Environment
Our ingredients
Our story began with a simple idea: to make a natural soya wax candle, handmade in Scotland.
Today, we continue to use natural wax throughout our candle range, made from ethically sourced, European-grown soya. Our candles are made using a blend of soya wax and botanical oils.
The wax is biodegradable and gives a longer, brighter burn than synthetic waxes, making it a natural choice for our candles.
Our packaging
We put just as much thought into how our products are packaged as what goes inside them.
Where we can, we choose materials that can be reused or recycled. Our candles and diffusers are available in glass tumblers and bottles designed to be used again, alongside recyclable metal alternatives for those looking for a lighter, less fragile option.
Our outer packaging is made from recyclable materials too. When you shop with us in-store, your purchases come in recyclable paper gift bags with biodegradable cotton handles.
For online orders, we use recyclable tissue and kraft paper to protect your products, packed into recyclable cardboard boxes and sealed with recyclable tape.
Reuse & Recycle
We offer a Recycling Reward programme for customers living locally to our stores.
When you return your used candle or diffuser containers to us, they’re brought back to our workshop on Skye, where they’re cleaned and safety checked before being put back into use. Where containers can’t be reused, we make sure they’re recycled or disposed of responsibly.
Giving our containers another life means fewer need to go to waste and allows us to reuse materials that we already have.
Find out more about our Recycling Reward programme.
A Few Other Things We Do
There are plenty of smaller choices that form part of how we work every day.
- Since 2012, we’ve used LED lighting throughout our premises.
- Since 2015, all of our electricity has come from 100% renewable sources.
- We don’t print receipts in our shops by default, as thermal paper cannot be recycled.
- We share our excess cardboard with the Skye community for use in gardens, where it can be used as compostable material and to help suppress weeds.
- We encourage our team to cycle to work where possible.
- We're investing in our company vehicles and moving to electric where possible.
- We also regularly challenge our suppliers when materials arrive in packaging that could be recycled or avoided altogether.
There’s always more to consider and improvements to be made, but we believe each small decisions adds up and makes a positive impact.
