Candles, unfortunately, may also give feelings opposite to “calmness”. Since candles are basically burning waxes, when left unmonitored, it could cause accidents like house fires.
STEPS TO CANDLE SAFETY
The National Candle Association has suggested six steps on candle safety. These steps are simple and do not require much work. Following these steps are sure to promote candle fire safety in your homes and families.
- DON’T WALK AWAY– In short, NEVER leave your burning candles unmonitored. If you need to do an errand or go shopping and would have to leave the house, then make sure that your candles are not burning. Double-check if the flames of your candles have all been snuffed out before leaving.
- SECURE THE AREA– Make sure that your candles are not near anything that could burn. This is because you never know, maybe your candle might fall down and spread fire through the objects near it. It is suggested to keep your candles at least one foot away from flammable objects.
- KEEP FROM KIDS & PETS– Kids and pets are always running around playing, chances are they could bump one of your candles and accidentally burn your house. Since you cannot really control them, it’s better to just keep your candles out of the reach of children and pets.
- AVOID DRAFTS & VENTS– These things always have air circulating in them and may cause unnecessary gusts of winds to your candles. This may cause your candles to burn unevenly and drip more quickly which raises the risk for house fires.
- DON’T TOUCH OR MOVE– When your candles are already burning, its wax is also softening at this time, it is best to not touch them unnecessarily for extra candle fire safety.
And lastly,
- KEEP CANDLES 3” APART– If you like burning multiple candles in one area, it’s best to give them at least 3 inches allowance in between the candles. This would help in preventing the candles from melting each other and cause uneven burning.
ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR CANDLE SAFETY
- Keep your wicks at ¼ inch long. This would ensure and even burn and that your candle flame won’t get too tall.
- Keep your wax pool clean.
- When putting out the flame, use a candle snuffer. This is to avoid getting burns from the hot, melted wax. Yikes!
- NEVER use water when snuffing candles out, this might cause the melted wax to spatter and cause somebody unwanted pain from burns and scalds.
- Use a long lighter or match when lighting candles. To avoid burns.
- Be Mindful Of your Candles. At All Times. We cannot emphasize this enough.