Welcome to Bellezza V natural candles, so you've purchased a natural Soy Wax candle.
Here are our 5 tips on how to help you care for your natural soy wax candles.

Your first burn is arguably your most important

When you burn your soy wax candle for the first time, it's important to burn it for at least 2 hours. You want the wax to burn all the way to the edge of the vessel. Soy wax can be known to have a "memory". Failing to burn all the way to the edge means that the next time you burn your candle, it tends to burn within the constraints of its first burn. If you never reach the edge, your candle will "tunnel" and there'll be a tonne of wax at the edge that is never used. No one wants that.

Trim your wick

Between burns, it's really important to trim your wick as this limits the amount of wick available for burning. This results in a more even burn and less soot emanating from your candle.

Enjoy the nuances of appearance

Changes to the appearance of your candle is natural. The beauty of natural soy wax is that it's versatile. The thing is, when making soy wax candles and pouring by hand, bubbles are bound to be created. These bubbles result in "sink" type holes in candles when burned. Whilst every effort is made to reduce this in the candle making process, at Bellezza V we like to celebrate the beauty of the natural forms soy wax and other natural wax take when melted.

Keep it on a heat resistant surface

For us naughty candle burners out there who leave them burning for longer than 3/4 hours at a time, we know that the candle vessels get hot hot hot. Mitigate the risk of accidents by placing your candle on a heat resistant surface where possible.

Dip it, don't blow it

If you have a cotton based wick - think of those more traditional candle wicks, then dip it in the wax to extinguish as opposed to blowing it out. This will stop the wick from smoking when extinguished and also provide a great wick surface to burn when lighting the candle again. For those who've made the switch to wood wicks, I'd recommend a candle snuffer as it will genuinely help with reducing the amount of smoke produced when you extinguish your candle.