If you love scented candles or wax melts and products handmade from natural and ethical ingredients, hopefully you’ll adore our range of natural botanical-infused candles and wax melts.

 
 

All of our natural botanical candles and wax melts are handcrafted in small batches in Scotland in the Perthshire countryside using 100% natural, vegan, sustainably sourced, and eco-friendly ingredients.

Each natural soy candle and wax melt is infused with colourful dried botanicals, many of which we gather and source locally.

Inspired by our knowledge of aromatherapy, love of natural and ethical products, and passion for the natural world…

Our range of natural botanical candles and wax melts aim to help you harness the gorgeous scents and therapeutic benefits of pure essential oils and bring you closer to the calming, uplifting, and restorative power of nature. 

 
 

 
 
 
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Beautiful botanical-infused candles and soy wax melts, inspired by the wild Scottish countryside.

 
 

Handcrafted in the beautiful village of Comrie in rural Perthshire, our 100% natural, botanical-infused candles and wax melts are inspired by the beautiful, colourful, wild Scottish landscape. 

Our limited edition candles and wax melts in particular are designed to celebrate the Scottish countryside and the botanicals that thrive here.

Each limited edition botanical candle and wax melt is infused with natural flower petals either gathered from the surrounding hills, woods, and fields, or sourced from flower growers elsewhere in Scotland. 

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The story behind our natural botanical candles and wax melts, handcrafted by Rachel in the Scottish countryside

 
 

Our range of Scents of the Wild natural botanical candles and wax melts is inspired by my knowledge of aromatherapy, love of natural and ethical products, and passion for the natural world.

 
 

I’ve always loved creating beautiful things, particularly for other people, and used to make and sell my pressed flower-adorned handmade candles 25 years ago as a teenager. 

It was only much later in life that I learned about the health concerns related to paraffin wax candles and artificial fragrance…

The handmade paraffin wax candles I used to make back in my teens are a world away from the naturally scented, non-toxic botanical candles & wax melts I’m passionate about making now!

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Rachel with 3 of her handmade botanical candles

About ten years ago, I started becoming more health and wellbeing-conscious and began switching to using natural cosmetics & home fragrance products wherever possible to escape from the artificial chemicals found in most products on the market.

I also began studying professional aromatherapy several years ago and have found it beneficial to use essential oils in my daily life as a natural perfume, to help boost my mood and wellbeing, and to scent and cleanse my home.

Pure essential oils (the natural essence extracted from plants) not only smell gorgeous but it’s also comforting to know that they have safely & effectively been used for thousands of years to help ease physical and emotional complaints, combat disease and infection, calm and soothe the mind, perfume and cleanse bodies and homes, and generally boost mood and wellbeing.

As a person who tends to run on the anxious side, I wanted to make 100% natural candles that would help to gently calm, soothe and uplift the mind and body by harnessing the therapeutic benefits of pure essential oils.

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All of the essential oils used in our natural botanical candles and wax melts come from reputable British companies and are pure, unadulterated, and of a high quality (and never from endangered or threatened species of plants). 

For example, our ‘Relax & Unwind’ botanical candles and wax melts are naturally scented with a blend of essential oils known for their calming & relaxing therapeutic benefits.

This makes it a wonderful scent for relaxing and unwinding with in the evening.

And our ‘Sweet Serenity’ candles and wax melts are naturally fragranced with a blend of essential oils known for their calming, balancing, and uplifting therapeutic benefits.

This beautifully comforting & soothing scent - like roses and sherbet lemons - is perfect for any time you’re in need of a little extra TLC. 

All of our botanical candles and wax melts are handmade here in Scotland in the Perthshire countryside using natural, non-GMO soy wax that’s sustainably produced in Europe.

Both vegan & eco-friendly, they’re free from artificial fragrance and colourants, animal derivatives, paraffin wax, and wax additives.

All of the eco-friendly packaging - jars, lids, labels, bags, packing materials - that we use for our products is plastic-free and either recycled or recyclable.

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We're passionate about hand making beautiful natural botanical candles and wax melts from ethical and eco-friendly, sustainably sourced ingredients, helping you to harness the gorgeous scents and therapeutic benefits of pure essential oils and bringing you closer to the restorative power of nature.

 
 

 

Vegan Candles: Why do you need to label candles as ‘vegan’?

Surely all candles are vegan-friendly, aren’t they?

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That’s what I used to think, too! But it turns out that they’re not, unfortunately…

Most candles on the market use wax additives including stearic acid (from animal fat), which helps to harden the wax, and many also contain beeswax or use glue dot stickers (made from animal derivatives) to hold the wicks in place.

So, if candles aren’t labelled as ‘vegan’, they probably aren’t.

At Scents of the Wild we’re passionate about making natural botanical products that are not only kind to your wellbeing and the environment, but that are also kind to animals.

That’s why we never use beeswax, stearic acid or glue dots in our cruelty-free and vegan candles and wax melts.

They’re made from 100% natural soy wax that’s sustainably produced in Europe (with no additives), vegan & cruelty-free pure essential oils, and our natural cotton & paper candle wicks are held in place with a drop of melted wax, not a glue sticker.