If you’ve recently discovered Foton Candles, you might be wondering:
How long do they actually last?

Whether you’re planning an intimate dinner or lighting up an entire event, Foton Candles are designed to be long-lasting, refillable, and flexible — meaning you control the burn time.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through how Foton Candles work, what affects their burn time, and how to maximize the life of your candle using our unique candle pearls and wicks.

What Affects Foton Candle Burn Time?

Here are the key factors:

1. Number of Wicks You Light

The more Foton wicks you use at once, the faster your pearls will burn.

• 1 wick = longer-lasting, softer glow
• 2–3 wicks = brighter flame, shorter burn time for the pearls as you’ll be melting more of them

If you're aiming for cozy ambiance, stick with one wick. For brighter light or event settings, multiple wicks will do the trick — just expect to refill your candle more often.

2. Wick Usage: Relight or Refresh

Each standard wick provides around 12 hours of burn time.

You can:

• Relight the same wick multiple times until it reaches its limit
• Replace the wick at any time to refresh the candle or reposition the flame

Keep in mind: If you choose to refresh with a new wick and don't reuse the melted pearl surface (your melt pool), your Foton Pearls will be used up faster. Reusing your melt pool is a great way to stretch your pearls and extend overall burn time. Here's a blog post to help you understand the ways you can Refresh your Foton Candles.

3. Container Size & Shape

Container choice directly impacts safety, performance, and pearl efficiency.

• Standard wicks need a 4-inch wide container (minimum)
• Using multiple wicks? Pick for a larger container to ensure safe spacing

Always leave at least 2 inches of pearls around each wick to keep the melt pool centered and prevent overheating the container edges.

4. How Long You Burn It

• Longer sessions will use more pearls at once
• Shorter burns with regular refreshing give you better control over burn time and pearl use

Final Thoughts: Foton Candles Are Designed to Last — You’re in Control

At the heart of Foton is this idea: burn smarter, not faster.
With Foton Candles, you’re not locked into a fixed burn time, you're in control of it. 

You choose:

• How many wicks to light
• When to relight or refresh
• What container to use
• How long to let your candle glow

By understanding how the pearls and wicks work together, you can maximize every ounce of your candle and get weeks, even months, of clean, beautiful light.

Now that you know what affects Foton Candles' burn time, here are the approximate burn times per candle size. 

• 18oz Foton Original - up to 120 hours
• 64oz Foton Grande - up to 400 hours
• 144oz Foton XL Kit - up to 960 hours

Whether you’re styling a dinner table or setting the mood for an event, Foton gives you control, flexibility, and a cleaner, longer-lasting candle experience.

Please note due to the customizable nature of Foton Candles, the above-referenced burn times are approximations only for informational purposes and should not be considered as burn time claims.