While aromatherapy candles create an atmosphere, problems such as black smoke and tunneling trouble many users. Reporters found that these problems are mostly caused by improper operation, and can be effectively avoided by mastering the correct methods.

Industry practitioners said that black smoke from aromatherapy candles is mainly caused by too long wicks. It is recommended to trim the wick to 0.5-0.7 cm before each lighting to reduce insufficient combustion.

For the first lighting, keep it for 2-3 hours to make the wax surface melt evenly, avoiding “tunneling” – the situation where the middle of the candle is concave and the edge remains, which can be improved with the help of a smart cover or absorbent paper disc.

In addition, using matches to light is easy to produce sulfur smell, so pulse igniters are recommended; do not blow out the candle with your mouth when extinguishing it, but use a candle snuffer or cover it to prevent soot from falling.

It is worth noting that the candle should be stopped when it burns to the remaining 0.5 cm to avoid burning the container or causing danger; in high temperature in summer, the candle can be put in the refrigerator for a while to relieve oil leakage.

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