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“Šťastné a veselé” — literally “happy and merry” — is how Slovaks wish each other a merry Christmas, and over the holidays we say it so often that we barely hear it any more. So on this candle we swapped one word, and the black tin now reads šťastné a voňavé: happy and fragrant. We leave the merry part to you; the fragrant part is the candle's job.
What does it smell of?
Of Christmas — and we cannot be more precise than that. The scent is carried by a fragrance oil: a synthetic fragrance composition, listed in the ingredients as Parfum, not an essential oil. Our supplier sells it simply as a Christmas scent and does not list its individual notes, so we are not going to make them up either — what you pick out in it is up to your nose. The fragrance oil is made in France and meets the standards of IFRA, the International Fragrance Association.
The wax is a blend of coconut and soy. The name says soy, but coconut makes up roughly four fifths of the wax; both are plant-based and paraffin-free. The candle comes from our workshop, lives in a matt black aluminium tin holding 100 ml and carries the MuSK logo on its lid. The lid comes in handy when the candle is not burning — it keeps dust off the wax. The wooden wick may crackle softly as it burns. That is not a fault, just the sound of wood.
The first time you light the candle, let it burn until the whole surface has melted right to the edge of the tin, so the wax does not tunnel. Before each lighting after that, trim the wooden wick to a few millimetres — simply break off the charred tip. Never leave a burning candle unattended, stand it on a flat, heat-resistant surface and keep it out of reach of children and pets. You will find more little extras among our accessories and festive treats for the bathroom among our Christmas soaps. To lather is human. Wishing everyone a happy and fragrant Christmas is human too.
