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Close-up of three lit beeswax tealights in glass holders, each wick gently curved with a steady even flame above a melt pool.
How To Buy The Best Beeswax Candles: The Wick Is Everything
You'll never see it on the label, but the wick decides everything about how a candle burns. After years of wick testing in our studio, here's how to read a... Read more...
The Best Beeswax Candle Companies in 2026: An Honest Guide (With Names)
The Best Beeswax Candle Companies in 2026: An Honest Guide (With Names)
We've been making 100% pure beeswax candles for over a decade — long enough to know who else does it well. So we named names: the best beeswax candle companies... Read more...
The Best Beeswax Candles: How to Actually Choose (From People Who Make Them)
The Best Beeswax Candles: How to Actually Choose (From People Who Make Them)
There's no single best beeswax candle — but there's a best one for you. Here's how to choose, from people who make them: what to look for in the maker,... Read more...
Side-by-side comparison of two lit beeswax votive candles: in a glass votive holder the wax forms a contained melt pool, while without the holder the wax runs down the sides and puddles on the dish.
Votive Candles: What You Definitely Need to Know
Is a candle votive a mini-pillar or a container candle? Read more...
How we clean out our votive holders - A hot topic!
How we clean out our votive holders - A hot topic!
Here at Big Moon Beeswax, we often get questions about cleaning out glass votive holders after your beeswax votive has finished burning. There are several ways to get your glass... Read more...
Beeswax Tealights
Fragrance-Free vs Unscented: What's the Difference?
There are truly fragrance-free candles available, but you need to know how to recognize them. Read more...
The Melt Pool Rule by Big Moon Beeswax
How to Prevent Candle Tunneling
Have you ever burned a pillar candle with the hopes of enjoying it for many days, only to find that your beautiful beeswax pillar tunneled straight down? This is why ...  Read more...
100% Pure Beeswax Pillar
How to buy the best beeswax candles: Wax Makes it Special
Two things make a beeswax candle the best and that's an experienced candle maker and quality beeswax. Read more...
How to buy the best beeswax candles
HOW TO BUY THE BEST BEESWAX CANDLES: Recognizing Experienced Candle-Makers
Everyone claims they have the best beeswax candles, but if everyone is 'the best' than nobody really is... Read more...
pure beeswax tealights in glass holders
The Candles I Loved Were Causing My Migraines
After thirty years of daily scented candles and undiagnosed migraines, one doctor's question changed everything. What I learned about fragrance triggers — and the candle that gave me candlelight back. Read more...
Candle Secrets from a Movie Set
Candle Secrets from a Movie Set
Just like most things on a movie set, even candles are not what they seem... Read more...
Why Beeswax Color Varies
Why Beeswax Color Varies
Know your beeswax candle colors before you buy to make sure you are getting the best quality for your money. Read more...
Beeswax Blooms
How to tell if your candle is pure beeswax
Just as the bees make it possible for flowers to bloom, the wax they create also blooms over time. This white dusting, referred to as bloom, is nature's proof of... Read more...
candle wick fail
How to prevent candle wick mushrooming
You pay good money for quality candles and the last thing you want to see is your expensive candle getting ruined by wick mushrooming (aka carbon balls). Here's how to stop... Read more...