The Truth About Candles

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Everyone Thinks Candles Are Relaxing…

So Why Do They Never Let You Fully Switch Off?

By James C.

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Last Updated Jan 30.2026

Uncover the truth about candles

How a Small UK Company Is Taking On the £2 Billion Candle Industry

For decades, the candle industry has owned the idea of “relaxation”.

A candle has become the centrepiece of cosy home vibes, and we accepted this as the default without question.

They became the symbol of comfort, The go-to solution for stress, mood, and atmosphere.

And in the process, a multi-billion-pound industry was built around one simple belief:

If you want your home to feel calm, you need to burn something.

No one really questioned it.
Why would we?

Until recently.

The Industry Nobody Looks At Twice

The candle industry is massive.
Worth over £2 billion in the UK alone, dominated by a handful of huge brands (You can probably name a couple of the top of your head).

They control the shelves, and what they put in the candles they make, when I did a deep dive in to the ingredients list I was shocked.
They control the narrative around “home fragrance”. And the narrative has always been the same:

Candles = relaxation.

But there’s a problem with that story.

A problem most people feel… but rarely stop to really think about.

The Strange Thing About “Relaxing” Candles

Have you ever noticed this?

You light a candle to unwind, but part of you never fully switches off.

You’re aware of the flame and you keep an eye on it, and keep thinking about it.

You don’t fall asleep with it on.
You don’t leave the room for long.
You always remember to blow it out.

Even when you’re “relaxing”, your brain is still managing a flame.

It’s subtle. But it’s always there. Low-level alertness. Disguised as ambience. This low level alertnes is the blocker to you fully switching off, unwinding and relaxing.

What the Big Candle Brands Never Talk About

Here’s what doesn’t appear in candle adverts:

Burning wax releases soot and Carbon-Based Chemicals into your air
Most candles use synthetic fragrance oils
Paraffin wax is a petroleum by-product
An open flame is a fire risk in every home

And yet the industry keeps selling the same message:

This is wellness.
This is calm.
This is self-care.

Even though you can’t:

Safely fall asleep with it
Leave it unattended
Use it freely around pets or kids
Ever truly forget it’s there

This is not relaxation. This a ritual that demands you to be constantly switched on. These candle companies have got too big to care about what is being released in to our homes.

And This Is Where The Story Changes

Because while the giants kept producing candles and hiding the truth…

A small UK company started asking a different question:

“Why does home fragrance still require fire at all?”

Not: “How do we make better candles?”

But: “What if we removed the flame entirely?”

No smoke, No burning, No wax, No being alert, Just scent.

The new way of thinking: Fragrance Without Fire

Instead of improving the candle, they built something completely different, simply better.

A waterless, flame-free diffuser that delivers scent directly into the air using pure essential oils.

No combustion.
No dilution.
No mess.

Just clean fragrance — evenly dispersed, quietly in the background - that allows you to fully relax.

For the first time, home fragrance didn’t require:

Babysitting
Remembering to turn it off
Accepting low-level stress as “normal”

This was a different category altogether.

Meet Scandiscents

Scandiscents isn’t trying to compete with candles. It’s trying to replace the idea behind them.

The idea that relaxation must come with fire, smoke, chemicals, and constant awareness.

Scandiscents was built around one simple principle:

Your home fragrance should work quietly in the background — not become another thing to manage. Relaxation allows you to maximise your wellness, not trick you in to thinking you are.

Why This Makes Big Candle Brands Nervous

Because Scandiscents removes every dependency the industry relies on:

No flame.
No wax - which we know is full of Paraffin and chemicals!.
No synthetic fragrance.
No safety compromises.

You can:

Fall asleep with it on
Leave the room
Use it around pets and kids
Forget it’s even running

For the first time, “home fragrance” actually feels effortless, safe and fully relaxing

The Features That Changed Everything

Completely Waterless.

No refilling.
No cleaning.
No mould.
No stale smells.

Just clean, consistent scent every time you switch it on.

Relaxation Wherever You Want It

Scandiscents is fully portable, so your atmosphere follows you from the living room to the bedroom, to your home office.

You aren't limited to the corner of a room anymore!

Customisable Intensity

You control the intensity, so scent is always balanced. Never overpowering. Never too weak. Just right for the room you’re in. The days of being 6ft away from a candle, and not even being able to smell it are long gone.

Set It Once. Forget It Completely.

With four timer settings, you set it once and forget it completely. No babysitting. No remembering to turn it off. You can even fall asleep with it on — something candles never allowed. Just simply sit back and truly relax.

No Wires. No Matches. No Clutter.

A single charge gives up to 72 hours of use, with no trailing wires or messy plugs. No more burnt matches lying around your living room ruining the aesthetic. Instead, a minimalist design actually looks like it belongs in your home.

Say goodbye to the soot covered candle jars that ruin your aesthetic - let Scandiscents enhance it.

And Then There’s The Part People Love Most

Scandiscents uses a unique cartridge system.

Which means you can change scents instantly.

Lemon in the morning for a boost, Rosemary during the afternoon work time, Lavender for some evening relaxation.

All of this without any faff and no cleaning between oils.
Just click — and the entire atmosphere shifts.

With over 65 scents available, your home never has to smell the same twice.

Each 10ml Oil bottle lasts up to 100 hours, meaning better value, less waste, and no constant topping up.

Why This Is Bigger Than One Product

This isn’t really about Scandiscents, It’s about the shift happening within a once accepted and untouched £2 billion industry.

People are starting to realise:

Relaxation shouldn’t come with risk.
Wellness shouldn’t involve fire.
“Calm” shouldn’t keep you alert.

The £2 billion candle industry was built on a habit nobody questioned, until right now.

And once you experience home fragrance without a flame…You don’t go back.

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Francesca Watson

The diffuser is so much better than any of the other (more expensive) versions that I have tried . The range of settings is particularly good . I now have 2 and will be ordering more. I have thrown away my old candles.

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Laura Naylor

Wonderful sleek design. I love how the oil bottle is hidden and the fragrances are amazing. So much more better than candles.

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Anne T.

Absolutely love my Halo Home Diffuser so much so I bought a second one. It is great I can move it wherever I want it, no more black marks from candles.

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Sara Johnson

I LOVE my Scandiscents. I have young children so I am not comfortable having scented candles and wax melts in the house. Scandiscents is a game changer. I keep mine in the sitting room but can smell it throughout my home - would definitely recommend.

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