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Candle Care Tips: How to care for your Mexican sculpture Talavera candles

Candle Care Tips: How to Care for Your Mexican Sculpture Talavera Candles

Candles do more than just smell good; they create ambiance and elevate the look of your home. Proper care is essential to ensure you get the best experience from your candles. Here are our top De Rosa Candle care tips to help you enjoy every moment safely and maximize your candle's lifespan.

1. Keep Candles Out of Direct Sunlight

Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight can cause your candle's color to fade. Additionally, the heat can cause the wax to soften or sweat. Store your candle in a cool, shaded area away from windows and other heat sources to preserve its appearance and performance.

2. Embrace Frosting and Know How to Handle It

Frosting is a natural process that occurs with soy wax over time. While it's harmless and a hallmark of natural wax, it creates a frosty finish on the surface of the candle. Frosting won't affect the candle's performance or scent, but if frosting bothers you, simply rub the surface gently with a warm finger to smooth it out.

3. Trim Your Wick to 1/4" Before Each Burn

As your candle burns, sometimes the wick and wax get used at different rates depending on the conditions where you are using the candle. Before lighting your candle, use scissors or a wick trimmer to cut the wick to about 1/4 inch. A properly trimmed wick ensures a clean, even burn and prevents excessive soot and smoke. A shorter wick creates a steady flame and reduces the risk of the wick mushrooming or producing black smoke. Don't cut the wick too short or it will drown as the wax melts and put itself out.

4. Burn Until the Melt Pool Reaches the Edges

For the first burn, it's important to let the wax melt across the entire candle surface, all the way to the edges. This process usually takes about 1.5 hours for De Rosa candles but varies on the size of the candle. Allowing a full melt pool prevents tunneling and wick drowning, which leads to reducing the candle's lifespan.

5. Use a Flame-Proof Tray for Safety

Burning your candle on a flame-proof tray or surface is a must. The tray catches any melted wax that may overflow and protects your furniture from heat damage. This step ensures your surfaces remain clean and your burn sessions stay worry-free. After the wax dries, it can be removed from the tray relatively easily. We've used plates before since the wax blend is organic, and the cleanup is easy.

6. Avoid Burning Candles in Drafty Areas

A strong draft can cause uneven burning, flickering flames, and excess soot. Place your candle in a stable, draft-free location to ensure the flame burns steadily and efficiently. Avoid areas near open windows, fans, or air conditioning vents.

7. Never Leave a Candle Unattended

Safety is always a priority when burning candles. Never leave a burning candle unattended, even for a short time. Make it a habit to extinguish your candle if you need to leave the house or go to sleep. This simple practice can prevent accidents and give you peace of mind.

8. Limit Burn Time to Two Hours

While it's tempting to let your candle burn for hours on end to enjoy the smell and vibes, it's best to limit each session to about two hours. Extended burns can cause the wick to overheat, leading to uneven burning and a shorter lifespan for your candle. Two hours is just enough time to enjoy its glow and fragrance while maintaining optimal performance.

9. Stop Burning When One Inch of Wax Remains

Once your candle has about an inch of wax left at the bottom, it's time to stop burning it. Burning past this point can cause the wick to fall over and pose a safety risk.

Following these simple yet effective candle care tips will ensure your candles burn safely, last longer, and bring maximum enjoyment to your home. Shop our signature candle collection and see how they add a touch of contemporary Mexican styling to your home.

Candle Care

FOR BEST RESULTS

Use a heat-proof holder on a flat, draft-free surface.
Never leave a burning candle unattended or move it while lit.
Trim the wick to 1/4 in. before each use.
For optimal results, limit burn time to 2 hours.
Stop burning when 1 in. of wax remains.
During the first burn, allow the melt pool to almost reach the edges to prevent tunnelling.

While all of our candles undergo thorough testing, please note that they are handmade, and individual candles may burn slightly differently.

How to Burn a Candle Safely

Before Lighting:

Before burning, always trim the wick to ¼ inch. You can use a wick trimmer, nail clippers, or scissors. Long or crooked wicks can cause uneven burning, dripping or flaring.
Keep the wax pool clear of wick trimmings, matches and debris at all times.
Always use a candleholder specifically designed for candle use. It should be heat resistant, sturdy, and large enough to contain any drips or melted wax.

Burn candles in a well-ventilated room:

Avoid drafts, vents or air currents. This will help prevent rapid or uneven burning, sooting, and excessive dripping.
Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations on burn time and proper use. In general, it is recommended that candles do not burn for longer than four hours and cool for at least two hours before relighting.
When lighting a candle, use long matches or a long-reach lighter. Keep your hair and loose clothing away from the flame.

While Burning:

Never leave a candle unattended.
Never burn a candle on or near anything that can catch fire. Keep burning candles away from furniture, drapes, bedding, carpets, books, paper, flammable decorations, etc.
Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets. Do not place lighted candles where they can be knocked over by children, pets or anyone else.
Never touch or move a candle while it is burning or while the wax is liquefied.
Don’t burn a candle all the way down. For a margin of safety, discontinue burning a candle when 1 inches remains.
Place burning candles at least three inches apart from one another. This is to make sure they don’t melt one another, or create their own drafts that will cause the candles to burn improperly.
Extinguish a candle if the flame becomes too high or flickers repeatedly. Let the candle cool, trim the wick, and check for unwanted drafts before re-lighting.
Never use a candle as a night light or while you may fall asleep.
Be very careful if using candles during a power outage. Flashlights and other battery-powered lights are safer sources of light during a power failure. Never use a candle during a power outage to look for things in a closet, or when fueling equipment – such as a lantern or kerosene heater.

When Extinguishing a Candle:

Use a candle snuffer to extinguish a candle. It’s the safest way to prevent hot wax from splattering.
Never use water to extinguish a candle. Water can cause the hot wax to splatter and might break a glass container.
Make sure the candle is completely out and the wick ember is no longer glowing before leaving the room.
Don’t touch or move the candle until it has completely cooled.

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PARA OBTENER MEJORES RESULTADOS

Utiliza un soporte resistente al calor en una superficie plana y libre de corrientes de aire.
Nunca dejes una vela encendida sin supervisión ni la muevas mientras esté encendida.
Recorta la mecha a 5 mm antes de cada uso.
Para obtener resultados óptimos, limita el tiempo de quemado a 2 horas.
Deja de quemarla cuando queden 2 pulgadas de cera.
Durante la primera quema, permite que el charco de cera casi alcance los bordes para evitar la formación de túneles.
Aunque todas nuestras velas son sometidas a pruebas exhaustivas, ten en cuenta que son hechas a mano y es posible que cada vela queme ligeramente de manera diferente.

Cómo quemar una vela de manera segura

Antes de encender:

Antes de quemarla, siempre recorta la mecha a ¼ de pulgada. Puedes usar un corta mechas, cortaúñas o tijeras. Las mechas largas o torcidas pueden causar quemado desigual, goteo o flambeo.
Mantén la piscina de cera limpia de recortes de mechas, fósforos y residuos en todo momento.
Siempre usa un portavelas específicamente diseñado para el uso de velas. Debe ser resistente al calor, robusto y lo suficientemente grande como para contener cualquier goteo o cera derretida.

Quema velas en una habitación bien ventilada:

Evita corrientes de aire, rejillas de ventilación o corrientes de aire. Esto ayudará a prevenir la quema rápida o desigual, el hollín y el goteo excesivo.
Sigue las recomendaciones del fabricante sobre el tiempo de quemado y el uso adecuado. En general, se recomienda que las velas no quemen durante más de cuatro horas y se enfríen durante al menos dos horas antes de volver a encenderlas.
Al encender una vela, usa cerillas largas o un encendedor de largo alcance. Mantén tu cabello y ropa suelta alejados de la llama.

Mientras esté quemando:

Nunca dejes una vela desatendida.
Nunca quemes una vela sobre o cerca de algo que pueda incendiarse. Mantén las velas encendidas alejadas de muebles, cortinas, ropa de cama, alfombras, libros, papel, decoraciones inflamables, etc.
Mantén las velas fuera del alcance de los niños y las mascotas. No coloques velas encendidas donde puedan ser derribadas por niños, mascotas o cualquier otra persona.
Nunca toques ni muevas una vela mientras esté quemando o mientras la cera esté licuada.
No quemes una vela hasta el final. Por margen de seguridad, deja de quemar una vela cuando quede 1/2 pulgada en el contenedor o 2 pulgadas si estás usando una vela de pilar.
Coloca las velas encendidas al menos a tres pulgadas de distancia unas de otras. Esto es para asegurarte de que no se derritan entre sí o creen sus propias corrientes de aire que harán que las velas quemen incorrectamente.
Extintingue una vela si la llama se vuelve demasiado alta o parpadea repetidamente. Deja que la vela se enfríe, recorta la mecha y verifica las corrientes de aire no deseadas antes de volver a encenderla.
Nunca uses una vela como luz nocturna o mientras puedes quedarte dormido.
Ten mucho cuidado si usas velas durante un corte de energía. Linternas y otras luces alimentadas por baterías son fuentes de luz más seguras durante una falla de energía.
Nunca uses una vela durante un corte de energía para buscar cosas en un armario o al cargar equipos, como una linterna o un calentador de queroseno.

Al extinguir una vela:

Usa un apagavelas para extinguir una vela. Es la forma más segura de evitar que la cera caliente salpique.
Nunca uses agua para apagar una vela. El agua puede hacer que la cera caliente salpique y podría romper un recipiente de vidrio.
Asegúrate de que la vela esté completamente apagada y que la brasa de la mecha ya no esté brillando antes de salir de la habitación.
No toques ni muevas la vela hasta que se haya enfriado por completo.

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