You’ve lit your candle looking forward to that cozy ambiance—and instead you end up with a tall mound on one side and untouched wax on the other. That uneven burn isn’t just annoying; it’s why your ...

Each time you light a candle, the wax tends to melt as far from the wick as it did on the previous burn — a phenomenon known as wax memory. Candle wax that has melted and re-cooled is slightly softer ...