Always choose a draught free spot to burn your candle. A gentle flame will mean your candle burns more evenly and will last longer. The first time you light your candle, leave it lit until the wax melts right across the surface to avoid tunneling.

Ideally wicks should be 5mm above the wax. Once you've lit your candle and let the wax melt across the whole surface, let it cool and reset. Before re-lighting trim the wick back to 5mm to avoid sooting or black marks.

We recommend burning your candle for between 1-4 hours at a time depending on size. Telltale signs of overheating are if the flame starts flickering fast and the top layer of melted wax is more than 4mm deep.

When you've enjoyed many hours of candlelit joy, we really encourage you to reuse the vessel. We offer refills on many of our candles. Alternatively, if you have a china or glass vessel, place it upside down on a newspaper in a low-heat oven to remove the remaining wax and give it a gentle wipe with kitchen towel. And hey presto, your vessel is back to its original glory!