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Why is my candle wick mushrooming? (and how to fix it)
If your candle wick grows a little black ball on the tip while it burns, that is mushrooming. It looks like a tiny toadstool of carbon sitting on the flame, and it is one of the most common candle questions we get. The short answer: it is a build-up of carbon the flame cannot…
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Why does my candle tunnel? (and how to fix it)
Candle tunnelling almost always comes down to a short first burn. Here is what causes it, how to fix a tunnelled candle, and how to prevent it.