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How to Care For Candles

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How to care for candles instructions: Upon arrival at home, make sure to smell the scent and take in the aroma! Thoroughly inspect your glass jar for imperfections, cracks, or damage caused during shipping.  If you believe your candle to be damaged, please notify us within 10 business days from delivery. Before lighting, allow your candle to adjust to room temperature to recover from changes in climate that may have occurred during shipping.   Trim the wick to 1/2 of an inch.  Keep the candle free of any foreign materials, including matches and wick trimmings.   Burn candle on a level, fire resistant surface in an open, well-ventilated area.  Keeping away from drafts, vibrations, or anything that may catch fire. Keep out of reach of children and pets. Never leave candle unattended. Burn a candle 1 hour per inch of diameter for even burning.  This will allow an even melting pool for form. When relighting, be sure to trim wick to pro...

Candles Are the Perfect Gift for Everyone

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The candle business is the fastest growing industry today, possibly because of our fast paced, stressful lives and our quest for relief! So with the idea of helping someone find a little enjoyment or relaxation, candles make the perfect gift for someone you know.  A candle is a way to show you care, that you have given your gift some thought (not just a quick run to the store for a bundle of flowers).  All At Wicks End JIC candles are hand poured, 100% soy, and clean cotton wicks.  Additional all our candles are made with the finest aromatherapy essential oils for a scent that is consistent throughout the life of the candle. Christmas is just 6 weeks away and candles have a long association with Christmas.  Candles where used during the ancient winter solstice celebrations to ward off evil spirits and as a way of remembering that spring would soon be on its way.  One of the earliest instances of candles being used at Christmas comes from the middle ag...