Three wick pillar candles are very popular to use as centerpieces in your home or for events.  One of the reasons is, that at 6 inches in diameter, their size alone makes an impressive display without much additional work needed.  Simply adding a floral candle ring or surrounding it with other decorative accents is enough.  However, with such a large candle comes the potential for a large mess if proper care is not taken to avoid it.  Here are helpful instructions to make your large 3 wick candles burn great and keep the liquid wax where it is supposed to be… inside the pillar.

First and foremost (and this goes with any candle) don’t place it directly on any surface that could be damaged by heat or wax.  Put your 3 wick pillar candles in or on a large enough holder to catch any melted wax that could spill over the edge. If the liquid wax pool gets too close to the edge, it may melt through the side wall and run out of the candle.  If not caught

Why Does This Happen?

We have received a couple of emails from some customers regarding 3 wick candles they had purchased and are having some trouble with.  The main question has been, “Why did my candle crack down the side and why did it burn down so fast?”.  So today I am going to address this question (we have already answered our customers, of course).

Wax Is Supposed to Melt

First lets talk about how a 3 wick candle, or any pillar candle, should burn.  Unlike a candle that is made in a container such as a jar or votive cup, a pillar candle is ALL fuel. 

I got home from a pretty hard and stressful day of work at the candle factory on Thursday evening. When I walked in the basement door off of our garage, I was greeted by my 2 daughters, my wife, and the fantastic smell of whatever it was my wife had baked that afternoon. The air was filled with a hint of cinnamon, nutmeg, something sweet like cream cheese, and something else I couldn’t quite place. All I know is it was good. Being the kind of guy who enjoys baked goods, more than chocolates and candies, I was kind of excited. I greeted my wife and daughters then proceeded up the stairs to ditch my work stuff, and of course, take a peek into the kitchen to see if there was any other evidence that goodness had happened in there. I have to say that what I saw was pretty disappointing. There, burning in the middle of the kitchen counter, was a 64 oz. Homemade Pumpkin Roll scented jar candle. This 3 wick candle had filled the entire house with the sweet fragrance of pumpkin roll. Bummer…. I