I’m candle obsessed & you’ve been burning yours all wrong – how to get the perfect burn & make them last loads longer | The Sun

IF you’re a candle lover you’ll know this is the season for you. 

With lovely winter scents and budget friendly dupes there’s loads for us to choose from. 


Candles are small and easy to add a little warmth and atmosphere to your home. 

But are you burning them correctly?

One TikToker has revealed there is a right and wrong way to burn your candles. 

Burning them correctly will help them last longer.

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Abby Pierron shares home hack videos online. 

In a recent video she showed viewers how to correctly burn candles.

She said: “Here are two things that any person who burns a candle should know.”

Abby continued. “The first time you burn a candle you should burn it long enough that you get a wax melt all the way to the outer edge.”

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Abby explained why this is important.

She said: “If you blow it out before it gets to the outer edge your candle will continue to cone in the shape of however far out it melted the first time and it will do this for the life of the candle.” 

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This called 'tunnelling', luckily there is a quick fix.

Abby said. “Now in the case of this guy his wick is slightly off centre  so we’re not getting melt all the way to the edge so here’s how your gonna fix it.”

She said: “Take a piece of foil and wrap it around and create a little hut make sure its open at the top but this is going to encapsulate the heat and help better distribute the melt to the outer edge.”

Abby says: “This will lengthen the life of your candles substantially.”

Another tip trim your wicks before you light them. 

Abby’s video now has over 778,000 views.  

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One commenter said: “Oh that's why my candles do that! I thought all my furniture was slightly tilted!”

Another commenter said: “It's not just the first time – you are supposed to reach the full melting pool every time, otherwise the candle will tunnel.”


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