Why does my soy candle burn so quickly?
Why does my soy candle burn so quickly? Tunneling. Tunneling occurs when a candle wick consumes too much fuel (wax+fragrance) too quickly. Instead of a slowly forming, wide melt pool that extends to the edges of a container, a narrow melt pool forms in the center and burns down quickly, leaving a large amount of wax on the sides of the container. How do you make soy candles burn slower? Keep the Wick Trimmed Candles that burn unevenly also burn more quickly. Many people don't know this simple trick that applies to store-bought as well as homemade candles. By keeping...