The journal

Notes on slow craft.

Candle care, gift guides and the stories behind our handmade pieces — written from our Cape Town studio.

Candle care Heritage Impepho Scent & Memory Sustainability

A lit handmade candle casting a warm glow

Candle care

How to care for your candle

A few small habits make a handmade candle burn cleaner, last longer and stay beautiful to the very end. Here’s how we look after ours.

10 June 2026•2 min read

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A lit square pillar candle in warm citrus-orange wax, standing on a wooden table.

3 min

Scent & Memory

The Nose Remembers First

Ask someone what they love, and they'll struggle to find the words. Put it under their nose instead, and the answer arrives before the explanation does.

23 August 2026

3 min

Impepho

Impepho: the herb behind Herbal Union

Impepho is one of southern Africa's most significant plants, burned for generations to cleanse, connect and calm. Here's what it is, and why it went into Herbal Union.

7 July 2026

Natural wax candles on a warm neutral surface

1 min

Candle care

Soy vs paraffin: which candle is kinder?

Not all wax is equal. A plain-language look at how soy and paraffin differ for your home, your health and the planet and why we pour the way we do.

9 June 2026