With candles, you have a nearly endless selection when it comes to choosing the size, shape, scent, and color that best suits your home decor style. However, did you know that candles can also be made with different types of wax? Candles have traditionally been made from synthetic waxes, such as paraffin, which burn quickly … Read more
Through a combination of scent and sight, lighting a candle nearly instantly changes the mood and stimulates the senses. A selection of deliciously fragrant candles is available, from apple cinnamon to crisp white linen. But if you look deeper, you’ll see that not all candles are made from the same type of wax, even if … Read more
With its wide selection of scented products, Bath and Body Works has been dazzling consumers since the 90s. They have lotions, soaps, and candles that provide a soothing scent and a calming effect throughout the house. However, there is a darker side. Bath and Body Works candles contain chemicals that can be dangerous and toxic. … Read more
Beeswax is a natural substance produced by honeybees for building their combs inside their hives. It has a unique scent and you can use it to make soaps, polishes, crayons, cosmetics, etc in addition to candles. Candles made from beeswax tend to be more expensive but burn cleaner and longer than those made from paraffin wax. They do not create candle soot, or … Read more
Dogs are domestic pets and we should note their presence while making our choices for candles. As pets, dogs can eat candles, they can also inhale the scent when you burn them in the house. If something like this happens what would be the outcome? Will the dog die or will its health be affected? However, some candles like soy wax, coconut, and beeswax are … Read more
There are many options when it comes to adding a scent to your home. In the past, you didn’t have much choice between a scented candle and potpourri. Nowadays, thankfully, there are lots more options and the ranges are increasing year on year. When you have so many different options, it can be hard to choose what’s best. A … Read more
Store-bought candles are convenient, but they can’t beat how it feels to light a candle that you have made, colored, scented, and poured yourself. These days, more and more people are looking for ways to dye their candles more naturally, especially if they’re using a natural wax like beeswax or soy wax. In this article, we’ll … Read more
Below you will find a free to use fragrance oil and wax calculator that will calculate the perfect amount of wax and fragrance oil for your candles and wax melts. You can use this calculator to find out exactly how much fragrance oil you should use per candle. Along with this the calculator will work … Read more
If you’re a candle lover, you might have come across a mushrooming candle once or twice. As well as being unsightly, when a candle mushrooms, it can also burn poorly and the end of the wick can fall off, making the candle look alittle dirty. So, what is mushrooming and what causes it? A mushrooming candle is where the … Read more
There are many ways to add glam and aesthetics to your candle. For example, herbs, glitter, crystals, etc. With the endless list of candle improvements seemingly on the rise, it can be difficult to trust information, especially the ones that appear wrong or conflicting – like, is mica powder safe for candles? Mica powders are … Read more
