Gift Set · Woody Resinous
Forest Bathing and Incense, side by side.
Specifications
Two candles, given together: Forest Bathing and Incense. Forest Bathing began in the onsen bathhouses of the Japanese mountains, the cedar dark with water and the steam lifting off the surface. Hinoki, pine, cedarwood and black pepper. Incense began in an ashram in South Goa, where Emily deepened her yoga practice: the bare floor, the one open window, the smoke holding still in the morning light. Frankincense, cedarwood and sage. Two 270g candles in amber glass. Soy wax. Cotton wicks. Around 50 hours each. Hand-poured on Connaught Street.
One for the walk, one for the still hour after it.
Eleven essential oils. Every one named.
Single-origin, sourced from the grower who knows them best. No carriers, no extenders, no synthetic fragrance.
WoodyHinoki
Soft, cool cypress wood. The green hush of a forest after rain.
WoodyPine
Clean, resinous, cold-forest green.
WoodyCedarwood
Dry, warm, pencil-shaving wood.
WoodyJuniper Berry
Crisp, green, gin-dry berries.
SpicedBlack Pepper
Dry, warm, a sharp lick of spice.
ResinousFrankincense
Resin and cool smoke. The quiet of a still room.
WoodyPatchouli
Damp earth and dark leaves, sweetening as it warms.
herbalLavender
Steam-distilled at altitude. Soft, herbaceous, never medicinal.
WoodySandalwood
Soft, creamy and quietly woody. A base that holds everything above it.
HerbalSage
Fresh and herbal, with a slight peppery edge.
SpicedCinnamon
Sweet baking spice, warm and round.
Poured at Connaught Street. One batch at a time.
Every candle is hand-poured in small batches at our London workshop. Emily blends every scent and makes each batch by hand. The candles are then poured, labelled and finished by hand.
How to burn a Yougi candle.
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Trim the wick.
Before every burn, trim to a centimetre. A shorter wick prevents soot and smoke, and the flame runs clean.
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Let the wax pool.
On the first burn, let the wax reach the edge of the vessel before you put it out. Two to four hours. This prevents tunnelling and protects your hours of burn.
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Burn in sessions.
Two to four hours at a time. Let it rest between burns: the scent needs the pause.
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Retire gracefully.
When the wax falls below a centimetre, stop burning. Send us the empty vessel and we'll refill it for thirty percent less than a new candle.
The blend, in its other forms.
The same scent where it is made, and the nearest to it where it is not.
