When wax becomes a passion 💛

Colors, scents, shapes… candles are like the universe: limitless !
From Ayurvedic ghee lamps to beeswax table candles , from tealights to intentional creations , each flame tells a story and illuminates our souls 🌙

🌾 At the origins of light

For centuries, rushes were used to make candles.
Carefully split open to avoid damaging its pith, it was soaked in vegetable or animal fat, then hardened. These “primitive candles” burned in rush burners , symbols of a humble but essential light.

🏰 From the candle to the modern candle

In the Middle Ages , the candle competed with the oil lamp.
This required constant attention—filling the reservoir, trimming the wick, cleaning up any drips… The candle , made simply of beef or mutton tallow around a wick, offered a more practical solution 🔥

However, the tallow dripped, burned the fingers, and the flame remained yellow and smoky .
The wick always needed maintenance, but its simplicity of use made it popular nonetheless.

📜 The origin of the word “candle”

The word appears as early as the 14th century , in Le Ménagier de Paris (1393):

"Two pounds for a large and a small candle, three sols and four deniers per pound."

The grammarian Gilles Ménage (1613-1692) suggests that the term comes from the city of Bougie (now Béjaïa , in Algeria 🇩🇿), famous at the time for its beeswax trade .
Thus, as is often the case, the name of the merchandise comes from the place of origin.

🔥 The magic of the flame

The flame of a candle is a small universe in itself, composed of five distinct zones :

• At the base, a dark area , where combustible gases escape.
• Then a thin blue zone , where combustion occurs at approximately 1200 °C .
• Next, the illuminated area , heated to 1500°C , where suspended carbon particles emit that comforting golden light ✨
• Finally, the gases rise, cool down, and the color turns orange then red .

Each candle, however small, contains a dance of light and heat — a symbol of vital energy and impermanence 🪔

💨 Breath and balance

Blowing out a candle breaks the fire triangle — fuel, heat, oxygen.
This simple, almost ritualistic gesture reminds us how fragile the flame is , and how much light depends on the balance of the elements 🌬️

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