So, I like to use scented candles, especially scented with something natural. Usually they are small votives or larger candles in a glass or jar. I consider the candles a "splurge" or something that is nice to get as a gift.
It always bothers me that usually, the wick just stops working (like it is no longer submerged in the candle or something) when there is still a lot of the candle left. Today this happened to two candles and they each have at least 1/8th to maybe 1/6th of it left. I have frequently tried to fix this issue by breaking up the leftover part of the dead candle and "feeding" bits of it into another candle that's still working, but then I usually wind up "drowning" the other candle and then neither one works.
Is this a safety issue or something so that the bottom of the candle (often glass) won't burn out or get too hot or something and cause a fire? Are most people not bothered by this and just throw out the rest of the candle? Any other suggestions? I assume there is some possibility to save these and then melt them down and make a new candle but could I do that without needing to buy new stuff for the project? I would like to somehow just add more wick to the old one . . .
Maybe I just need to learn to be okay with throwing out the wasted part and not worry about it!