About the service
I pour candles by hand, in small batches, and I always start with the wax rather than with the fragrance. Soy and soy-coconut blends melt at a lower temperature than paraffin, so the pool spreads evenly across the whole surface and the scent lifts gently instead of flaring off in the first hour. A softer wax also burns calmer: no sooty cap on the wick, no wall of wax racing down one side of the glass while the other side stays dry.
For scent I use fragrance oils made for candles, not cosmetic or massage oils. They are built to behave in a flame and they stay predictable at a 6-10% load, which is the range where a room actually smells of something without the candle turning sharp. I test the cold throw, what you smell when the lid comes off, and the hot throw an hour after lighting, because the two almost never match and the second one is the one you live with. Bring me a scent you already love and I will build close to it and write the recipe down, so the next batch smells the same.
The wick is the other half of the work. A wooden wick gives a quiet crackle and a wide, flat flame; cotton is silent and behaves better in narrow jars. Either way I seat it dead centre and test-burn every new diameter, because a wick one step too thin digs a tunnel and leaves a ring of cold wax on the wall. Let the first burn run until the surface is a full mirror edge to edge - that is the line the candle remembers for the rest of its life.
What the order includes:
— a candle in a glass or a tin, 100-500 g, shape and colour of your choosing;
— your own scent: matching, a written recipe and the same result on the next batch;
— a label with the full composition, the burn time and a safety warning;
— gift wrapping for single pieces and event batches with one shared label;
— about nine days of work, because the wax cures after pouring and a candle sold too early smells of nothing;
— safety: a burning candle is never left unattended and never stands near children, pets or curtains;
— the wick is trimmed to 5 mm before every lighting;
— fragrance can trigger a reaction in people with asthma or allergies, and in a room with an infant scented candles are better left unlit;
— if you are pregnant or sensitive to smells, that is a question for your doctor, not for me;
— this is an object for comfort and mood, not treatment, wellness or any kind of therapy.
For scent I use fragrance oils made for candles, not cosmetic or massage oils. They are built to behave in a flame and they stay predictable at a 6-10% load, which is the range where a room actually smells of something without the candle turning sharp. I test the cold throw, what you smell when the lid comes off, and the hot throw an hour after lighting, because the two almost never match and the second one is the one you live with. Bring me a scent you already love and I will build close to it and write the recipe down, so the next batch smells the same.
The wick is the other half of the work. A wooden wick gives a quiet crackle and a wide, flat flame; cotton is silent and behaves better in narrow jars. Either way I seat it dead centre and test-burn every new diameter, because a wick one step too thin digs a tunnel and leaves a ring of cold wax on the wall. Let the first burn run until the surface is a full mirror edge to edge - that is the line the candle remembers for the rest of its life.
What the order includes:
— a candle in a glass or a tin, 100-500 g, shape and colour of your choosing;
— your own scent: matching, a written recipe and the same result on the next batch;
— a label with the full composition, the burn time and a safety warning;
— gift wrapping for single pieces and event batches with one shared label;
— about nine days of work, because the wax cures after pouring and a candle sold too early smells of nothing;
— safety: a burning candle is never left unattended and never stands near children, pets or curtains;
— the wick is trimmed to 5 mm before every lighting;
— fragrance can trigger a reaction in people with asthma or allergies, and in a room with an infant scented candles are better left unlit;
— if you are pregnant or sensitive to smells, that is a question for your doctor, not for me;
— this is an object for comfort and mood, not treatment, wellness or any kind of therapy.
