Candle Safety

• Use a flat, stable and heat-resistant surface.
• Keep the candle away from curtains, bedding, paper, furniture, clothing and other flammable materials.
• Do not position it beneath shelves, cabinets or other overhanging surfaces.
• Keep it away from draughts, fans and open windows.

The container must be clean, dry, undamaged, stable and suitable for candle use. Do not use cracked glass, lightweight containers, flammable materials or anything that may tip easily.

Remove matches, wick trimmings and packaging from around the candle before you light it.

Follow the instructions supplied with your refill, vessel or set. Different container widths and shapes may require different wick placement or quantities.

For one wick, use a container at least 10cm wide inside. Wider containers can take more wicks — each about 5cm from the sides.

Glass, ceramic and metal may be suitable, but material alone is not enough. The vessel must be designed or reasonably suitable for candle heat, free from damage and able to remain stable during use.

Place every wick about 5cm from the sides, with at least 1cm of pearls under it. The flame must never touch the container.

Do not use plastic, thin decorative glass, cracked ceramics, paper containers, wooden containers or objects that can melt, ignite or become unstable.

Push the wick into the pearls so it stands upright on its own, with at least 1cm of pearls under it and about 0.6cm showing. It should never touch the base or rest against the side.

Extinguish the candle if the flame becomes unusually large, unstable, flickers repeatedly or produces visible smoke. Allow everything to cool before adjusting or replacing the wick.

Wicks can sit close together, but closer than you need just wastes wax. About 5cm apart, they quickly share one big melt pool; further apart than 5cm, each keeps its own small pool. What matters most is the distance from the container: about 5cm from the sides and at least 1cm of pearls underneath.

Do not add, remove, reposition or trim a wick while it is lit or while the wax is hot. Extinguish the flame and let the setup cool fully first.

Extinguish the candle whenever you leave the room, even briefly, and always before sleeping.

Never carry, tilt or reposition a burning candle. The vessel and melted wax may be hot. Let the candle cool completely before touching or moving it.

Never add fragrance oil, essential oil, water or any other liquid to a burning candle or hot wax. Added substances can alter combustion and create a fire or injury risk.

Patterns in coloured pearls, our stencils and decor pearls belong on the surface, away from the wick. Anything that can burn — dried flowers, paper, fabric — is used at your own risk: keep it well away from the flame and never let it reach the melted wax.

Place lit candles where children and pets cannot reach, brush against, pull, climb towards or knock the setup.

Each wick is designed to go out on its own when it is finished, and the pearls help cover the flame if a candle is knocked. It is still a real flame: never leave it unattended and keep it out of reach.

Keep loose wax pearls, spare wicks, fragrance products and packaging away from children and animals when not in use.

An adult should remain in the room and be able to respond immediately. Cameras, monitors or being elsewhere in the home are not substitutes.