Beeswax is a wax made by young honeybees to build their comb. What beeswax is made of, how bees make it, how beekeepers harvest it, and why it suits an unscented pillar candle.
What are candles made of? Wax and a wick, and often fragrance, colour and hardeners on top. A plain guide to every candle ingredient and wax type, and why ours are made of beeswax, soy and cotton a...
Why do some candles burn faster than others? The wick, draughts, how long you burn them, placement and shape decide it. What each one does, and how to make a candle burn longer.
How long to burn a candle the first time: at least two hours, never more than four. Why the first burn sets the pattern for every burn after it, and how it works for pillar and taper candles.
Why are candles so expensive? Where the money in a candle goes, how to work out what a candle costs per hour of light, and what our own candles come to.
Taper candles are the tall, slender candles of the dinner table. What they are made of, how long they are, how long they burn, why some drip, and how to choose them.
The best candles for a dinner table give light without adding a scent to the meal. How tall they should be, how many to use, whether to choose tapers or pillars, and how to keep them burning beauti...
Beeswax and soy wax are both good candle waxes, but they behave very differently. How the two differ, whether one is better, and why we pour our unscented pillars from a 50/50 blend of both, withou...
How to put out a candle properly: why a snuffer is the calmest way, how to put a candle out without blowing it, and what to do with the wick afterwards so a natural wax pillar keeps burning evenly.