CANDLE CARE

We want your GODSCENT Candles to bring you peace and joy while filling your space with our heavenly scents that inspire love, creativity and relaxation. For the most effective and safe way to do this, please follow our candle care tips below.

When lighting for the first time burn until wax melts across entire surface to the sides of vessel. This prevents tunneling, and creates an even burn for the duration of the candle’s life. This may take up to 2-4 hours.

Lighting a wood wick candle is a bit different than lighting a traditional cotton wick. When lighting your candle tilt it on an angle and let the flame travel across the length of the wick so the whole wick is burning evenly. It may take more than once to light your wick, especially on the first go. There's no harm in trying again or if the wick looks too long be sure to trim it down a bit before firing it up.Your wick shouldn't produce smoke or soot, if it is that means it needs to be trimmed.​

  1. Trim wick to ¼ of an inch before each burn to promote an even burn, steady flame and limit sooting/mushrooming of wick.
  2. To preserve the fragrance, do not burn your candle more than 4 hours at a time.
  3. Trim the candle wick after each burn. This is very important to prevent the candles from smoking on the next burn or from burning the sides of the glass. We recommend trimming them to 1/4th to 1/8th of an inch each time.  Invest in a good pair of wick trimmers that will cut and remove the excess wick cleanly.
  4. If soot ever forms on the inside of the vessel, extinguish candle, wait for it to cool, then wipe with a clean damp cloth. Trim wick and relight.
  5. Please keep the wax pool free of wick trimmings, matches and debris at all times.
  6. Extinguish candle with a snuffer, or dip wick into melted wax and then straighten wick to prevent smoking and also prevent hot wax from splattering. Do not blow out.
  7. Extinguish a candle if it smokes, flickers, or the flame becomes too high. These signs indicate the candle is not burning properly and the flame isn't controlled. Let the candle cool, trim the wick, then check for drafts before re-lighting.
  8. To maximize scent throw, burn in desired space for 30 mins with the door closed. Open windows and doors will disperse scent.
  9. Always store your candles in a cool, dark and dry place.  Avoid placing your candles where they will be directly exposed to sunlight or harsh indoor lighting.
  10. Remove dust and fingerprints from a candle by gently rubbing the surface with a piece of nylon or a soft cloth. The cloth can be dry or slightly dampened with water.
  11. Do not burn your candle all the way down.  Always leave at least ½ inch of non-molten wax at the bottom.
  12. Always burn candle within sight