Candle Burn Times

Burn times will always vary depending on the placement of your candle. Drafty areas will burn slightly quicker. Burn times will also vary depending on the height of your wick. The longer the wick, the quicker the candle will burn. You can extend your candles burn time by burning the candles long enough to allow the wax pool to reach the edge. One hour for every inch of diameter should do it. Candles have a sort of memory. If you do not allow them to burn all the way to the edge of the container when you first burn them, they will begin to tunnel down into the wax instead of melting all the way to the edges.

The following burn times are based on our own tests with our own candles. Every candle maker has their own recipe and ingredients, so burn times will vary depending on the crafter:

Tealights

7-10 hours

Tins

02 oz: 10-15 hours
04 oz: 20-25 hours
06 oz: 30-35 hours
08 oz: 40-45 hours
16 oz: 50-55 hours

Votives

15-20 hours

Glass Jars

05 oz: 30-35 hours
08 oz: 50-55 hours
09 oz: 60-65 hours
10 oz: 70-75 hours
11 oz: 75-80 hours
16 oz: 105-110 hours
18 oz: 110-115 hours
24 oz: 165-170 hours

Fragrance Durations for Melts

Note: Melt times vary widely due to the range of melting methods that may be used. We tested using a tealight melter:

1 oz. Breakaway Soy Melts: Approx 10-20 hours
1 oz. Scallopped Soy Melts: 48-72 hours (often longer)