Day: February 21, 2023

How to store your BlacKandleS properly

Candles are sensitive… It’s important to understand that the candle wax and fragrance oils used in candles are sensitive to both temperature and light, so please be careful when storing candles for an extended period of time. If you store your candle, be sure it is in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight…

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Sustainability – Reusing & Re-purposing

I have always heard the word sustainability… I have always heard the word sustainability and tried to implement as best as possible into my everyday life, but initially we never really understood our ability as a little family business to produce sustainable products. When it came to BlacKandleS inception, we knew we wanted to use…

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Why we have the 3 hour rule

I am constantly amazed that a lot of the people we come across who are lifelong candle lovers, don’t know about the 3 hour rule. I thought it was a good time to explain the couple of reasons we follow the 3 hour rule with all of our KandleS. One reason for not exceeding the…

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Rise of the MandleS

We have had many beautiful surprises during our BlacKandleS journey, one of these is learning about this incredible group that I have dubbed The MandleS. (AKA – Men who love KandleS)   Since we launched a few weeks ago, I have received many messages from friends and customers telling us that they have been lifelong…

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Olfactory – BlacKandleS cool facts #1

I bet you didn’t know that it is your olfactory that is what determines which of the scents sets your senses on fire! (To be honest.. neither did I until it was pointed out to me) The olfactory is vital for the processing and perception of odour and it is located in the temporal lobe…

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BlacKandleS with purpose

In our ever changing world, the one thing that stands out throughout most of my daily conversations is how the need to adapt and meet the changing market is the biggest challenge that most businesses face today.   Not so long ago, we were discussing how we should possibly hold off on launching BlacKandleS after…

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Let’s talk about diffusers

Diffusers were always something that we had wanted to get into down the track for BlacKandleS. What we didn’t count on was the amount of people who were wanting to experience BlacKandleS without the flame. Largely due to small children, a lot of people love to have incredible scents for the senses throughout their homes…

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