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Sandalwood - Sandalwoods are wild fragrant trees with tenacious leaves that grow in India’s Mysore state. Its wood was often used in building temples that to this day have kept its penetrating scent. Sandalwood oil has been used as a remedy for ailments for over four thousand years, and is a common fixative in perfumery. It is present in Hindu and Buddhist rituals, the former often ma-king the bindi dot out of its paste, the later turning it into incense. In Chinese medicine, sandalwood increases longevity, and builds confidence and determination.
- Approximate burn time: 45-50 hours
- 190g / 6.7oz Vegetal Wax Candle
- Practical advice: Burn your candles until its whole surface is melted. Take off with your finger the carbonized part of the wick between each use of the candle. Avoid burning the candles much further than 1 cm or 0.4 inches from the bottom of the glass. Keep the flame away from any combustible or flammable object (furniture, curtains, decoration.) Don’t leave the candles on a warm surface or a surface that absorbs heat.
- Burn your candles only on appropriate surfaces, resistant to heat and hot wax.
- Extinguish your candles before they are completely finished! You will thus protect your candleholder and décor and avoid any accident due to overheating.
- Blow out your candles if they start smoking while burning.
- Never leave your candles lit when you are away, and never leave your candles close to a child or a pet.
- Never move your candles while they are lit or while the wax is still liquid.
- Take away any flammable material that is on the candle before burning it.
- Never leave a piece of burnt wick or match in your burning candles; it could ignite itself.
- Don’t leave your burning candles too close to a wall, a heater or near to an air current.
- Take away the burned part of the wick before each use of the candle. A finger pinch is enough.
- If you light several candles next to one another, finish by lighting the closest to you so you do not get burnt.
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