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Candle Making with Kids: Simple, Safe Projects for Family Fun
Candle Making with Kids: Simple, Safe Projects for Family Fun
There’s something special about making candles together as a family. It’s hands-on, screen-free, and ends with something you can actually keep, a candle you made with your own hands rather... Read more...
Candle Making as Therapy: How Crafting Relieves Stress
Candle Making as Therapy: How Crafting Relieves Stress
We all experience pressure from time to time. Finding a constructive way to manage that pressure is essential for your long-term health and happiness. You might have tried various relaxation... Read more...
How Cooler Weather May Affect Your Candle Making
How Cooler Weather May Affect Your Candle Making
If you run a candle making business or just love creating candle a hobby then you will know that a change in season brings a unique set of challenges. As... Read more...
Building Your Perfect Scent Wardrobe
Building Your Perfect Scent Wardrobe
Building a Personal Scent Wardrobe for Your Home One trend that continues to grow rapidly is the concept of a scent wardrobe. We are moving beyond the idea of wearing... Read more...
What Europe’s Fragrance Trends Could Mean for New Zealand Spring 2026
What Europe’s Fragrance Trends Could Mean for New Zealand Spring 2026
Winter in New Zealand may feel like the time to focus on warm woods, amber, spice and cosy gourmands, but it is also a smart time for candle and fragrance... Read more...
Coconut Wax for Candle Making: Myths, Facts and Why It Is Trending
Coconut Wax for Candle Making: Myths, Facts and Why It Is Trending
Coconut Wax for Candle Making: Myths, Facts and Why It Is Trending Coconut wax has become one of the most talked-about materials in candle making. Scroll through any candle brand’s... Read more...
Car Diffusers: The Easiest Product Extension for Your Scent Brand
If you are already running a candle business—or even just making them as a dedicated hobby—you know that candles require a lot of testing. You have to find the perfect marriage between the wax, the vessel size, the fragrance percentage, and the exact wick type. It’s a beautiful science, but it takes time. If you are looking for a fast, low-overhead, and incredibly popular product to add to your line-up, look no further than car diffusers. These tiny, aesthetic scent-boosters are a massive hit at Kiwi markets, make the perfect... Read more...
The Psychology of Scent: Boosting Productivity in Your Home Office
The Psychology of Scent: Boosting Productivity in Your Home Office
With hybrid work and flexible schedules firmly embedded in our routine, many of us spend hours every week grinding away in a home office. But let’s be honest: when your... Read more...
Spring Micro-Batches: How Limited-Edition Seasonal Scents Drive Business Profits
Spring Micro-Batches: How Limited-Edition Seasonal Scents Drive Business Profits
When spring arrives, customer buying habits shift dramatically. People swap cozy, winter gourmand scents (like vanilla, cinnamon, and clove) for bright, airy notes of fresh cut grass, bergamot, and sweet... Read more...
The Clean Burn Advantage
The Clean Burn Advantage
Today’s candle buyers care just as much about what goes into the air as they do about how a candle smells. Search trends show a growing demand for “clean burning... Read more...
From Kitchen Hobby to Market Stall: A Beginner’s Guide to Selling Your First Candles
From Kitchen Hobby to Market Stall: A Beginner’s Guide to Selling Your First Candles
You’ve poured, tested, gifted, and re-gifted more candles than you can count, and now someone at a dinner party has said the words every dedicated hobbyist eventually hears: “You should... Read more...
Luscious Lip Balm Recipe
This recipe makes approximately 100 grams (24 x lip balm tubes) of luscious lip balm that will treat your lips like royalty!   Ingredients: 29 grams white beeswax35 grams coconut oil35 grams avocado oil18 grams mango butter20 drops of flavouring (must be our lip balm range, do not use candle fragrances)1 teaspoon sweetener (castor sugar or Stevia) optional24 lip balm tubes plus caps, you can also use larger pots or acrylic jars   Method: In a double boiler (a Pyrex jug in a pot of gently boiling water on the... Read more...