Humankind Candles

Here's how I develop a new candle scent: 

- Order sample fragrance oil; usually I order at least 5 at a time.
- Wait for sample fragrances to come in (1-2 weeks) 
- Inspect sample fragrances upon arrival for spills/leaks. And report and get a refund if they are leaking. 
- Smell samples in raw fragrance oil
- Rate each sample on a scale of 1-10 
- Narrow down 2 samples to combine in a candle 
- Make a candle with those 2 samples, roughly 2 hours 
- Let the candle set for 2-3 days for the fragrance oil and wax to bind 
- Light the candle and test it for about a week to make sure the colours and scents smell good together. 

If it doesn't smell good, I redo the entire process. Usually I simultaneously test a bunch of different samples together but it is difficult and time consuming.

🕯️They/them. Scaled cos from 0-$300k in arr, 7-35 employees, 0-100k users. Now I make beautiful, functional, and ethically made candles at humankind.place

the raw fragrance oil, that's the same stuff they mix in perfumes right?