Maguire Mandles are CLP compliant with safety and warning labels provided Candle Care Guide: - Protect your table/worktop etc by placing a mat under your Maguire Mandle. Take care if touching the hot container when a candle is lit and after; particularly when the wax level is low. - Trim the wick to 5mm before each lighting. - Light your candle in a well-ventilated room, away from drafts, or fans, which can cause sooting or rapid, uneven burning. - After a few minutes, if the flame appears too high, extinguish it, slightly trim the wick again and relight. - Burn your Maguire Mandle for 2 to 4 hours at a time; especially for the first time. Burning for less time can cause the candle to 'tunnel', which leaves a build-up of wax around the vessel's sides. Burning for longer periods can cause the wick to move, or slant. - Keep the wax pool clear of wick trimmings and matches etc. - After extinguishing the flame, centre and straighten the wick. Burning for too long can cause the wick to move, or slant. If you see a flaming wick slant or come close to the container wall, extinguish the flame and straighten the wick to prevent the vessel from cracking. - Long, or crooked wicks can create high flames, smoking, or sooting. Keeping the wick trimmed to 5mm (when the wax has set) is the easiest way to prevent this.