Burning hours with Bath and Body Works candles

[SL6827]

I just finished timing out a candle from BBWs for the first time and my total burn time came to 38-39 hours. Quite a bit more than I expected I would get when I first started tracking it. Anyone get any more or less hours with them? This was a white candle, wonder if the colored waxes burn faster or slower?

 

[kandb]

Wow. That seems like a lot of hours but we don't really leave ours on continuously, so it would be too difficult to calculate. Kudos to you for keeping track.

 

[Mrs. W]

You’re good for actually tracking! I’ve only tracked very loosely. I have rough estimates since I burn my candles from the time I get home from work, around 4, to when I go to bed, around 9. I then burn the candle all day on weekends, about 12 hours. I once got about 50 hours with my Hot Cocoa and Cream candle. What’s odd is I got about 24 hours with a different candle, Red Velvet Cupcake. I was so disappointed since I’d never been on the low end of the advertised burn time, which is 25-45 hours. From my very loose estimation, my candles usually burn anywhere from 30 - 50 hours.

There are people in the candle community that say they get way over 50 hours, but I have yet to experience that. I must admit that I don’t use any “hacks” though. I just light my candle when I want to burn it, and blow out the flame when it’s done.

I’ll have to officially time my candles. I’m very curious now. I use Bath & Body candles daily and I’m halfway through a scent now, but when this one finishes this week, I’ll time the next scent and report back.

 

[SL6827]

I thought the 25-45 hours burn time is a joke. I mean, if some are 45 hours and some are 25 hours, why such a difference.

 

[Alesia]

I thought the 25-45 hours burn time is a joke. I mean, if some are 45 hours and some are 25 hours, why such a difference.

Science.

There are a lot of factors that affect burn time: scent and colorings, room temperature, the amount of oxygen, how closely you trim the wick, just to name a few

 

[SL6827]

Science.

There are a lot of factors that affect burn time: scent and colorings, room temperature, the amount of oxygen, how closely you trim the wick, just to name a few

I am starting to time a colored candle now. Trimming the wick?

 

[Alesia]

I am starting to time a colored candle now. Trimming the wick?

If the wick is to high, the flame will burn hotter and the wax will burn faster. You should trim the wicks to 1/4"

 

[Mrs. W]

Okay, I said I'd report back when I timed my last candle, but I forgot to come back, until now.

My last candle burned for just over 40 hours. I burned Cinnamon Caramel Swirl.