Archive for September, 2008
These are the similar to the coffee cup warmers you see in gift packs around the holidays. You plug them in, sit a jar candle on it and it warms the wax. This gives off the scent of the candle, makes it last longer and you don't have an open flame.
How safe do you think they are? Can you leave them on all the time?
My wife uses them, three in all and thy are very safe to use. They are basicly a small heating element like a hot plate would have and present no danger for fire on almost any material.
She leaves hers on 24-7 and too if you purchase a scented oil made just for those warmers it'll last forever or so it seems.
I have a scented candle that has been sitting in its jar in a closet for over a year. It was put away after only being a burned and melted down a bit. Will it still have its scent if I burn it now, and is it even safe to burn still? The reason I ask about being safe is it seems to have gotten a little soft while in storage, a little spongy-like. I think the warmth of the closet may have affected it.
Candles never "go bad" the scent will stay as strong now as the day it was made, even if it's YEARS old. If it has gotten a bit spongy, it will come back just fine after you've burned it for a while.
BB,
Raji the Green Witch
I stay in a single dorm room in college, and each room has a smoke alarm and a sprinkler. I would like to light a scented candle (in a glass jar) to spice up the room abit, will it trigger the smoke alarm/sprinkler? It would suck if it does and the ensuing sprinklers soak my electronics.
The two ideal places I could place the candle happen to be below the smoke alarm and sprinkler. I can endeavor to move it elsewhere though if that is too dangerous.
Please advise, thank you!
A candle will not trigger the system. Just make certain that the candle isn't too large and blow it out whenever you aren't in your dorm room.
My daughter has a smelly candle in her dorm room and so far, so good!
