New Prodcuct Added - Wax Tarts

We have just put a new line of products up on our site. Check out these new wax tarts. These candle tarts come in a small foil pan and have a nice decorative cut out shape in the top of them. Use the candle tarts in electric tart burners or in the tea light heated tart warmers. These 2 1/4 inch diameter candles are highly scented too. They are only $2.25 each. Need a cute gift idea for a friend? Put a few of these together with a tart warmer for a perfect gift idea. Go to our wax tarts page to check them out.

Way Too Short?

A few posts back I gave a tip on burning candles involving wick trimming. Today I was getting ready to light a candle in my home and I trimmed my wicks prior to lighting it. Lately I have been burning our new 2 wick 12oz soy candles. I trimmed both wicks but on the second one I snipped it a little too short. I went ahead and lit them both to see if it might turn out all right. In about 5 minutes the short wick was out. I realized I should have included a tip in my prior post on how to fix a candle with a wick that is too short. There are two simple methods to use in this situation. If your candle is a multi-wick candle you can try lighting both wicks and see what happens. If after a few minutes the short wick goes out, simply pour out the liquid wax into the trash, trim the longer wick and re-light them. The second method can be used if not enough wax has been liquified or if your candle only has one wick. Using a butter knife, spoon, or other similar object, carve a layer of wax off the top of your candle and throw it out (or put it into a candle warmer). The re-light your candle, grab a book, and relax.

A Common Unscented Candle Question

One of the most common questions we receive from customers who have ordered unscented candles from us is "Why do my candles smell, I ordered unscented?" I kind of chuckle when I get this question because it actually helps us market our scented candles too. The answer to this common phenomenon is this: The unscented candles that were sent to our customers are unscented. What is happening is that we make both our scented and unscented candles in the same building. We also do all of our packing for shipments in the same area too. The air in here gets pretty heavy with scent from the wax used in our scented candles and it sticks to everything. The packing peanuts and cardboard boxes absorb some of the air saturating them with fragrance. The scent in the air is even strong enough that when we go out to eat, after work on Friday nights, the cooks and waiters/waitresses that know us will come say hi to us while we are still inline because they smelled us walk into the restaurant. So the simple solution to solving the case of the scented unscented candles is take them out of the packaging and use them when you are ready. They won't give off any smell. The way this helps market our scented candles is if our unscented candles can smell that great, imagine what our scented candles smell like.

Soy Votive Line

We have just added a new candle to our soy line. Due to the great response to our soy jars we have added soy votives. These candles are made with 100% soy wax, burn great, and smell strong. They retail for $2.75 each and that includes the votive cup. These candles are ready to go right out of the box. We also offer a sampler pack which includes 1 of each of our 12 scented votives for $28.80 per dozen. Get yours today.

Free Candle Giveaway

We are offering to give away FREE sample soy candles to any of our customers willing to do a product review in their blog. The great part is that you can review any candle product that you have purchased from us in the past. It doesn't matter how long ago you bought it. All you need to do is:

• email us to let us know the item you will be reviewing


• email us the link to your blog


• wait for us to email you back with the keywords and link back URL's to use in your review


• write the review in your blog and email us the URL


• email us your shipping address to get your Free candle

If you have never purchased one of our candles feel free to purchase one and do a review to get in on the free giveaway! Just go to U.S. Candle Co. and order what you like.


*free giveaway only available in the 48 states

*only 1 free giveaway per customer

*offer expires March 31, 2009