Milk & Honey is a pure soy wax candle infused with vanilla oil...warm, sweet, deeply comforting. The scent of something safe. Of a kitchen that smells of baking, of warmth at the end of a cold day, of the particular quality of ease that comes when the world outside stops mattering quite so much.
Vanilla has been understood as a comfort botanical across cultures for centuries, used in Mesoamerican tradition long before it reached Europe, where it became one of the most beloved aromatics in perfumery and medicine alike. The body responds to it the way it responds to being held.
This candle is for that moment.
The wax: 100% natural soy- slow-burning clean wax. The vanilla oil diffuses at a gentle, consistent warmth that fills a room without overwhelming it. This is a scent designed to be lived in rather than noticed.
The scent: Vanilla oil- warm, creamy, slightly caramelised. Sweet without being cloying. The scent of comfort in its most elemental form.
The ritual: Light when you sit down to rest. When you make your evening tea. When the day has asked more of you than you had to give and you need the room to feel different. Let the scent change the quality of the air- and with it, the quality of the hour.
PRODUCT DETAILS:
-Volume: 20cl
-Wax: 100% natural soy wax
-Fragrance: Pure vanilla oil
-Wick: Natural cotton wick
-Burn time: Approximately 40-45 hours
-Vessel: Glass jar (reusable after burning)
-Hand-poured in small batches
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
Trim the wick to 5mm before every burn. On the first burn, allow the wax to reach a full melt pool across the surface before extinguishing as this sets the memory of the candle and ensures an even burn throughout its life. Never burn for more than four hours at a time. Place on a heat-resistant surface away from draughts and flammable materials. Never leave unattended. Keep out of reach of children and pets.
A NOTE FROM THE APOTHECARY:
Comfort is not a lesser kind of medicine. It is sometimes the most necessary kind...the restoration that comes not from effort or protocol but from simply being allowed to be warm, to be still, to receive something sweet without justification!
Milk & Honey asks nothing of you. It only offers.
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