You're Doing It Wrong: How to Burn + Extinguish Your Candles So They Last Longer

A candle curator shares his favorite candles + candle care accessories—but first, he wants us to know we're probably burning our candles all wrong.

[tropicalfoodforest_]

Everyone needs this!! Thank you. You are wonderful!!

[FCFAraneta]

I love it. I got into scented candles recently and needed to know how to do this 😭

[stephonwolph]

I thought buying a candle and lighting it was simple and straight forward until I actually started using one. This was very informative lol

[CoCoGardner]

Candle snuffers are also great for extinguishing taper candles. If you don’t, you could end up cleaning wax off of a table. I didn't think you'd have to worry about soot around the rim of the expensive soy candles, but you need to keep the wick trimmed as well. . Thanks for the worthy video!

[Contantina]

The lluima lid or a lamp candle warmer really works for the candle tunneling. I just wish bath and body works would follow that

[forastero]

Question here: do you get rid if the melted wax once you extinguish the candle? Or do you let it evaporate over time?

[axtiexe]

this is so helpful !! thank you so much for the easy explaination!

[LorwelDonquist]

So many things u said that I was beginning to suspect now that I’m buying more candles thanks for the tips and reinforcement definitely need to not light candles Willy nilly and blow out but my mom always said cut the wick 🕯👍

[annalisa]

We need to find a tool to TRIM the wick when it’s deep down in the jar. Very difficult to keep wick a quarter inch tall without a tweezer made especially for that ! Please advise.

[Lisa_Evers]

I thought I knew everything about burning candles but.... so regarding the foil around the candle, is this to actually say that...if I have a candle that's almost been used half-way, and I have a 'pillar' of wax inside the glass candle holder...where the wax didn't burn/melt all the way out...that if I burn the candle the next time with foil around the outside, that I can actually get all the extra wax around the sides...wax that previously was just creating like a pillar around the actual melted candle wax...that I can get it to start melting OUTWARD? So cool..and good to know...as I HATE wasting perfectly good and sometimes expensive wax.

My current candle addiction is Le Labo. Pricey, but oh so nice!

[allentrice]

I need it for my mother! She's likes candles! Nice video by the way!

[vijayalakshmilb]

Do we have to let it burn to the edge every time we light the candle??

[georgebowman]

I didn't know there was an art to this but those were some good tips. lol My wick 😂 haha. 👍

[KL-qhsb]

Hey thanks for vidoe. I find the snuffer/wick dipper method still produces a level of smoke. Is there any smoke free method or tricks?

[divvyboi]

i used a metal cup instead of a snuffer

[lauran.]

does the candle snuffer work on the tall candles as well? and doesn't it get wax on it? you just have to sit there waiting till it dries? lol

[JiPW]

W video not a bunch of fluff just tips and tricks wish some overwatch video did that

[Bgal]

But how a grown A@@ man get on tv talking about blowing out a candle??? Know your MINISTY and this must be his.