Long and even burning
The candle should always melt all the way to the edge. Lighting the first time is so-called "memory Burn’, it is necessary to let it burn until the entire surface is liquid to achieve even burning later. This will take around 4 hours, so please take your time. Otherwise, a tunnel will form in the middle of the candle and the edge remains "unused" wax and this shortens the life of the candle considerably. In general, 3-4 hours burning time is optimal, do not burn candle for longer at a time.