Our Standards

We make candles meant to be burned - in your home, around the people you love, filling rooms where you live your life. That responsibility shapes every decision we make about what goes into them.

The Wax

We use a premium, custom developed coconut-apricot wax blend. It burns cleaner than petroleum-based paraffin, produces minimal soot, and carries fragrance exceptionally well. The coconut and apricot oils are sustainably sourced, and the wax is biodegradable. More importantly, it doesn't release the chemicals associated with paraffin combustion - the compounds that can trigger headaches, respiratory irritation, and allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.

The Fragrance

Every fragrance oil we use is manufactured without phthalates, parabens, organ toxins, carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxins, or any ingredient on California's Proposition 65 list. Our suppliers maintain IFRA (International Fragrance Association) compliance and provide full transparency about their formulations.

For our Bespoke Partnership scents developed with fragrance houses, we require these same rigorous standards - no exceptions, regardless of supplier.

The Wicks

Our wicks are flat-braided cotton, lead-free and zinc-free. They're engineered to curl slightly during burning, which moves the tip into the hottest part of the flame. This self-trimming design minimizes carbon buildup, reduces smoking, and creates a stable, consistent burn from first light to last.

The Testing

Before any candle reaches your home, we test it extensively. Every fragrance is evaluated in all three of our container styles - standard frosted, green-tinted, and clear glass. We test for burn time, tunneling, soot production, and scent throw. We monitor how the wax performs through multiple burn cycles, how the wick behaves over time, and how the glass heats during use.

We're looking for candles that burn evenly, release fragrance consistently, and perform safely in real-world conditions - not just laboratory ideals.

What We Don't Use

We don't use paraffin wax, synthetic petroleum-based waxes, or any wax blends that release questionable compounds when burned. We don't use fragrances containing phthalates, which have been linked to endocrine disruption and reproductive harm. We don't use lead or zinc core wicks, which can release heavy metals into your air.

We don't use ingredients simply because they're cheaper or easier to source. If a material doesn't meet our standards for safety and performance, it doesn't go into our candles.

Why This Matters

You're not just buying a candle - you're bringing something into your home that will burn for hours, releasing fragrance and combustion byproducts into the air you breathe. We take that seriously.

The difference between a candle that gives you a headache and one that simply fills your room with scent often comes down to ingredient quality and chemistry. We've chosen every component - wax, fragrance, wick - to deliver powerful scent throw without the compounds that cause adverse reactions.

These are the standards we've built our work around.