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Megan Ajax


Megan Ajax - PACIFISCENCE Candles

I handcraft natural, scented candles with the purest waxes - coconut wax & beeswax. Coconut wax, cold pressed from coconut pulp, is one of the least processed, cleanest burning waxes (second only to beeswax). Its soft, loamy composition easily absorbs plant extracts and essential oils for optimal aromatics but it requires blending with a harder wax when used in candle making. Beeswax, the purest wax, has a lovely honey scent but produces weak aromatics when mixed with scented extracts/oils. Blending the two waxes together allows me to scent beeswax and to give coconut the rigidity needed to create a candle. Unlike commercially available coconut waxes/candles, my custom blends do not contain paraffin (highly processed, petroleum based) and/or soy waxes. US soy is GMO (unnatural) and heavily chemically treated/processed - so I avoid it. Unique and clean - my candles represent years of research to create pure, aromatic, natural candles that are perfume- and additive-free.