tangerine Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I know the conditions at which you pour your candle will affect its burn. But will the place where you light it affect its burn as well? Or what if you made the candle in the summer and burn it in the winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Since no one answered yet I'll take a stab at it. Humidity (moisture content), oxygen level, and drafts obviously, temperature (or how cold the wax is - I've heard its a deceptive trick to refrigerate candles to get longer burn stats), will affect how it burns.I don't have any proof, but I'm just going by how a fire itself burns, so I assume that would apply to a candle flame as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Thanks for your reply Henryk! I can't help but worry about how a candle burns once a customer brings it home. But I guess if I know I've tested, and tested, and tested yet again, then there shouldn't be anything to worry about. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappam Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 I am in Florida and I really really believe that the temp/humidity DOES effect the pouring - look - burning (wick) and everhtying else.I have poured when the weather is 'better' here and had a wonderful candle - then did the exact same candle when it was 'worse' and got frosting and wick acted 'goofy'.Makes one wonder what happens to our candles when we ship them to another location??? All the testing for the perfect combo goes right out the window! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Now I'm worried again. LOL. Maybe I should start testing paraffin. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soygirl Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 When I started selling candles, I had them wicked to burn nicely in a Wisconsin winter. The wicks didn't mushroom or smoke much. The wax melted completely off the sides of the jar. Then, when I burned them in summer, I began to have problems like bad wick mushrooming. I don't know if it is the heat or the humidity, but I imagine it is a combination of both. Whatever it is, my candles burn faster in the summer. At first I worried a lot about it, but I decided to stay with the wick I started with. After all, I don't know if my customers will burn my candles in the summer or winter, but I think it is more likely that they will burn them in the winter. If they burn them in the summer, they will have to put up with the wick mushrooms. If I felt the container got dangerously hot though, I would wick down a size, and put up with wax hang-up on the jars in the winter. But, since it doesn't seem to be a safety issue, I'm staying with the winter wick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 I guess I should stick to the wicks I've decided on and stop worrying. My brother tells me that it probably won't matter to the customer as long as the scent throws well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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