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Yay, you’ve made the perfect candle, and you're ready to start selling them! But now you have to label them, and a whole new stress has set in! So many questions running through your head…. What is required by law? How do I figure out what size? What do I include on the label? How do I make my candle stand out?

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than a floral inspired body scrub! This sugar scrub gently exfoliates as it cleanses and leaves your skin feeling clean, soft and glowing! Use 1-2 times per week or 3-4 times in dryer climates to keep skin soft and moisturized. Sugar removes and fights toxins, is anti-aging and makes your skin glow.

We are getting into the Irish spirit with St. Patricks Day candles! Our Pot-O-Gold candle is a favorite every year and never goes out of style! Plus there are so many different ways to make it! We also came up with some other fun St. Patty’s Day themed candles!

We have been so excited to launch the new lip balm and gloss bases the last few weeks and thought a blog post going over how to use them was the perfect way to celebrate! The Natural Lip Balm, Avocado & Aloe Vegan Lip Balm, and Natural Lip Gloss Base are all packaged similarly and usage instructions are almost the same. The new Gel Lip Gloss Base is a bit different, and we’ll break it down below!

We had been getting so many requests for a vegan lip balm base and we wanted one too so we decided to formulate our own unique blend! We knew that creating a unique blend would take a lot of research, time and testing but it was worth it! In this post we’ll take you through the process of formulating our lip balm base.

Welcome to 2023! It's a great time to start planning some amazing things during this cold and dark month of January. Strategic planning sounds intimidating, but it's not scary or over your head even if you don't have a business background. We have some fun tools we use in our strategic planning to share with you! We’ll show you how we plan and give you some practical advice on how you can plan an awesome year for yourself. Beginners welcome!

Finally, a plant-based natural wax with a fragrance throw that will knock your socks off, hot and cold! This is the finest plant wax available and will not disappoint in a luxury candle line! We have been testing different Apricot wax blends for YEARS and knew we wanted to bring on a paraffin-free blend, and this one hit all of our wishes!

Does holiday stress leave you feeling drained and frantic at the same time? Remember to take some time for self-care that can rejuvenate your soul. We love how silky smooth our skin feels after using this mask and a few minutes of relaxing does wonders for the soul too!

** Disclaimer: This is all from our 30+ years of knowledge and experience. Everyone should do their own research and testing. We are not lawyers and cannot give legal advice.*

Adding some glitter to candles is perfect all year round especially for the holidays! It isn’t as simple as just adding some glitter to your melted wax since the glitter will sink to the bottom and you’ll never see it! You also want to make sure to keep it nontoxic!

** Disclaimer: This is all from our 30+ years of knowledge and experience. Everyone should do their own research and testing.

As the colder months approach dry lips are almost inevitable. This cranberry lip scrub is perfect to help exfoliate and rejuvenate leaving your lips soft and smooth! A lip scrub is best used at night just apply and gently exfoliate using your fingertip then wash off or put in a tube and rub over lips in a circular motion.

Fall is upon us and what better way to celebrate fall than with apples! Dry skin season is starting which is the perfect time to start making and selling scrubs. These scrub cubes put a twist on the traditional scrub in a jar, perfectly proportions for one time use.

Halloween is a great time to get creative with your candle making! This eyeball stew candle reuses some tools you already have on hand and adds a fun twist!

Halloween is a great time to get creative with your candle making! This graveyard candle reuses some tools you already have on hand and adds a fun spooky twist!

Fragrance oils are one of the biggest factors of making your candles unique! Fragrance oil blending gives you the advantage of creating your own custom scents that no one else can duplicate. Fall is the perfect time to think of your favorite fall things and create a scent to mimic them. Below are the basics of how to blend fragrances! We also included some fun fall blends that we came up with for you to try!

Even if you aren't a fan of the candy corn, the candles smell fantastic and are fun to decorate with too. This basic concept of layering can be used to create different candles too!

Advent calendars have become increasingly popular around the holiday season in the last few years but they have been around since the nineteenth century! They are generally used to countdown until Christmas, starting on December first and ending on Christmas Eve. Each day there is a little flap on the calendar to open what is inside is up to you! These are a great little way to build up anticipation for Christmas and a little something to look forward to each night.