Trimming candle wicks to a quarter of an inch always feels like an optional step. But doing so keeps your indoor air quality better. As I sit in my bedroom with a candle on one side and an air ...

Aside from ensuring you don’t light them near curtains or any other potential fire hazard, there are proper ways to light candles. For example, you should trim your wick before each burn. Here’s why.

I was thinking about a video I recently saw about candles. Before seeing the video, I had never given candles much thought. They did what they did, and they seemed trivially simple in their structure.

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Many people burn candles at home, whether for the scent or the glow and elegance, but what you do not know about them can hurt you. Studies show that when some candles burn, they release dangerous ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: These candle wicks burn in a spiral. Spiral Light Candles in Minnesota makes them. A machine wraps the cotton wick in a spiral around a small mold.

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Dear Heloise: I really enjoy candles and have many that I’ve purchased when traveling across the United States. Is there any concern today about the metal wicks? I believe years ago there was a risk ...