EmergencyBud.com - Helping you stay warm until help arrives

Ever burn a candle and wonder what to do with all that extra wax? All EmergencyBud candles use our exclusive WicKurl system: we spiral the wick inside the candle from top to bottom, like the illustration at the left shows. As the candle burns, the flame moves in a circular fashion which allows most of the wax in the candle to be used, unlike regular container candles. Other WicKurl advantages:

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Burn More Wax If you don't burn a straight-wick candle long enough to melt all of the wax on the top every time you light the candle, you will likely have a candle that "tunnels" (Pic 1, candle on left). With WicKurl (Pic 1, candle on right) we try and make sure you have the proper amount of wick for the amount of wax. We do this by curling, or spiraling, the wick down through the candle. WicKurl significantly increases the amount of wick in the candle which allows you to burn most of the available wax. This keeps you warmer, longer. Note: the black gunk you see at the bottom is normal. It is burnt wick, and portions of burnt wick that have fallen into the wax pool while the candle was burning or while being extinguished.
Adjustable Wick (Pic 2) Because of the way a WicKurl candle burns, you have the ability to raise or lower the wick while the candle is burning (using a paperclip, which we've include -- see our burn tips). More burning wick, more heat. This is not possible with straight-wick candles since the only way to adjust the amount of burning wick is by trimming the wick or cutting away wax, neither of which you can safely do to a burning straight-wick candle. Note: a larger flame uses more wax and shortens the life of any candle.
Burn on Your Schedule Normal candles tell you to burn them until the entire top of the candle is melted. This helps prevent tunneling, which describes the left-over wax on the sides of a candle that doesn't get burned. This can take hours. If you burn the candle for only a short period of time, you almost guarantee tunneling and extra wax when the wick is gone. No Minimum Burn Time You can burn the candle for a few minutes, half-hour, two hours, it doesn't matter. The flexibility you get from WicKurl makes minimum burns a thing of the past. See our burn tips for more information. Tech Info WicKurl wicks are cotton with a zinc wire core (not lead). This makes positioning the wick much easier. WicKurl wicks are not fastened to the bottom of the candle (to the tin). They are free standing, which allows you to extinguish the flame much easier towards the end of the candle (easier than an ordinary candle with a sustainer base -- the metal piece that holds the wick upright in those types of candles). CAUTION: Stop burning the candle if all or most of the wax is liquid (melted). Let it cool to a solid before relighting. Stop burning when Flame + Wick is greater than Wax; the candle should be extinguished and discarded. Stop burning if you can see both ends of the wick - the candle is too hot! Extinguish the candle and let it cool to a solid. If little wax is left (wax barely covers bottom of tin), discard the candle. The tin that holds the candle will become hot while the candle is burning. This includes the bottom of the tin when the candle is nearly gone. Be careful not to burn your fingers (use a gloved hand to move the candle) and be careful not to scorch whatever the tin is sitting upon.