MAINTAINING YOUR CANDLE
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YOUR MAMÈNE SCENTED CANDLE IS A HANDMADE PRODUCT
WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER THAT REQUIRES PARTICULAR ATTENTION.
IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE SAFETY, QUALITY AND DURABILITY,
IT IS RECOMMENDED TO RESPECT CERTAIN USE PRECAUTIONS.
BEFORE BURNING
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PLACE YOUR CANDLE VERTICALLY ON A FLAT AND HEAT-RESISTANT SURFACE, TO AVOID THE RISK OF YOUR CANDLE FALLING DOWN AND ALLOW THE WAX TO MELT EVENLY.
- BE SURE TO LIGHT YOUR CANDLE IN A VENTILATED SPACE. NEVER PLACE A LIT CANDLE IN A DRAFT OR IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ANY VALUABLE SURFACE.
- CHECK THE LENGTH OF YOUR WICK BEFORE EACH USE, IDEAL LENGTH BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MM. CUT IT REGULARLY TO ALLOW A SOOT-FREE BURN.
DURING THE BURNING
- DURING THE FIRST USE, LET YOUR CANDLE BURN FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS (DEPENDING ON ITS SIZE) UNTIL ALL OF THE WAX HAS BECOME LIQUID ON THE SURFACE. THIS WILL PREVENT THE WAX FROM DRAWING DOWN LATER AND FORMING A WELL AROUND THE WICK.
- IT IS RECOMMENDED TO EXTINGUISH YOUR CANDLE ONCE THE WAX FORM A UNIFORM LIQUID SURFACE BECAUSE THE PERFUME IS AT ITS OPTIMAL DIFFUSION. NO WAY TO LET IT BURN.
- DO NOT LET YOUR CANDLE BURN MORE THAN 4 HOURS AT A ROW.
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- A LIGHT SMOKE MAY APPEAR DURING IGNITION WHILE THE WAX IS INCORPORATED INTO THE WICK BY THE HEAT OF THE FLAME.
- TO EXTINGUISH IT, FAVOR THE USE OF A STUDER TO AVOID SMOKE AND ANY LIQUID WAX SPRAY.
- DO NOT RE-LIGHT YOUR CANDLE WHEN THERE IS ONLY 1 CM OF WAX REMAINING OR THE METAL BASE OF THE WICK IS APPARENT. CLEAN IT AND REFILL IT WITH OUR VEGETABLE WAX RECHARGERS, OR KEEP IT EMPTY BY DIVERTING ITS USE.
- NEVER LEAVE YOUR CANDLE LIT UNATTENDED.
- DO NOT MOVE YOUR CANDLE WHILE IT IS LIT OR THE WAX IS STILL LIQUID.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN, PETS AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
AFTER THE BURNING
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- MAKE SURE TO RE-CENTER THE WICK IN THE WAX AFTER EACH USE FOR A HOMOGENEOUS COMBUSTION OF THE WAX. THIS WILL ALSO PREVENT OVERHEATING OF THE EARTHENWARE CONTAINER. WICK AND FLAME MUST NOT TOUCH CONTAINER.
- ONCE YOUR CANDLE IS EXTINGUISHED AND COOLED, PASS A SOFT CLOTH ON THE EARTHENWARE TO RESTORE IT ITS ORIGINAL APPEARANCE.
- KEEP YOUR CANDLES AWAY FROM DAMP AND LIGHT, IN A ROOM AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE SUN, CANDLES ARE SENSITIVE TO STRONG TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS.