These candles are hand poured and made with FSC sustainable, soot free wood wicks. Burn your candle (especially for the first time) until the wax melts all the way to the edges. This could take 2-4 hours. This will prevent "tunneling". To light your wood wick candle, hold the flame on the wood until it runs across the wick and count for 3-5 seconds. Make sure to trim the wick, and the char bits before re-lighting. Upcycle your candle jar as a drinking glass once thoroughly cleaned.