Our Tea Tree candle is built around tea tree oil, which we told you about in Tea Tree – the story behind the scent. But it is the three oils around it that give the candle its light, green character: sage, lemon and rosemary. Here is where each of them comes from.
Sage: the herbal heart
Sage grows wild on the dry, sunny hillsides of the Mediterranean. Its name comes from the Latin salvare, “to save”, a sign of how highly the Romans valued the plant. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the leaves. Its scent is herbal, warm and slightly earthy, and it gives depth to fresher notes.
Lemon: the bright top note
Lemon oil is not distilled. Like most citrus oils, it is cold-pressed from the peel, where small pockets in the zest hold the fragrant oil. That is why it smells exactly like a freshly cut lemon: sparkling, clean and uplifting. It is the first note you notice when you light the candle.
Rosemary: sage’s close cousin
Rosemary’s Latin name, ros marinus, means “dew of the sea”: the shrub grows along Mediterranean coasts, where it is moistened by sea spray. Since 2017, botanists have even classified it in the same genus as sage, under the name Salvia rosmarinus. Its oil, distilled from the flowering tops, smells fresh, green and slightly camphorous, like a walk through a herb garden.
Why these four work together
Tea tree brings a fresh, green base. Lemon lifts it, sage adds warmth and rosemary ties everything together with its herbal freshness. The result is a light, airy scent that suits kitchens, bathrooms, home offices and any room you want to feel fresh and welcoming.
Our candles are made from a blend of rapeseed and coconut wax with a wooden wick from FSC-certified fruit trees. They are vegan, free from paraffin and stearin, and made in Sweden.
Discover the Tea Tree candle 60 h or the 20 h version.
Never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep it out of reach of children and pets.