5 Tips for Baby Witches
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Use Incense ashes to make black salt. Collect your incense ashes in a small bowl. Place your salt of choice into a Mortar and add your ashes. Using the pestle, gently grind the ashes and salt together
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Synthetic fragrances vs essential oils in soy candles
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Fragrance oils are shelf-stable and non-volatile, which is why they might be more preferred to essential oils. They are longer-lasting, which means that their end products are always producing striking scents.
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The benefits of Soy Candles
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Arranging them will very much depend on your own personal style. Here are a few ideas to appeal to some of the best-loved interior trends.
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Tips on styling your Candles
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Candles are always a must. So much so, that I have 6 candles on my coffee table. Five on the top and one on the bottom. Good thing we can help you there!
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Getting the most from your Candle purchase
Posted by Mishelle Smethurst on
Have you ever bought a candle only to have it stop burning half way down? This is something known as 'tunnelling' and it's a common problem caused by not following your candle care instructions carefully.
When you buy a candle, your Chandler should have given you with a small insert to give you directions on how to get the most from your Soy Candle and ensure it burns well.
Follow the instructions below and you will always get a well performing candle.
- Trim the wick slightly before lighting for the first time. If you don't, the flame will be too large and cause an irregular melt pool.
- Make sure when lighting your candle for the first time to burn for 4 hours. Make sure the melt pool (molten wax) extends to the edge of the candle jar.
- Never 'blow out' your candle. Use a wick dipper to extinguish the flame. If you don't have one on hand, you can simply use the back of a teaspoon to submerge the wick just under the molten wax. If using this method, you will need to use the teaspoon to bring the wick back into a standing position.
- Keep away from draughts. Draughty areas can cause the flame to burn to one side and tunnel into your candle.
- Never burn for more than 4 hours at a time. Soy + Coconut wax is VERY soft. Power burning (what it is referred to when burned in excess of 4 hour bursts) and overheat the wax making it too soft. If you have ever had a candle where the wick has fallen over near the end of the jar, this is why.
Candle making is both a science, and an art. Divinity put the utmost care and attention into every candle we make and we want you to get the most from your purchase!!
Mishelle xx