Candle Safety (Because We Love You & Your Eyebrows)

We’re all about mood lighting and delicious scents—but let’s keep it safe, shall we? Here's how to burn your candle without burning your house down.

Trim your wick to ¼ inch. Every. Time. Use a wick trimmer, nail clippers, or whatever works—just don’t skip it unless you like sooty jars and mini bonfires.
Keep the wax pool clean. No one likes a dirty pool. Remove trimmings, matches, or rogue fuzzies.
Use a proper candle holder. Something heatproof, sturdy, and ready for molten wax drama.
Pick a good spot. Drafts, vents, and fans mess with the flame and cause tunneling, so keep your candle in a chill, wind-free zone.
Don’t burn it forever. Max burn time = 4 hours. Then give it a two-hour nap before relighting. Your candle needs breaks too.
Use long matches or a long lighter. And for the love of wax, keep your hair and sleeves out of the flame. This isn’t a campfire stunt.

Never leave a candle alone. Not even for a snack run.
Keep away from flammable stuff. Curtains, books, pets, your cousin’s mullet—none of these belong near fire.
Watch those tiny humans and floofs. Candles are not chew toys or playthings. Keep ‘em out of reach.
Don’t touch or move it. Hot wax + clumsy hands = regret.
Stop before you hit the bottom. Leave ½ inch of wax in jars and 2 inches in pillars. No heroic final burns, please.
Give them space. Keep candles 3 inches apart so they don’t melt into a single wax monster.
If your flame’s acting wild—snuff it. Let it cool, trim the wick, check for breezes, and relight with care.
Don’t fall asleep with a candle burning. Your dreams may be lit, but your nightstand shouldn’t be.
Power outage? Grab a flashlight. Candles are not search tools. Seriously.

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