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Burning & "Hugging" Pillars

Our pillars are made with braided cotton core wicks. The candle wick is sized to the pillar to burn as close the the edge as possible without it burning through the sides and spilling wax.

Shown below is one of our 2.5 inch wide medium size pillars. It is important to keep an eye on the pillars while they are burning. The pillar on the right shows the wick curling to one side after prolonged burning and weakening that side of the candle. Pushing it up straight, along with keeping the wicks trimmed, will keep the wax pool centered in the candle.

 

"Hugging" the pillar is the term we use for gently squeezing the wax in towards the center while the pillar is warm. This will allow all the wax in the candle to be consumed and keep the candle from "tunneling", where the sides do not completely burn.

 

 

 

 

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