Never leave your candle unattended as well as make sure to maintain a short wick to get the most burn time out of your candle. When lighting your candle for the first time burn the candle across the surface to create a longer candle life. Burn candle for up to 4 hours at a time. DO NOT burn the candle all the way to the bottom. When it gets to 1/4" from the bottom then you need to stop burning it. The easiest way to DISCARD, boil hot water and pour into jar and all of the oils and wax will come to the top of the surface. Wait 45 minutes to take out wax from the jar. If you can't get enough of your lovely candle you can take the remaining of the wax and place it in a wax melter. RECYCLE THE JAR DO NOT FLUSH THE WAX DOWN THE TOILET, DO NOT POUR DOWN THE DRAIN.