I’ve let a Yankee candle burn for a really long time, certainly longer than 4 hours, and I’ve still had tunneling. I think some wax melts at different rates.
Hair dryer/heat gun does this trick far more safely. You could also do a shallow double boiler water bath just under the label-if that's your concern, otherwise use more water for a faster all over melt. Just recenter wick with a couple flat chop sticks.
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I am a candle maker and in no way should u ever use a hair dryer the blower is far to strong that’s not got advice a heat or embossing gun will work because the air flow is not to strong hair dryers will splash wax everywhere possibly burning someone or ruining their tables or clothes
I'm just going to say it now if you don't trust yourself to put the candle inside of the oven... you can just put boiling water in a small pot. Boil the water and place your candle in the middle without allowing the water to go into the actual candle. As this video says just make sure to keep an eye on it and wait for a pool of wax to form before taking it out.
I buy Jo Malone candles which are expensive and I got fed up with wasting so much wax caused by tunneling. I asked them in store and the advice they gave was to light the candle ONLY until the flat top layer has melted and then blow the candle out. They say that without the lid on, the scent will still fill the room for an hour or two after this, then put the lid back on until next time. They suggested the reason I was getting tunnelling was because I was leaving the candle lit for a few hours which they said was not necessary to enjoy the scent. I have a new candle and am going to try out what they have suggested. Great video by the way, and something I will try on my used candles.
I did this today with a candle and it worked a treat! I also always have lumps left over at the end of a candle and I put them all in a Pyrex jug in the oven, then make wax melts from them
You shouldn't blow out candles anyway if you can help it. The BEST way is to put them out by dipping the wick into the melted wax. Not only does this make it easier to light them next time, but it also preserves the wick AND you won't have a room filled with smoke. ;)
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I'd rather wrap the top with tin foil. Putting them in the oven like that makes them release scent and all you're doing is scenting the inside of your oven instead of your house where you can enjoy it. Foiling it allows the lit candle to pool across the top while still scenting your home and you have a lot less of a risk of shattering the jar or burning yourself (taking them out of an oven).
Thanks for your input, yeah its a quick way to sort the problem, just dont forget they are in there ( i have done that and ended up with a cracked jar,lol ) all the best, Mark.
Yaya I found out a solution to find ur lost wick so basically get a qtip (cotton bud) and cut it in half, poke the end into the candle near the wick but have the fuzzy part facing upwards and light the fuzzy bit and it burns down to ur wick woohoo also I wrapped tin foil around my candle and it fixed the tunneling and made it nice and smooth
Cool advice about the lost wick, thanks for the great comment, yeah i have to tin foil most of mine to assist in the pooling due to the cooler weather here.
I was just looking for this! I have a tunneling candle and if I melt it to make it even, the wick most definitely will get buried in the wax once it dries. Does your advice work for my case? Or am I doomed to lose the wick?
If the wick is too short just carve the wax away and place a new wick. Then add the removed wax around the wick. Then use the oven method and you fixed it.
Thanks for the video. I bought a candle from The Art of Shaving that started tunneling. The candles are not cheap considering I could probably just go to the dollar store and get one. So finding a way to fix it helped me get my money’s worth
Never wasted, just scrape off the sides and in the candle warmer. You can also use a candle warmer that you put the actual candle on and keep it in the jar and it works amazing 🤷♂️
Many people treat scented candles like air freshener - a quick fix. People don’t realize scented candles are meant to burn for at minimum 6 hours. If you burn them for a minimum 6 hours at a time, and trim the wick to 1/4 inch before burn, and no tunneling.
Hi Amigo! It's been a while. Glad to see you uploading some videos again :) ...It's pretty cold down here too. I may get some of those candles to accompany hour rainy nights. I findit soooo soothing staring at a candles.
OR you can just put your candles in a Pyrex baking dish, then put it in the oven. you can just take the baking dish out when you're done. OR put the candles in a microwave for 1 minute. That's what I did 😁
yes sometimes the wick is under the melted wax, the only thing to do is pour away some of the wax which is a shame but better to lose a little than the whole candle. cheers for the comment.
@@hallierothsinger654 the trick is to burn the candle until you get a pool of wax on the first burn, around 3 hours depending of the heat of the place you are living. also cheap candles will alway tunnel no mater what, so its best to get a good quality candle.
I’m afraid when it gets that bad the only way is to pour lots of wax away to reveal the wick, which is a big waste, the best thing to do is don’t let that candle form a so big tunnel, most wicks are stuck down to the bottom of the jar so will never float, all the best with your candles.
@@KevinArcade87 I have used an apple corer to remove a useless wick along with the wax and then replaced the wick with a new one. Melted the removed wax and poured down the hole, trim the wick once cooled and solid again.
@@mrb2917 yeah, but if you finagle it you can direct the wax to pour to the sides to give it room. You are right though that it almost always drowns the wick and the wax trailing different ways around the edge gives the candle an ugly look, but I only use my candles for scent and not looks anyway haha
Wrong, @Lucy's Life. Because despite popular misunderstanding, medium-large piece of metal in there is just fine. The walls of the oven are made of metal! Some even have racks and probes that are metal. Those tabs are thick enough that they won't zap up like foil, metal leafing, or "steel wool" does.
I got frustrated with pooling drowning out my candles and also they can make a waxy mess, now I just ask my girlfriends if we can have sex without romantic candles, but I can play romantic music in the background
My gormless partner put my tunnelled large yankee candle in the microwave but didnt tell me,he then put it on for 4 minutes and went off and forgot all about it..nxt thing i know there was a massive bang and explosion and the whole candle blew up in the microwave molten hot wax absolutely everywhere mixed with smashed glass..He cleaned it out...he said...and nothing could be saved..4 days later microwaving a mug of milky hot chocolate,it came out with 2inches of blue wax floating on the top...2 hours later the microwave conked out for good...the whole house smelt bloody lovely but oh my days what an expensive stupid waste as A i had to buy a new microwave and B the candle was ruined anyway...the flippin idiot.
With a new candle you should light it until the whole of the surface is liquid then blow it out, this should stop tunnelling. Also the scent from a candle comes from the liquid (not the flame) depending on its ‘throw’ (how far the scent travels) so to have it lit after the whole surface is liquid is simply wasting your candle...I hope this makes sense 👍🏼
