angelcandles Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 My candles look great and appear to be burning well. However, when I go to relight them in the morning after I’ve blown them out for the night, the flame grows very tall and a small trail of black soot comes up from it for about 3 seconds every time. Then the flame gets smaller and the soot disappears and it burns like all is well. Is this normal? It’s been a long time since I’ve purchased a candle from a store so I can’t figure out if this is normal or if my wicks are off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pughaus Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 you're relighting an untrimmed wick, I'm guessing? If so, yes, it's normal, especially if there's a bit of a leftover mushroom on there. I'm fine with this on my candles as long as it settles down and trims itself in a few seconds. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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