How it all started...

It was a cold wet winter, and I had the fantastic idea of renovating our bathroom. It was a long and expensive process but the bathroom got finished and it was time for a nice luxurious bath!

It was beautiful, champagne, rose petals, music and candlelight from a pretty candle that was purchased from the local shop. It was wonderful, just perfect.

In the morning I walked into my new bathroom, sunlight shining through the window and low and behold my heart stopped. That lovely candle had left black soot all over my pristine white tiles in my new bathroom!!

I was furious to say the least. There I was, scrubbing the black soot off my new pristine white tiles like a mad woman. During my frantic scrubbing all I could think of was how could this happen? Why do candles have to look so beautiful but leave ugly black soot long after they are blown out?

My right royal dummy spit became a mission. I was determined to find something that was good for my white tiles and family. I couldn’t have black soot get into my families lungs or on my white tiles.

The internet and Google became my best friend. There I ran into articles about Soy Wax, and the benefits of it.

Immediately I hunted down someone who sold the soy candles and my obsession began!!! I drove my family crazy! Soy candle scents here, soy candle colours there. I couldn’t get enough of them, the fragrances and colours were intoxicating and then the big bathroom test.

Yes, you guessed it another bath. This time it wasn’t so relaxing, it was stressful!

Imagine, lighting the candle and waiting for it to ruin your tiles!!

One and a half hours later the candle was blown out ... and presto! NO MORE BLACK SOOT!

I was ecstatic! And my obsession and love affair began with soy candles. I now needed to make these beautiful, environmentally friendly gorgeous candles.

And that is how Candles by Mascia came into being.

I hope you all enjoy my passion for these wonderful candles as much as I have.

Love and light

Mascia