The Unique Style of Honey Candles® Square Pillars

Mar 07, 2018 By Pat Cattermole

Honey Candles® Square Pillars are beautiful, distinct candles. While round pillars are the more common variety, square pillars have been gaining popularity for their unique, elegant look. They make fabulous additions to centerpieces, and other home décor, while also providing the warm amber glow that beeswax candles are known for. As with all pure beeswax candles, square pillars have their own unique personality and therefore their own unique set of burning tips.

Pillar candles naturally burn round, therefore when burning a square beeswax candle, you will notice that the burn pool is round within the square edges. This means that the corners will take longer to burn than the center. It is because of this that square pillars should be burned for longer than round pillars. By burning your pure beeswax candle for longer, the corners will be reached and burned more completely. It is usually recommended to burn pillars for at least 3 hours, to prevent a well in the middle of your candle. If you find that the corners of your square pillar are not being reached in this time, try increasing the burn time. It is also important to fold in the edges, or ‘hug’ your Honey Candles® Square Pillar. This helps the heat from the flame reach the edges and corners of the candle, giving you a more even burn and preventing a well from forming.

General tips for burning natural beeswax pillars:

Burn on a flame-resistant pillar plate
It is not recommended that you burn pillars in hurricane lamps, as they reduce oxygen flow to the flame
Trim the wick to ¼“
Light the candle at the base of the wick
If a carbon cap develops on the wick, extinguish the candle, trim the carbon cap and relight
Extinguish by dunking the wick into the wax pool and then straightening

We hope these tips help you get the most from your Honey Candle Square Pillar experience. To view our selection of handmade Honey Candles® Square Pillars visit the Candle Shop here, and for information on burning other pure beeswax candles visit our candle care page.

Photo by Marlie Marchewka

Published By Pat Cattermole

I had the good fortune to be hired at Honey Candles in the fall of 2004. Experience managing a small rural printing business and 15 years as an elected public school trustee has been a benefit as Honey Candles moves through the need for flexibility and the demands of rapidly changing natural products marketing. I am the Sales Manager and most likely to be the one answering the phone when you call. Social Media and blogging for Honey Candles has been a recent addition to my list of skills.