Lafco Retreat

I don't have the candle yet but I have most bath products from that line and it is an amazing and completely unusual smell: tropical foliage. He might like this if he likes pine smells (I love them myself!). Also a clean small brand: https://www.malie.com/products/kokee-soy-candle

Anonymous wrote:Peach Bellini of course!!

Beat me to it!

Goop candle.

My favorite hella crazy but worth every penny $$$$$$ candle is Encens by Le Labo. A second would be Malin Goetz - Rum.

Target has my favorite cheap candles.

Candles that don't break the bank but are high quality ones I buy include: Maison Louis Marie (Antidris Cassis), Harlem Candle Co (Speakeasy) and Catbird (Ghost Rose).

Anonymous wrote:I like plain old beeswax. Nice scent and not a carcinogen.

+ 1 the only candle that makes the air cleaner (ions)

I can’t believe no one has mentioned this stunner: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jan/13/why-is-gwyneth-paltrow-selling-a-candle-that-smells-like-her-vagina-goop

Peach Bellini of course!!

I like plain beeswax. 🐝

Anonymous wrote:Well if he’s a boy you should be looking into candles that are marketed towards males, eg the Craft & Foster Black Label range or Trapp candle No. 7 and No. 21.

Why?

Yankee Candle Citrus and Sage is also gender neutral.

Did you ever walk in a Bed Bath Beyond and smell cinnamon?

Yankee Candle Home Sweet Home.

It's not sweet but smells like cinnamon, like the Red Hots little candy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like plain old beeswax. Nice scent and not a carcinogen.

What’s the carcinogen? The scent or the burning wick?

https://cancerfactfinder.org/consumer-products/scented-candles/

I like to buy high quality candles that don't have paraffin or other known carcinogens, but even reading that, it doesn't make me too worried about the occasional TJ's or Target candle and certainly wouldn't make me worry about being in someone else's home with those candles. The headline looks worrying -- "Burning scented candles indoors may cause cancer" -- but when you read the actual text, the focus is on candles with certain ingredients (especially paraffin but also some of the substances used to scent candles that may contain formaldehyde). If you buy soy-based or other non toxic candles, it's fine. The concern with wicks is that those manufactured before 2003 may contain lead. Okay so make sure your candle was made less than 22 years ago.

Even the candles with carcinogens, the studies looking into this are talking about households that are burning cheap candles all the time. You aren't going to to get that effect with the occasional scented candle even if it it's made with the worst ingredients because you'll burn it a few times and then throw it out. You will be exposed to more carcinogens by simply walking around outdoors in most cities and suburbs.

If he likes the pine ones he can use those year round. I hate many scents, and pine or grapefruit are the two I usually like. Almost everything I’ve ever bought that was pine smelled good, so I think it must be an easy scent to do right. Ditto on looking at Trader Joe’s candles, as they tend to smell like what they say they are and the price investment is minimal.

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Anonymous wrote:I like plain old beeswax. Nice scent and not a carcinogen.

What’s the carcinogen? The scent or the burning wick?

https://cancerfactfinder.org/consumer-products/scented-candles/