How to Fix Tunneling in Any Candle

You pick out a beautiful candle and bring it home to add beauty and aroma to your home. Then, unfortunately, after a few hours of burn, it tunnels and looks horrible and unattractive.

How to Fix Tunneling in Any Candle

I used a 24″+/- piece of tin foil. Fold in half and then lengthwise. Wrap it around the candle and fold in ends. The fold-down top is enough to let good airflow into not extinguish the fire. Depending on how bad tunneling is left burn from 15 min up to 1 hr. This should ensure your candle to continue to burn evenly throughout the life of the candle.

WHY does a candle burn unevenly? There are many reasons a candle will tunnel.

1. Poor quality candle.
2. Did not burn long enough on the first burn.
3. The amount of wicks per diameter of the candle.
4. Did NOT trim the wick to 1/8 before the burn and each burn thereafter.

These are 3 Top reasons. As I mention in previous blogs there are a variety of wax types. Paraffin, Soy, Bees Wax, Coconut Wax, Gel, and Palm Wax. The more natural the wax the more expensive. Some may contain a blend of waxes. Lower-grade paraffin candles are more likely to have tunneling than others of Soy type wax. Be aware of dangerous candles. Usually, low-cost candles found in dollar stores and dept stores. Avoid any that contain paraffin or metal core wicks.

The first time a candle is lit it should burn up to 4 hrs. The amount of time usually depends on the diameter. A 2″ 2 hrs, a 4″ 4hrs.#-4 hrs should be a max time to burn a candle to preserve the scent.

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