is not the wood fueling your candle flame but the wax. The flame is drawing the wax upwards through the wick so if it's not trimmed short and clean, the wax can't make it to the flame. Always trim the wick when the wax is cool to avoid bits of ash or wick left in the wax. After trimming, clean off gently any charred bits .

Burn the candle for at least 1-2 hours to allow the wax to pool to the edges of the jar.

When the wax solidifies you will not see the crystals anymore but once you light the candle again, they will re-appear.

Safety first. Never leave a candle burning unattended, and don't burn for more than 4 hours at a time.

Stop burning your candle when only half a centimetre of wax remains.

You can place the container in a bowl of hot water to dissolve the wax and scoop out the crystals (be careful as the wax will be hot!). Wipe the crystals with a paper tissue, put them outside on a window-sill on a full moon to recharge or soak them in a bowl of salt water.

Using my candle coconut and soy wax as a hand lotion Burn your candle for 1-2 hours or until the wax has pooled to the edges of the candle holder – this is important since it helps prevent your candle from tunneling! Extinguish the candle flame and allow the wax to cool slightly. Scoop a small amount of wax into the palm of your hand and use as you'd use any hand lotion.