Can I Prevent My Havdalah Candle from Dripping?

5 responses to “Can I Prevent My Havdalah Candle from Dripping?”

1. 

   dkny

   April 5, 2021

   I have found that not cutting the wicks too short prevents dripping. As the candle gets used up, your instinct is to trim the wicks, but in fact, if the wick is a little longer, the flame, which is at the top of the wick, is kept further away from the wax of the candle and the wax won’t melt as quickly.

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2. 

   s

   April 5, 2021

   if you wrap saran wrap around the candle it does not drip

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3. 

   Ben Z

   May 24, 2024

   As my experience Havdalah candles that is made outside the US will mostly Drip
   and in the US there are some Havdalah candles that’s dripping and some that’s will drip a few drips every week and there are some Havdalah candles that will not drip at all,
   I not like to point which brand is worst, so first check on the reviews and try out if one drips the next use a different brand

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4. 

   Judy

   July 10, 2026

   Actually, here is what i’ve used for over a decade.
   FWIW, here is a pic, though not sure if it will display:
   https://i.ibb.co/93HN1Yp3/Havdala-DIY2.jpg

   Explanation:
   Back in 2013 i’d brought back from E”Y a box of MEOROS-brand (white-color) Chanuka candles. Back then they still made them quite longer (and not as skinny as) the junky colored-candles that clutter community stores the U.S. these days.

   I then repurposed the Tin-Can of a One-Day Memorial Candle.
   I repurposed it as a “havdala holder”.
   Here’s how: I utilized a JUMBO 3-inch bulldog-clip (its steel + nickel-finish)
   Emphasis on 3-inch / Emphasis on Bulldog-NOT-binderClip
   I up-ended the clip into the tin-can (so its gripper faces the ceiling).
   Because the clip is so wide, it rests safely on the rim of the tin-can.
   The bulldog clip is now gripping 2 of the remaining Chanuka candles.

   Guess what? It’s now 2026, and there’s still some candles left since 2013!!

   As for manipulating the wicks & flame?
   I used a Handi-Foil (or EZ-Foil) Mini Baked-Potato Shell
   I pinched together the narrower-side for use as a handle.
   Via the pinched-side, i push the lit-wicks toward each other to form a big-flame.
   Whereas the open wider side is used for extinguishing the flame.

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5. 

   Judy

   July 10, 2026

   Actually, here is what i’ve used for over a decade.
   FWIW, here is a pic, though not sure if it will display:
   I just now removed the pic, in case that auto-removed this comment.

   Explanation:
   Back in 2013 i’d brought back from E”Y a box of MEOROS-brand (white-color) Chanuka candles. Back then they still made them quite longer (and not as skinny as) the junky colored-candles that clutter community stores the U.S. these days.

   I then repurposed the Tin-Can of a One-Day Memorial Candle.
   I repurposed it as a “havdala holder”.
   Here’s how: I utilized a JUMBO 3-inch bulldog-clip (its steel + nickel-finish)
   Emphasis on 3-inch / Emphasis on Bulldog-NOT-binderClip
   I up-ended the clip into the tin-can (so its gripper faces the ceiling).
   Because the clip is so wide, it rests safely on the rim of the tin-can.
   The bulldog clip is now gripping 2 of the remaining Chanuka candles.

   Guess what? It’s now 2026, and there’s still some candles left since 2013!!

   As for manipulating the wicks & flame?
   I used a Handi-Foil (or EZ-Foil) Mini Baked-Potato Shell
   I pinched together the narrower-side for use as a handle.
   Via the pinched-side, i push the lit-wicks toward each other to form a big-flame.
   Whereas the open wider side is used for extinguishing the flame.

   Reply

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