This article was co-authored by Filip Kabashi and by wikiHow staff writer, Hunter Rising. Filip Kabashi is a Candlemaking Expert based in Ontario, Canada. Filip and his brother Anton founded Berryline Candles in 2021, offering pet-safe candles handmade with coconut wax. Berryline’s candles are also paraffin-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free, phthalate-free, and cruelty-free. Committed to sustainability, Berryline Candles incorporates eco-friendly practices in production and packaging to minimize environmental impact. Berryline Candles has been featured in Biz X Magazine, The Penthouse Magazine, and the “Hello, Hello World” podcast. Berryline Candles is also a 2023 Community Votes Award winner for Best Candles in Windsor, a 2024 Canadian Choice Award Winner for Best Online Candle Shop and a 2024 Global Recognition Award recipient.
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You love the relaxing scent when you burn your favorite candle, but now it’s melting faster near the wick than it is around the edges. When a candle starts tunneling deeper, it doesn’t get a chance to melt all of the wax evenly. No matter how far your candle has tunneled, there are still lots of ways to melt the wax and restore the look of your candle. Keep reading, and we’ll walk you through the best fixes for your candle, as well as how to stop it from happening again.
Things You Should Know
- Wrap foil around the top edges of your candle while it’s lit. Burn your candle until the wax melts to the edges of the container.
- Heat the top layer of wax with a hair dryer to fix minor tunneling.
- Put your candle in the oven at 175 °F (79 °C) for 5 minutes to help melt the wax.
- Cut away the excess wax above the wick with a butter knife. Melt the wax in a wax warmer to continue using it.
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Warnings
- Stop burning your candle when there’s only 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) of wax left since the heat could damage the surface underneath.[11]Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.you.co.uk/how-to-fix-a-tunnelled-candle-foil/
- ↑ https://www.smellthescent.com/how-to-fix-candle-tunneling/
- ↑ https://www.thecandleconnoisseur.co.uk/post/has-your-candle-tunnelled-here-s-how-to-fix-it
- ↑ https://youtu.be/IaESMQbMqyg?t=34
- ↑ https://www.smellthescent.com/how-to-fix-candle-tunneling/
- ↑ https://www.gardenandhome.co.za/decor/candle-tunneling-fix/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/GGzMCT8UjZY?t=126
- ↑ https://www.smellthescent.com/how-to-fix-candle-tunneling/
- ↑ https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91XTrmZ-+FS.pdf