The responsibility of taking care to prevent a candle from starting a fire is not as big as it sounds.
From simply tying down the curtains to using a few candle hurricanes, you just need to take the appropriate candle safety measures to keep your home safe from a fire: Keep out of reach of children Children always have been and always will be fascinated by fire.
If you have children scurrying about in your home, it would be best not to leave them alone with the lit candles.
Always keep a close eye on them when you have a candle burning somewhere in the house, even if you believe that they are responsible enough not to play with fire.
If you must leave the premises, and a child is nearby, it would be best to simply put out the candle instead of leaving it as is.
The inconvenience of putting out a candle and relighting it is well worth preventing the potential fire that may ensue when a child gets their hands on an open flame.
Keep far away from flammable materials Open flames can easily burn papers, plastics, textiles and wood with surprising speed and ferocity.
If you plan to light a candle, make sure that there no flammable materials nearby to fuel the fire.
This also includes keeping pressurized canisters and bottles of perfumes far away from a burning candle.
Perfumes and other similar substances usually have flammable content, while pressurized canisters can explode if subjected to too much heat.
So avoid the temptation to light a small tea light candle near your cosmetics or home care products, and make sure you keep them far, far away from them.
Watch out for the wind The wind is an unpredictable and problematic factor in fires, and can start them in two ways: knocking over your candle and blowing something flammable near the fire.
Particularly strong gusts of wind can bring a candle down, especially when it is not firmly attached to a holder.
And even if the wind cannot bring down a candle, it can be enough to push the flame towards flammable material, like a wispy curtain or a few loose sheets of paper.
On the flip side, the curtain or paper may end up on the flame itself: wind can also push these materials towards the open flame.
Thus, you can either anchor down all the loose materials, or cut the supply of wind altogether by closing the windows when you have a candle burning.
Use protective holders One of the simplest but most effective things you could do to prevent your candles from causing a fire would be to use a protective holder to keep them in place and encase the flame it uses.
It is a simple but surprisingly effective concept.
Hurricanes and other transparent containers are excellent choices to hold and protect candles as they burn.
Their transparent covers serve to shield the flames from wind, while allowing the candle's light to pass unobstructed to give way for the unique atmosphere that candles add to a room.
From child-proofing your candles to using candle hurricanes to shield the candles; these simple and easy reminders would help keep your home safe and sound while allowing the candles to work their atmospheric charm in your home.
From simply tying down the curtains to using a few candle hurricanes, you just need to take the appropriate candle safety measures to keep your home safe from a fire: Keep out of reach of children Children always have been and always will be fascinated by fire.
If you have children scurrying about in your home, it would be best not to leave them alone with the lit candles.
Always keep a close eye on them when you have a candle burning somewhere in the house, even if you believe that they are responsible enough not to play with fire.
If you must leave the premises, and a child is nearby, it would be best to simply put out the candle instead of leaving it as is.
The inconvenience of putting out a candle and relighting it is well worth preventing the potential fire that may ensue when a child gets their hands on an open flame.
Keep far away from flammable materials Open flames can easily burn papers, plastics, textiles and wood with surprising speed and ferocity.
If you plan to light a candle, make sure that there no flammable materials nearby to fuel the fire.
This also includes keeping pressurized canisters and bottles of perfumes far away from a burning candle.
Perfumes and other similar substances usually have flammable content, while pressurized canisters can explode if subjected to too much heat.
So avoid the temptation to light a small tea light candle near your cosmetics or home care products, and make sure you keep them far, far away from them.
Watch out for the wind The wind is an unpredictable and problematic factor in fires, and can start them in two ways: knocking over your candle and blowing something flammable near the fire.
Particularly strong gusts of wind can bring a candle down, especially when it is not firmly attached to a holder.
And even if the wind cannot bring down a candle, it can be enough to push the flame towards flammable material, like a wispy curtain or a few loose sheets of paper.
On the flip side, the curtain or paper may end up on the flame itself: wind can also push these materials towards the open flame.
Thus, you can either anchor down all the loose materials, or cut the supply of wind altogether by closing the windows when you have a candle burning.
Use protective holders One of the simplest but most effective things you could do to prevent your candles from causing a fire would be to use a protective holder to keep them in place and encase the flame it uses.
It is a simple but surprisingly effective concept.
Hurricanes and other transparent containers are excellent choices to hold and protect candles as they burn.
Their transparent covers serve to shield the flames from wind, while allowing the candle's light to pass unobstructed to give way for the unique atmosphere that candles add to a room.
From child-proofing your candles to using candle hurricanes to shield the candles; these simple and easy reminders would help keep your home safe and sound while allowing the candles to work their atmospheric charm in your home.
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