Unknown Knowledge About Tealight Candles

Many people will light tealight candles at home and use them with aromatherapy to relax. But I believe many people have not noticed that some types of tealight candles, if not used properly, will increase the risk of fire accidents. Today I will share this unknown knowledge with you!

Safety key of tealight candles: flame height

Although the flame of the tealight candle is small, it can still cause a serious fire if it is not used properly. One of the safety keys is the flame height when the tealight candle burns.

If the height of the flame is too high, there is a greater chance of burning nearby objects during combustion. Therefore, according to the European Standard BS EN 15493:2007 code for fire safety of candles, the flame height of tealight candles should not exceed 30mm.

Did you trim the wick before lighting the tealight candle?

The length of the wick can affect the height of the flame. Some products are marked with diagrams on the package, indicating that wicks need to be trimmed to the specified length before use, but you may not pay attention to these details. In addition, you may not be familiar with or understand these diagrams, so you may open the product package and ignite it for use immediately.

Trim the wick with a special tool

For additional safety, consider using a dedicated candle accessory to trim the wick and use a candle accessories tray to hold the candle. The scissors position of the trimmer has an arc, which is convenient for the user to reach into the bottom of the candle to cut off the long candlewick and can hold the cut candlewick ash. The luxury candle sticks also prevent wick ash from falling off the surface of the candle, preventing the ash from becoming a second fire during the candle's burning time, increasing the fire hazard.

Manual candles are easy to cause a fire?

At present, there are many candles in the market, and they are embedded in dried flowers, spices, fragrances, pigments, etc. Dry flowers, glitter powder, and other substances may become the second fire outside the candle wick in the process of candle combustion; Spices and fragrances may affect the flashpoint of candles, both of which increase the risk of fire accidents, so be doubly careful when using them.

The thicker the wick, the more black smoke?

In addition, you should also pay attention to the degree of black smoke emitted by tealight candles. Black smoke is mainly composed of carbon particles that are not fully burned. Too much may blacken furniture, walls, or ceilings. At the same time, it also reflects that candles have a relatively high chance of releasing harmful substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and dioxins during combustion.

The candle with a thicker wick will have a larger flame or increase the flow of molten wax and the chance of incomplete combustion of molten wax, which may release more black smoke.

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