To use oil burner, fill your burner to just under the rim with water, drop 4-5 drops of essential oil or fragrance oil into the water and light your candle. As an alternative drop some simmering granules into the rim and light your candle - no water is required for simmering granules. Approx size 10 cm. Place burner on cool, heat resistant surface away from draughts and other sources of heat such as TV sets. Make sure a burner is in an open and unconfined space with a minimum clearance of 50cm above the burner. Keep away from flammable materials such as curtains. Keep out of reach of children and pets.