Free tool
Candle Doctor
Pick what you’re seeing in your candle. You’ll get the likely causes and what to change next, straight from our sourced troubleshooting guides.
In the CandleEasy app
- The Doctor reads your tester’s burns and sorts the causes for you.
- It asks only what your burns didn’t record.
- One tap pours a side-by-side test with the jars filled in.
- A Doctor’s note stays on the tester, and it asks whether the change helped.
Join the waitlist to hear when the app opens.
The guides behind the Doctor
- Candle Tunneling: Causes and Fixes for Makers
- Candle Wick Mushrooming and Soot: Causes and Fixes
- Candle Flame Too High? Causes, Fixes and When to Put It Out
- Why a Candle Won’t Stay Lit (Drowning and Self-Extinguishing Wicks)
- Weak Candle Scent Throw: Why You Can’t Smell It and How to Fix It
- Why Is My Candle Sweating? Fragrance Oil Beads on Candles Explained
- Candle Frosting: Why Soy Candles Turn White and How to Reduce It
- Wet Spots in Candles: Why They Happen and How to Prevent Them
- Candle Sinkholes, Cracks and Rough Tops: How to Get Smooth Tops
- Why Candles Turn Yellow, Brown or Fade (and What to Do)
- Candle Wick Off-Center: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
- Wood Wick Candles: How to Choose, Trim and Test One
- How to Double Wick a Candle: When to Use Two Wicks and How to Place Them
- How to Make a Pillar Candle with a Mold
- Candle Fragrance Blend Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
The Doctor never says a candle is safe. It points to the next test, and every burn test is yours to run.