Pure Beeswax Handmade Candles (12 pack)

01 · TWELVE CANDLES, FIFTEEN HOURS

The sum in the box

Each candle gives between 1 and 1.5 hours of flame, so the pack comes to twelve to eighteen hours of light. The 120 g of the batch match that duration: a small wax candle uses on the order of seven to ten grams an hour.

At 2 cm across they want a narrow candlestick. Check the socket on yours before buying.

02 · THE WHITE BLOOM IS NOT MOULD

It only happens with real wax

Over time a whitish film appears on the surface. It is not dust, not mould, and not the candle going off: it is the fatty acids in the wax migrating outward. It is called bloom.

It is in fact a sign: paraffin does not bloom. If it bothers you, take it off with a soft cloth or a short blast of a hairdryer — and it will come back, because that is what pure wax does.

03 · THE HONEYCOMB HEXAGON

Where the relief comes from

The hexagonal surface is not decoration: it comes from the stamped foundation sheet the bees build their comb on. The candle is rolled by hand over that sheet and keeps the imprint.

They are declared free of paraffin, colourants and fragrance: the honey-and-flowers smell is the wax's own.

04 · THE WICK, AT 5-7 MM

And out of the draught

Before lighting, trim the wick to 5-7 mm. A long wick makes a big flame that melts more wax than it burns: it drips, it smokes and the candle lasts less.

And light it away from a draught. Moving air leans the flame, melts one side before the other and the candle opens up there. On a stable, heat-resistant base, and not left unattended.

05 · BEFORE YOU BUY

These are twelve candles: