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.
Excellent Video clip! Sorry for the intrusion, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Honulian Wiffy Remover (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for making money as a candle maker without the hard work. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my good mate called Gray finally got excellent success with it.
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 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
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.
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
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.
This is just superb, I have been researching "how do i make candle wax" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Cenadoelyn Candle Contemplation - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
Just wonderful, been searching for "interesting candle facts" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Cenadoelyn Candle Contemplation - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my brother in law got great results with it.
+ MBreak1This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "can i use essential oils in candle making?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Peyadison Peerless Prestige - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a smashing one of a kind guide for discovering how to make candles for fun or money minus the hard work. I've heard some great things about it and my neighbor got amazing results with it.
Appreciate video content! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Honulian Wiffy Remover (probably on Google)? It is a great one off product for making money as a candle maker minus the headache. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my buddy at very last got great success with it.
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.
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. ;)
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).
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.
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?
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 🤷♂️
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
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.
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.
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 👍🏼
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
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 had no idea tunneling was because I blew them out too early I really appreciated everything in this video.
Yes, you always want to burn a new candle until the entire surface has melted evenly, usually about 4 hours.
Not necessarily some candles are just shit, the wick is not in the middle, etc etc
This also happens because the candle is too wide for one wick only. Im starting my candle business and just had the same problem:)
I never blew mine out too early it just tunneled
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.
Why don't candle makers just make candles taller and thinner, thus avoiding tunnelling.
They want to make money,and it’s mass produced.
You can buy candle sticks lmao
They want to sell more
@@cat46368 yeah, but the smelliest ones are big mothers!
Or use more than one wick for wider jars
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.
Great Idea
Excellent Video clip! Sorry for the intrusion, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Honulian Wiffy Remover (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for making money as a candle maker without the hard work. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my good mate called Gray finally got excellent success with it.
thanks for this comment because the foil option wasn’t working and i was too afraid to try the option shown in the video
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
👌 awesome
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.
Thank you for this!!! Jus fixed my Yankee candle, 25 mins in oven set at 100•c!! I checked every few mins!! #hero
Thanks Adele, yeah its all about keeping an eye on them. Glad this helped.
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
AHHHH Thanks man, I tried using a lighter around the edges of the candle to try and melt them down, didn’t work at all so thanks ☺️👍🏼
Worked an absolute treat, thanks for this amazing lifehack!
Thank you!! I am on it now!! You saved my candles! :)
I could listening to this voice all day
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.
ooh, let us know your results 😃
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
Glad it helped
TFS! Pretty cool method. I have only done the tin foil but love this. Also, thanks to you I dip my wicks to extinguish now and love it!
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.
Good stuff ! I have the 623g jar and tunneling always annoy me.
“Found my lost chip.”
lol
This is just superb, I have been researching "how do i make candle wax" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Cenadoelyn Candle Contemplation - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my cousin got great results with it.
Just wonderful, been searching for "interesting candle facts" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Cenadoelyn Candle Contemplation - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my brother in law got great results with it.
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MBreak1This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "can i use essential oils in candle making?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Peyadison Peerless Prestige - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a smashing one of a kind guide for discovering how to make candles for fun or money minus the hard work. I've heard some great things about it and my neighbor got amazing results with it.
Appreciate video content! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Honulian Wiffy Remover (probably on Google)? It is a great one off product for making money as a candle maker minus the headache. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my buddy at very last got great success with it.
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.
yeah thanks, been busy so find it hard to get the time for youtube. cheers for the cool comment.
Thank you, this was very helpful!
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. ;)
i just put the jar lid back on
That sounds like good advice. Can you tell me why my candles emit black smoke when I burn them?
Very informative thank you I will pass this information on xx glad I found ur channel Michelle uk ❤️
Very helpful, thank you for this!
Your Welcome
Thanks!! Worked very well!!
A wooden tooth pick works well too for a new wick. This is Ruby's 8 year old daughter.
use candle warmers :D got one and im pleased with it
Thank You! Great solution ♥️😊
This is a really great idea!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
your welcome
Brilliant! Thank you :)
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).
I agree , but in winter the foil method just does not seem to work . but your right my last roast dinner did taste of vanilla cupcake lol
Thanks, really big help
Brilliant tip! Thanks
your welcome
Good tip that Mark.....thanks.
Cheers mate.
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.
Ok ok! I promise I’ll watch them and I won’t forget they’re in there!!
Omg ... i read Bali written there.. i am balinese 🙌🏻
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.
@@mbreak1 your welcome :)
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?
Yes this works perfectly!
What is the best temperature and time - generally - I have a 3 wick shallow one - see pic -
i’ve taken a small torch on low flame to the sides where it’s not tunneling & it whorls just fine the same way
Sounds good and quicker, thanks for the input.
Could these also be melted in a stovetop pan on the lowest setting? wouldnt this be similar to a candle warmer?
You're doing the lords work.
Is there anything you can do if youve trimmed the wick too far
Yes it does tunnel if you blow them out to soon… but also, if the wick is too small for the diameter, it will just keep tunneling!
THANK YOU!!!! Really!!
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 🤷♂️
What do you class as a “medium” heat?
electric 120
They will still tunnel if you end up having to blow it out soon or
I personally think the foil way is safer than putting them in the oven.
I just put the jar of candle on boiling water and wait it melt, hope this help
Or just heat them with a heatgun
My candles don’t really tunnel, but they burn pretty uneven because I suck at trimming wicks I guess.
Damn i just use a wax melter. Whatever is left over just cut out with a knife and throw it in the melter
Can you put them in a hot boiling water pan
I use a candle lamp warmer until the top is all melted to prevent it from tunneling.
What to do if the lid is sinking?
what do you do if the wick is inside of the pool like the wick cant be seen from the top anymore and is like under so i cant burn it
its a shame but have to tip some wax away
Use a blow-dryer if you don't have a heat gun.
Fix a candle? How often do you repair a candle?
I just bought a pack of 50 candle wicks for 2 pounds.Then melted the old candle wax when I had enough of it.. and made a new candle that way 🙂
Interesting technique
What does one do about the wick that is far inside the candle tunnel and burned away? Will it float to the top once the excess side wax has melted?
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.
Just carve the wick out and buy a new wick. Place removed wax back around the wick and use the wax method
@@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.
The wick is too small for that jar
Can I microwave it?
Thank you for the tip! But what if (most definitely) when the wax melts it will cover and drown what I have left of the wick? How can I save the wick?
Use a tablespoon/teaspoon to scoop out some of the wax when it's melted.
Soak some melted wax up with paper towel or toilet paper as the wax is melting when you first light it
Can you use a torch to melt the higher levels of the wax down?
Tried this.. usually doesn’t work. I’ve cracked my fair share of candles
Just use a candle warmer, either all the time or until the wax is level.
Everytime i let the candle burn to supposedly prevent tunneling, it just burns around the wick and tunnels anyway
Depends on the heat in the house, and the weather. thanks for the comment.
It most likely is because the wick is too small for the candle.
What temp in the oven ?
I just watch it until wax starts to melt. no real fixed temp.
You can also just light your candle for an hour or so and it’ll get the pool as well
nope, it drowns the wick
@@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
Can somebody tell me what's the temperature that I need to have the oven on and how long do I need to put the candles in the oven for?
the temperature is hair dryer. don't use an oven.
what temp would you suggest for the oven
low heat thanks for the comment
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.
Your oven needs a clean mush
Would the tunnel not form again? Over and over again?
not if you burn it for a long time to form a pool. cheers.
What about the Pilar candles? How can I avoid tunneling?
I have found hugging the top, curling it in a little, helps with a pillar candle. Since you can't do that with a jar candle, this option is wonderful!
your suggestion sounds super dangerous
@poppy945 I know right!? I think I'd be too scared to try this!
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 😁
You can put glass in the oven
I use my radiator. Great minds!
thanks for the comment
Doesn't that melt the bottom not the top though?
That's fine of it's a candle in a glass jar.
I went in and took out the wax that was tunneling and I fixed it and made another candle with the wax that was tunneling
Seems a little to dangerous for me personally
Hi can i do this in an oven toaster?
prob best not. cheers for the comment
But now the wick is too short
"Also... as well"? Haha, oops.
I’m worried that the wick will be buried if I try this. I’m not sure how to fix this! HELP!!!!
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.
MBreak1 I tried it but it keeps tunneling further. Even at angle
@@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 wonder if microwaving would work.
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.
Good tip but its not economical as electricity or gas is more expensive than wax
I've used a microwave with very good results.
I was just thinking about this
You're lucky
as most candles wicks are attached to a little peace of metal at the bottom of the candle , very dangerous in the microwave
Just use a heat gun to melt it back even, that also prevents sinkholes
Would a hairdryer work?
I tried to microwave it but it formed a flat nice pool BUT my wick got lost and the whole £10 candle was wasted
shamla just heat the top layer on top of the wick and pour that wax out to expose the wick again
I tried this. But the metal wick holder at the bottom of the jar started sparking. So, I don't think I'd recommend this method :-).
I like your accent,
Thanks
How do u prevent that
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 👍🏼
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
Candles have memeory
Can I put it in the microwave?
I will try that
Can you microwave it?
probably but i have not done so
Or... you could just use the microwave oven instead of a conventional one.
microwave could catch fire
@@ElectroTechno: No it won't, because I've already done it and it's fine.
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.
You can leave them in the sun too. Same results
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Nice accent you have
JUST CAP YOUR CANDLE instead of blowing it out
How does he not stop talking? (Helpful video though.)
lol and thanks