Is This Strange "Reinvented" Candle an IMPROVEMENT?

Today I'm testing out the Spiral Light Candle, which is supposedly a reinvention of the traditional candle, but is it worth the $30 I paid?
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0:00 Intro, Unboxing, & Overview
1:35 Burning the Upper Candle
3:49 Burning the Lower Candle
4:39 Two Hour Update
5:18 Burning the Rest of the Candle
5:59 Final Results & Conclusion
Music by Epidemic Sound:
"Margara" by Alex Dovo
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[@perochialjoe]

$30 for a "reinvented" candle where the gimmick only lasts 2 hours out of its 32 hour lifespan. This feels like an idea that either stopped early or went on for way too long.

[@todd-makes-videos]

Very cool first burn, but $30 is way too much. Reminds me of the "rekindle" candle.

[@richdaley9982]

I like the spiral candle. They probably should have just stopped it there. I think regular candles work just fine for me. I augment with some battery operated candles that flicker and look pretty legit.

[@judywright4241]

My favorite large jar Yankee Candles have just now reached $31 bucks, so I get them when it’s a sale, it’s a shame, wonderful scents in different rooms.

[@AndreFG]

I'm also disappointed that the first candle doesn't light the second part by itself

[@dra6o0n]

$30 is enough to buy maybe 2 dozen candles and use them for 1 hour each. Especially if you spent $0 and reuse a glass or metal container to put them in.

[@arolust]

Feels like a candle designed by people sitting around a table asking "How can we charge more for the less in this market?"

[@DeathmetalPersian]

100% this. its a scam

[@TheNitroG1]

oh to be certain, They don't even know how wood wicks work because this absolutely wasn't prepared properly, they just shoved a wood wick in there, that's why it burns like garbage the first time it's lit and really doesn't perform as it should in any subsequent burns. It's actually a really interesting idea, if they were trying to make discount candles. but the novelty of it isn't enough for people to buy a second one. The ultimate gimmick of the candle has no real benefit to the person who buys it.

[@How_To_Drive_a_TARDIS]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing I mean it's literally hollow in the middle And there's probably way more interesting things you could get with a candle

[@DrTheRich]

@@DeathmetalPersian meh, for it to be a scam they should take your money and you get nothing back. It's just not living up to the hype claims of reinventing the candle. You are still getting a candle, and the hours match roughly what's advertised.

[@DeathmetalPersian]

@DrTheRich i agree its not a scam in a literal sense but i mean they are targeting low IQ people and taking advantage of gimicky phrases when they are rly just selling a small amount of wax for the same price as a big expensive candle

[@HughsReviews]

The Prolapse Candle. 😂😂😂

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

The Viagra Candle - stop it after 4 hours.

[@Duskydog419]

OhGAWD!

[@BlahBlah-em2ed]

Forbidden rose

[@StijnNLDutch]

😳 i…

[@Okurka.]

Goatse.

[@GothicKittyMadness]

as someone who makes candles, the tunnelling is caused by the wick. It's the wrong size wick for that candle lol

[@dogmeat7486]

the wood seems like an awful choice. I also make candles and the size of the circumference is important as well as the wick material. Such a stupid idea.

[@GothicKittyMadness]

@@dogmeat7486 agreed. It’s strange that they used a wooden wick.

[@kenross4453]

@@GothicKittyMadness I am guessing they used wood to ensure it would stay upright and remain above the melted wax from stage one. Otherwise, and form of a more traditional wick would run the risk of being bent or otherwise left under the wax for stage two.

[@fahimniaz7778]

@@kenross4453they should have just raised the centre so the middle wick is on a platform

[@maggie6479]

I'm glad to see that it can't be depended upon for light when the electricity shuts off. I prefer a $5 Glade in a little glass. Safer, smells good, recyclable and doesn't break the bank. Thanks for the demo. Love your videos.

[@shannondore]

Yeah, the light was non-existent. I didn't care for that. I like candles that smell good but I also like to know that I have a light source if the power goes out.

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

@@shannondore Jeez, it's called a flashlight. What, do you live in 1800?

[@shannondore]

@@viktorakhmedov3442 I have flashlights as well. But if you don't have batteries for the flashlights, you have to use candles. You'll be happy to have candles when the Zombie apocalypse happens.

[@googlewolly]

@@viktorakhmedov3442 Your comment makes little sense.

[@thisisobviouslybait]

@@viktorakhmedov3442 Candles are for general lighting in a room during an outage while flashlights are or tasks. Why would you just sit around with a flashlight on for potentially hours when all you need is a bit of light in the room. You're almost as bright as this candle was.

[@HeroofSomething]

Not me watching a video about a product I have zero interest in just cause freakin reviews are always solid anyway! Lmao

[@karenneill9109]

Yup! I’m allergic to artificial fragrance, so there’s no way it would be in my house, but it’s fun to watch anyhow.

[@7-ten]

​@@karenneill9109all artificial fragrance?❤

[@o0o_OutCast_o0o]

That's me, I couldn't care less about the candle. I don't think I have ever bought a candle in my life, apart from those white candles for emergencies. You know, the long white ones that if the power goes out you can't remember where you put those candles you bought for emergencies 20 years ago? Yeah, those. I have a few candles sitting on book cases, but people gave those to me at Christmas, I think.

[@themchannel853]

​@@karenneill9109I'm sorry but your comment is so intriguing to me, how exactly are you allergic to artificial fragrance?

[@karenneill9109]

@@themchannel853 I have really severe MCAS, an allergic disorder. I’m allergic to a lot of things. Fragrance is one of the worst. I’m often okay with natural fragrances like flower extracts. But artificial fragrances are horrible for me. I can’t be in public without a scent filtering mask. My son came home from university last night. I guess he has a body wash that has a fragrance in it. I gave him a hug. Five minutes later I had an anaphylactic reaction. Had to take epinephrine and other rescue meds. Was VERY stupid of me, because I reacted to my hubby when he came home from visiting my son- and I totally forgot! 🤣 Stuff like air fresheners, febreeze, fabric softeners, they will all send me into anaphylaxis.

[@Ancientreapers]

I usually just melt the left over with replacement wicks I have on hand for that purpose.

[@RandomBogey]

After my grandma passed, we found four candles in ceramic ice cream bowls. But, the wicks they used left so much wax, like 1/3 of the candle, after the wick was dead. So I bought new wicks, warmed up the leftover wax in the first candle, pulled the dead wick plate thing out, and put three new wicks in the wax and sat it aside while we burned the next three. After each candle died, we’d melt the leftover wax into the first one with three wicks and at the end we had a whole new candle that had layers of four different scents and it burned all but just a little bit of the wax when the three replacement wicks died.

[@bobcrane812]

Rip to all the grams out there that are gone but not forgotten. Love you grandma.

[@joewatts2940]

That's the sensible thing to do. This candle is just a gimmick

[@hughjanus5518]

This. Have a pot and some extra wicks if you enjoy candles. I learned this trick with my expensive Yankee candles.

[@chaos4654]

The wooden wick makes me think it's more of a incense/scented candle than a light the room candle. Hope the scent is long lasting or strong. And I don't think tunneling is a bad thing with that product, since you don't have it in a jar or bowl to prevent the wax from spilling out otherwise.

[@viktorakhmedov3442]

My sister got me one of these for Christmas. The scent reminds me a Taco Bell fart... strong and quickly dissipating.

[@jakryk]

You probably want the candle to “tunnel”, otherwise you’d have wax flowing all over. Wood wicks are supposed to make a pleasant cracking noise, similar to a campfire. You didn’t mention that, but the wick might not have made the noise.

[@yocampout]

I think it may be designed to burn that way also....... to contain the wax. The issue is that there is so much left over product.

[@TheNitroG1]

The manufacturer didn't dope the wick properly. It's clearly, completely dry because it burns away very quickly and then burns like garbage at the bottom. What you are supposed to do is get some wax to near boiling temp and dip the wood in 80% and let it sit there soaking up wax until basically the whole thing is full of wax. Cloth and paper wicks don't generally need that because they soak up wax much faster. It will still tunnel but it won't be as bad as this was because the flame will be producing more heat and melting further into the side of the candle. Yes you do basically want any candle like this to tunnel some to prevent a melt through spill. But this was probably overkill.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Seems underwhelming compared to other wood wick candles we've used.

[@jort93z]

This isn't really true. If the wick is properly sized, it should be able to melt the wax at the edges. Since heat moves up, a properly sized wick will leave a rim to capture the wax, but not make a tunnel.

[@jakryk]

@@jort93z I was thinking more of the original wick that burned in the spiral.

[@kenmore01]

Some tunneling is necessary since it has no glass shell to hold the wax. If it all melted, it would run out like lava from a volcano, and wouldn't last 30 hours. Not a fan of the burn. Maybe if it was a three wick design inside it would burn more brightly and be more efficient, but a candle is always a tradeoff. If they do free shipping, that would help a lot!

[@jort93z]

Some, sure, but not this much. You only need a small rim to hold the wax, not a tunnel like this.

[@whoopsydaisy6389]

The dim light from this candle concerns me. It seems like it would be easily missed on the way out the door, which makes it more of a fire risk than your typical candle that burns a lot brighter.

[@7-ten]

I wonder what happens if you let it burn for more than 4 hours 🤔 automatic fire?

[@MrSharkBait561]

​@@7-tenspontaneous combustion

[@jamesstephenson8789]

@@7-tenon that note I wonder did he actually let it burn 30 hours straight like the video edit made it look? If so he left it unattended

[@candacel3305]

​@jamesstephenson8789 he says in the video more than once that he's burning it in 4 hour increments and letting it completely cool in between.

[@horsinacz]

@@jamesstephenson8789 Have you even watched the video? He burned it in 4 hours, then let it completely cool down, then lit up for another 4 hours again

[@bradasstv]

One issue I can see right away, the way it burns could be considered dangerous. I know most people have common sense, but could cause issues if you have it a bit close to a wall.

[@gamingtonight1526]

Snowflake warning...

[@HunterHerbst]

@@gamingtonight1526??

[@usmom1113]

Unfortunately, we have ignorant people in this country. That is why they had to put warnings on Bumbo seats telling parents not to put it on a table and leave the baby unattended, that should just be common sense. Everyone should know to not put a burning candle close to a wall, but as we see every day so many people don't have any common sense anymore.

[@agcons]

@@usmom1113 Over 30 years ago I bought one of those inexpensive expanding cardboard shields that goes across the windshield inside the car to keep the sun from heating up the interior (and eventually damaging the vinyl). It had a warning on it: "Do not drive with shade in place.".

[@jamesstephenson8789]

@@usmom1113also have warnings on hemorrhoid creams saying do not ingest because you know someone did thinking it would help but the only thing it did was make their mouth smaller

[@user-bm2ce2ed6j]

That is a ton of left over wax there, I know you can keep it from tunneling with a regular wick, but a square wooden one and naturally with the sides already raised, there really is no way.

[@Freakinreviews]

Agreed. A little guidance how to avoid those issues would have been nice. It almost seems designed to tunnel, but I can't imagine that being the intent.

[@user-bm2ce2ed6j]

@@Freakinreviews exactly, I have wondered about those wooden wicks, but now I think I will stick to the regular ones that I can control, lol

[@oneoflokis]

How do you stop a regular wick candle from tunnelling? 🙂

[@user-nj7lg4sy4d]

​@@oneoflokis I've always had luck with and been told that if you let the candle burn long enough on the first burn it will eventually reach the full diameter.

[@TheKevinP]

@@Freakinreviews it is possible that is designed to tunnel, if the wood wick burned too hot or was too big you may get wax spilling/melting over the edges of the candle which would cause a mess. Unlike a traditional candle that usually has a glass vessel to contain the wax.

[@Michsomething]

I liked the time lapse of the candle burning down. I agree that it's too spendy for a 2-hour gimmick and then a regular candle for the scent only, not the flickering light type of candle.

[@Trina_White]

I look forward to getting one from the dollar store soon, lol. Thanks James ❤

[@7-ten]

The ones at the dollar store burn funny. It's not the same😂

[@NickyJamesTV]

A $30 candle? I'm already out.

[@Beeatyourceiling.]

Shark tank

[@psychonauts0]

30 bucks isn't that bad for a candle if you're getting a nice artisans candle. But for a generic candle that's probably mass produced? Yeah not great.

[@NickyJamesTV]

@@psychonauts0 id spend $30 on a handmade candle to support an individual for sure

[@Floofie_boi]

Trust me. It gets a lot more expensive. $30 ain't that much.

[@NickyJamesTV]

@@Floofie_boi well yeah I can put a tea light on sale for 1000 if I wanted lol

[@jillb1420]

You may have needed to trim down the wood wick before the first time you lit it. I trim my regular wicks to 1/4 inch each time I light them.

[@docholliday4546]

I second that!

[@Trainwheel_Time]

So not only is it a $30 piece of wax, but you also have to dick with it to get it to work as designed. What a selling point.

[@Freakinreviews]

You may be correct, although there isn't any guidance from the company. You'd think a "reinvented" candle would come with detailed instructions! I asked the company for guidance after the first section burned off and they said what I was seeing was normal.

[@aisforannihilation1662]

​@@Freakinreviewsreinvented to chg u $30 for a less than impressive candle🤣

[@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC]

I think the big reason that the wick burned down too short to start was the fact that it was never actually impregnated with wax to begin with. It just had cold drippings surrounding it. As a consequence, it spent all of its own energy before the wick could be wet. There's nothing clever about an expensive collage of pointless ideas.

[@shinrapresident7010]

As a beekeeper who makes candles, I can say that trying to reinvent them is like reinventing the wheel. They've been around for thousands of years, unchanged, for a reason. I personally grow lavender flowers that I then turn to oil and use to make candles.

[@marumaro6253]

here Ikea sells scented candle for 5 dollar which las 40 hr and also comes with glass base which you can repurpose later for other things . smells good too .

[@grndezyns]

If you’ve no experience with a wood wick…check out Woodwick candles. Also expensive, but I like them. Great scents AND an awesome sound…like a fireplace.

[@MikePiesco]

Wanted to start off by saying that I love your videos. That said I was wondering why you are using a 3rd party stop watch app with ads, on your phone? The iPhone has one built in if you click on the clock icon then stopwatch. Just a small observation I've noticed across several of your videos. No biggie, keep up the good content!

[@TrippyTigre]

I get better results from $7 candles from the grocery store. Plus they have a glass container so I can melt the extra wax down to prevent the minor amount of tunneling that does happen. I'm usually only left with 1/8 in of wax when the wick dies! I think it looks cool, but definitely a no-go!

[@johannaverplank4858]

I make candles, and it looks like the wood wick they used is too thin. Otherwise the candle looks like fun.

[@exoticreptileranch]

Seems to be less of a candle, less materials. Naming it reinvented. Charging you more. Nice review!

[@Kristoff3334]

So like, my biggest issue here is that they took away the inside to account for the outside not burning correctly 😂. This is just less candle, and you could just buy one of the spiral ones that burn evenly 🤷🏽

[@TheNitroG1]

yeah I'm pretty sure they are making two candles for the price of one and charging the price of 4.

[@mystra13]

I've bought 12 of these over the years but only when they have sales. Mostly I love how clean they burn and the smell is always great. Not annoyingly cloying and fake like most others. I'm not a fan of the wood wick because of how it burns but it's a MUCH better smell than candle wick to me at least. The trick to the tunneling is to just fold the sides in when its still a little warm or just break them off and lay them around the wick to melt the next time. The tunneling is due to the wide wood wick and isn't exclusive to Spiral Light Candles though it is a bit worse I think. All in all it's not a bad candle imo.

[@ScooterVauto]

was hyped to see this in action but let speechless. im a rookie candle maker, I use wood wicks regularly, and that is so not the way they are supposed to burn. before lighting a wooden wick you are supposed to trim it down (thats every time before), BUT even if you dont (or forget)they burn with a crackle sounding litle a tiny campfire. the flame is usually 3/4+ of an inch high and constantly dances. if the scent load is to high or the wax is crappy it will effect how the candle wick burns as well. i believe this is no fault of your own. had it burnt well the side would have melted then like a pillar candle you gently sqeeze the sides to allow the flame to melt the wax. the other thing to note is candles do throw scent when burning, but with most, they throw more scent just after being extinguished. the melted pool of wax release the scent.

[@dra6o0n]

A candle's wick and flames has a specific range of heat it gives out to melt the wax around it until it's too far out to melt. This means based on the wick, a candle has a limited 'size'. This is why something smaller is more efficient, as it will use up more wax on the way down. But there is also an alternative, if you use a wick that doesn't burn itself out down like a steel wick, that draws the wax out from the surrounding area, but that means you'd need to make a enclosed candle that can heat up and melt all the wax to use them up efficiently. Maybe this is where the use of water could come in handy, as wax floats on water, a candle that makes use of water (since wax is hydrophobic) would be handy to float on and use up all the wax that comes down.

[@beez1717]

This candle reminds me of the long coiled candle you reciewed. That one seems to do what this candle's gimmick is trying to do but fails because it is way too short a burn time.

[@fugume69]

Getting Whataburger with my wife then we're going to watch this, so excited lol 😀

[@Freakinreviews]

I hope you enjoy it!

[@kenmore01]

Greetings to Texas lol!

[@ashhillmodels3801]

This is the most unimpressive candle I've ever seen.

[@outdoorsjoe]

The time lapse was so satisfying.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

2:21 It sounded like you were about to say "the next decade"! lol

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

Interesting. Glad you showed us. A no go for me. TY sir 👍

[@retro8696]

I did not buy the candle but I did buy the Ark Lighter he showed.

[@dawnmeier2834]

When I used candles. I would trim the outside of the candle. So you could see the light of the candle. You can get wicks for candles and melt what you cut off and make new candles.

[@aisforannihilation1662]

I stopped using candles years ago when I got a cat. Don't miss them. I keep my house clean so nothing to cover up with scents aside from maybe a temporary cooking odor at which point I use my plug in mini crockpot warmer which I add water to & sprinkle these corn cob potpourri bits I got from xmas tree shop for $1 a bag that I have had for many yrs & will b sad when they run out cuz they smell so good. Nothing overpowering or perfumey. A clean scent. Christmas & fall scents were my favorite.

[@flazzorb]

If I'm not mistaken, wood wicks are supposed to have wax absorbed into them so that you are burning the wax and not the wick.

[@Frank7G]

I purchased a MainStays candle warmer lamp & like it a lot. Candle melts evenly & lasts super long. I'm still on the same candle since April 21st & I'll keep the lamp on for sometimes 4+ hrs about every day & still, the candle is less than a quarter used up.

[@pthhhhht]

You can use the tunneled candle as a candle holder for tealights or small scented candles....I would purchase on that alone if I were a candle person....

[@sweethaven5]

0:40 Ok, I love 🕯️ candles. The smell, the flickering of the flame, etc… But we shall see!!! 2:29 🤔 umm at this point it looks similar to those wine bottles that have a candle stuck into the top, usually the single candle has various different colors of wax running down around the outside of the wine bottle. I had one it was gorgeous. This candle is one color, wax is running down the inside. Thanks for the review!!

[@turbonerd3075]

For $30 it’s a direct competitor to something like Yankee candle. Is the novelty worth it? Maybe once

[@sandybruce9092]

Not a competitor for any Yankee Candle! Not even a competitor for ANY candle!

[@turbonerd3075]

@@sandybruce9092 agreed, but price wise that’s what it’s trying to be

[@realryleu]

right off the bat, it seems like an exploitation of the fact that most people don't know how candles work. the WAX ITSELF burns, the wick, hence the name, wicks up the wax

[@jasone3962]

You would have thought they would have had the wick that was spiraling down the candle go down further so it would stop the tunneling because there would be less candle to Tunnel into

[@ErinChamberlain]

The timelapse on the first two hours was very satisfying. Worth $30? Probably not lol. Fun to watch in the beginning though

[@GoopieG]

$30 is actually a good deal for a decent candle. Craft candles made from good quality ingredients (NOT paraffin/petroleum based) go from $40-100. Most of the candles at bath body works are paraffin and are unhealthy compared to coconut/vegetable/soy/beeswax. And to prevent tunneling, wrap aluminum foil around the sides and partially cover the top. Just leave a thumbs-width hole in the center for oxygen.

[@mramisuzuki6962]

Hydrocarbons are all the same, the moment they burn they are toxic. Paraffins aren’t not particularly toxic, especially since they are extremely chemically inert when not burning. Unlike non-food grade vegetable oils products that do get digested if you or your young children/animals were to accidentally eat them. They also can cause allergic reactions still, though other than coconut the other oils are pretty rare to have an allergic reaction too.

[@GoopieG]

@@mramisuzuki6962 As far as I’m aware, paraffin wax releases benzene and toluene into the air and beeswax does not. I would gladly pay slightly more for alternatives than paraffin even if small doses of benzene are not “harmful”.

[@mabbasi_of]

Tip for you: the wax is the fuel of the candle fire. An ideal candle burns all the wax. So, as more wax is left, as less quality does it have. This, because sooo much wax was left, is a bad product and it is not worth even $10.

[@wildfirewoodandmetalworx2409]

I’m too high for this…I just tried to smell the screen as the candle was brought close up😂😂😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Bionicbabyy]

Thank you for the review. I was wondering how this candle would hold up, and here you go reading my mind.

[@andrewzach1921]

The best part of the csndle is the rotation of the wick in high speed. So overall the is a hard no for me. Thanks for the video and review

[@NickC_222]

When you light a candle (especially the first time) you're supposed to trim the wick to 1/4-inch (~6 mm.) If the wick is too long it will burn too hot, and not only can it then burn faster, but it will produce much more soot which can stain the candle or it's jar, or even walls and ceilings over time in an extreme circumstance. It will also negatively impact the air quality in your house since soot is a PM 2.5 particle and a major fine-particle pollutant. On the industrial scale soot is driving epidemics of heart disease and asthma, so you know it's not the kind of thing you want to be breathing at all, let alone habitually.

[@BlUsKrEEm]

I actually really dig these candles. The scents are pretty great, and the gimick is fun. They are a bit expensive for daily use, but they make fun gifts and occasional treats.

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

Thank you for your videos.

[@MarionetteKazuko]

They should keep the wooden wick however make it slightly taller and as it goes down splits off to separate wicks closer towards the edge to help melt some of that wax. the offset is it may melt too much if there's too many wicks as i did something similar with a regular glass candle that wouldn't burn too well. Added another wick which helped but too much where there was more wax pooling at the bottom. Draining it a bit helped as it kept the wick a bit higher. Any rates just my 2 cents.

[@tecwzrd]

Personally for candles, I like them from the Magic Candle Company both for their scents and long lasting candles. (up to 80 hours) they also have wood wick candle that don't tunnel unless you have a strong breeze on them.

[@TrueSeed-ft1jn]

I think for a wood-wick candle to work properly, it has to be a very soft, oily "wax" with a very low melting point. I think those type basically have to be in a glass jar. This candle appears to be made of regular scented candle-paraffin, so it doesn't surprise me that the wood-wick part at the end just smolders in such a useless way.

[@psychonauts0]

To prevent tunneling you can wrap the candle on tin foil, but you'd usually do that for a short time to fix a tunneling issue, i have a feeling this candle with tunnel no matter what unless wrapped, which isn't great

[@rtrout57]

I bet Bailey made him order the bark scent.

[@BlueRice]

That's so cool. I love candles . Never seen this before

[@NateB1976]

If you want a bigger flame with a wide wood wick candle like that then...treat it like any other wick and pour just a little wax out. The flame will get bigger because it’s not getting snuffed out by all the melted wax. If the flame gets to big just add a little wax back.

[@joz534]

Candle Manufacturer seeing how much empty space Chip Bags have: *and i took that personally*

[@jimwilliams7136]

I've had wood wick candles that had a much better flame than that. And they weren't anywhere near $30. One even had a wick that was 2 inches across. It was awesome.

[@bikeny]

How was the fragrance during the second burn? Does that even help improve the desirability of this candle? Also, thank you for teaching me a new meaning to the word tunneling.

[@justjordyn6729]

I’ve purchased $20-$30candles(free shipping) but it was custom and I’m not burning it. The only perc of this is getting a wax melts from the leftover wax, but it’s a decent concept

[@Sarafimm2]

If the candle had a glass shell around the exterior where the lower half should have been, there might have been less tunneling. Also, you could have trimmed off the remaining upper spiral of the wax to leave a more level candle, but that is something only people who use candles often learn along with trimming wicks. While I do love the scents, constant use of oil or wax candles, diffusers, "plug-ins", incense, and sprays usually leaves some form of debris on the ceiling, walls, and windows. Today, I feel it's an overuse and simple containers of potpourri would often work just as well in areas that do not already have an excess of aerosol debris from things like hair sprays or kitchen smoke and oils.

[@robinoconnor553]

When I watched the outside burning, I thought it looked so cool, although admittedly maybe not the safest candle. But the inside was really a letdown. Seems like they spent all their efforts to design the outside and just let the inside go. Having that much leftover wax would drive me nuts, especially for the price plus shipping. Yes, you can melt and re use the wax, but I don't always want a built in DIY. I'll pass until they fix the design flaws.

[@mattelder1971]

It seems to me like they cold easily have made the first part last a LOT longer by making the spiral wick tighter together. This would have more evenly filled in the center. Then they could have also put multiple (maybe 3 or 4) smaller wood wicks in the center section for a more even burn. This probably would have resulted in longer life as well as more efficient burning.

[@Kittycat-89]

After burning both candles, you can use the leftover candles wax in a wax melter to use all the wax and get more of your money's worth.

[@TheWarrenjj]

missing the opportunity to say "a big wick needs a big bic" is criminal xD

[@TheChrisLeone]

I love these candles, insane pricing tho for how quickly the spiral is done

[@LuckyMoniker]

the wick is burning he wax underneath more than the wick itself, usually its soaked in it though, when it only has overnight to sit in the freshly melted wax, it won't have that much time to actually penetrate the wick. Also trimming the wick before lighting it woulda likely helped too.

[@mr_jake.y8348]

Man you got 🔥 burned on that deal. Lol love your Chanel. Jake from Jacksonville Florida

[@robertheinkel6225]

Our church uses an eternal candle. Once lit, it will stay lit for up to eight days. The candle is about two inches across and six inches high.

[@TeaBurn]

I love those candles...great for emergency use like whenever there's a power outage during a storm. I only wish the flame was a bit brighter/bigger.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Those are often called 7 day candles and you can get multiple of them for the same price of a single one of that.

[@curtisgarrison1686]

To prevent tunneling on a candle in a glass/metal container, put aluminum foil around the candle. It will help keep the heat in the candle and melt the wax evenly.

[@TheNitroG1]

So...this ultimately looks like they found a way to make a candle look large while actually not containing much wax. it's like somewhere between 50 to 60% hollow. So they can basically make 2 or 3 of these with the wax that would normally be in a candle this size, but marked it up like 4 to 6 times the amount of a candle that size. It looks like it's not hard to make either. seems like the wick is cast by it's self and then inserted into this, or a second casting is done after, just judging by the width of the inner ring on top of the candle. Also the wood wick they gave you wasn't pre-soaked in wax which is why it burned away most of it and had a terrible flame the first time you lit it. You are supposed to melt wax and dip the wood wick in it for a little while to get the wax to start "wicking" up the wood so that it protects the wood from being burned away completely. In other words, the manufacturer doesn't even understand how wood wicks work, because this one isn't prepared to be one. Their method eventually works but results in the tunneling and ultimately shorter burn times, because the first time you burn it the flame is too weak and burns away the wick too quickly, to melt a larger portion of the wax. The more wax you have in the basin the longer it takes to burn through. The wick of a candle only burns above the level of where the melted wax is sitting. The only way you could have fixed this is to have been taking a hot spoon and dipping out melted wax to pour over the wick as the first wick was burning and even then it wouldn't really saturate the wood like it's supposed to. Either way the wick being long and narrow will cause it to burn oblong if it were working properly, it would be better for them to slot two wood wicks together so it burns in a cross pattern. It would burn more efficiently. But their advice not to let it burn down past the last 1/4 inch strikes me as wanting a quick way to shut people up when they complain the candle melted all over their electronic device they shouldn't have set it on. If you have it in a dish like what you used, you can probably let it burn it's self out without worry of overflowing. really this is why candles in mason jars are far better, they burn way more efficiently and don't have any concerns about melt through.

[@TheGreatChrisB]

As a candle aficionado, $30 is actually cheap if it really last 30 hours, but with this issue, it's not worth $30 unless you want it as a decoration for its uniqueness and will probably never light it.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

How would that be cheap when you can buy multiple 7 day candles for the same price?

[@gregh9762]

The wood wick is clearly underwicked, my guess is that they need the consistency of the wax to be that 'thick' for it to mold properly, to my eye it almost has a consistency of sealing wick, plasticky even a word? The cotton wick for the spiral part is of proper size, it's quite impressive to see it work well actually. Probably deliberately underwick the wood wick because otherwise it might catch fire? Since it is a pillar candle, tunneling is expected when it is that wide. If it were me I'd add narrow wood strip to the middle of the wick to keep the flame going. I thought 04:20 was the booster wick but on the subsequent shot it's gone and the flame is ー instead of へ

[@matttrophy1]

How was the brightness?

[@derekpeevey1570]

a wood wick as the second wick was a bad choice by them. a larger cotton wick would have been better.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

It's a cool idea; but, instead of a wooden wick in the second phase, it would do better with 3-4 regular wicks that are spaced out. One wick - of any kind - won't be able to cope with that wide of a wax candle. I do think that the spiral aspect is a good proof of concept. It's just the second burn that's a problem. Not yet ready for prime time and definitely not a $30 candle with that kind of performance.

[@ohiorichkidbeats]

I totally agree

[@blanc10]

A fine example of something solving a problem that does not exist.

[@chloesibilla8199]

Could you tell the time with it?

[@DSN262]

Why do you use a timer with ads on your phone?

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

Save your money and get the UCO candle lantern....they come in single candle and 3 candle versions and are very nice, durable and pleasant looking too.

[@andrew_radio]

It's interesting as a concept, but it's not very pretty and it doesn't look all that bright. You can get a lot better for less money, i don't think the gimmick can carry this one.

[@DeathmetalPersian]

less candle isnt even rly a gimmick its just a scam.

[@user-zj4tg3jf4e]

sorry i missed something, how long should i let this burn?

[@joshuahansen5486]

I wonder if you could make a oil lantern that also uses a mantle to increase the light output

[@zackphy]

I'm guessing tunneling is intended due to the candle not having a glass container. If the entire thing melted, it would spill over and make a mess. This way, the walls of the first wick make up it's "container". And since it lasted as long as advertised why is it an issue anyway. The problem with a candle with a normal wick tunnling is that it piles on top of the wic itself, rendering the candle unuseable, this doesn't happen with this wood wick so it's not an issue really.

[@prepperchris1]

As a prepper I like the 30 plus h o u r mark however the price is a little hard to swallow and it didn't seem too bright which is kind of another disadvantage

[@Freakinreviews]

It wasn't very bright. Smelled nice at least!

[@flatline7310]

It is worth it. For a high quality candle, this is a worth it solution. Spending a fraction on cheap candles leaves a lot to be desired.

[@rain69420]

you're supposed to put it in a proper holder, not just on a plate. the holder would help it better retain heat and prevent *some* of the tunneling. but i do think it would still end up tunneling, that wood wick was not enough. i am surprised they didnt go with a + shape wood wick instead with how wide the candle is.

[@MarkusAT]

Maybe the middle wick should've been lit when outside was at its last round to keep up the heat. Maybe then the tunneling wouldn't be that bad?

[@laurallewien2165]

Kinda like watching a snake shed it's skin...😟 Great video as always James 👍 Happy Thursday 🎉

[@cutiepanda0]

maybe since is a candle wih no "container" it´s supposed to tunnel to prevent leaks?

[@user-zk9yb3go6b]

Is the candle that you are showing the small medium or large one

[@taurbaby]

I could see myself buying one!

[@gameking9338]

Have you heard of those new candles that are powdered wax that can float on water?

[@maryroberts2099]

I love the idea of this

[@michaelclatecki8157]

Last Christmas season I was thinking about getting that. I seen it once or twice on Facebook I think. Two Christmases ago I accidentally bought like nine candles for my girlfriend. Like every week or so when I'm at Walmart I buy one or two that I think she might like. Didn't think anything of it and at the end when I was finally wrapping it was a lot of candles LOL. But I got other things too and she almost got upset because the first four or five were just candles that she opened and I guess her ex did that once or a few times over the years lol. And I didn't know that. But at least I got a whole bunch of other things and more expensive stuff. But I got that spiral bee wax ones that you've reviewed last year that are connected to like a metal base that you could pull and make them a different length. She did kind of like those but that's all other candles LOL. Last year she wasn't too upset after that LOL. Unless she did kind of like those it was different but I seen that one I guess. Thank God I didn't get that

[@Amm1ttai]

They didn't lie about how long it lasts, but it doesn't really give any light at all when using the wooden wick. If you are only using it for scent that's fine, but to me it's not a candle if you can't get some light from it.

[@fishu8]

Wax is the fuel, so hallowing out the center, do you not lose most of your fuel? Could someone do a test with one solid candle and one of these.