A little ritual of lighting candles is a simple way to bring peace and beauty into our hearts and homes.
My name is Michelle Beddoe, I am the creator of Little Rituals Candle Co. and I’m excited to share my love for candles with you. My mother would decorate our evenings with flickering candle light, creating a sense of peace and an element of magic. Naturally, lighting candles became a practice I inherited and through my journey in life I learned to create candles of my own. It brings me joy to be able to create and share with you my hand crafted candles with hope that it brings you joy and creates a sense of peace into your hearts and homes.
Candles are easy to attain but the problem I encountered was, as I’m sure many of you have as well, is either the scent was too strong I could almost taste it in my mouth, some were highly toxic (oops) and some just didn’t burn well at all, leaving me wondering “what went wrong?”. I wanted to create a candle that burned evenly, smelled great and was safe to breathe in - when it came to creating my ideal candle I had to check all these boxes.
Our candles are made with eco friendly coconut soy wax, made from coconuts and soy beans. We fell in love with this wax because of how clean and slowly it burns. We strategically adhere lead free cotton wicks (with all sorts of burn diameters) in place, to achieve an even burn.
When it comes to fragrance, we offer candles made with pure essential oils or fragrance oils. A lot of our blends are a mix of essential oils and non toxic fragrance oils to create a lovely, natural fragrance. The way I like to put it is, essential oils are true to its title, derived from plants and flowers - these fragrances will accent the air you breathe encouraging you to take deep inhales and the best part is, they have therapeutic properties. We also use high grade fragrance oils that are paraben and phthalate free meaning that it is safe and toxin free. Fragrance oils give off a stronger scent that will fill your space with a vibrant aroma. When it comes to choosing between essential oils or fragrance oils it comes down to your preference.
I love working with the community so I decided to offer a program where you can bring your own vessel (BYOV) to be filled with your choice of scent. As well as bringing back a previously purchased vessel for a refill. This is a great way to become a part of the solution to our global waste problem and also to build bonds with your local small business.
Lighting candles is a simple thing to do but throughout history lighting candles was and still is a powerful practice used in many religions and ceremonies to honour loved ones that have passed and to bring light into the darkness. Candles have always played a special role in my life and I wanted to share this way of lighting candles with as many people as we can reach. Times can get tough and life can get hectic, stresses can run high and sometimes sleep can be lost. Lighting candles is a little thing we can do to relax and get a better sleep.
My goal is to spread the word that lighting candles as a daily ritual will help bring relaxation and a touch of magic into our lives. Candle light brings ambiance into homes and creates a sense of comfort and in turn produces a calmness within. Each candle is made with love and care and poured in small batches. I carefully pick the best vintage vessels for candle making and hope that you all enjoy what you see. Thank you for shopping with Little Rituals. We hope you enjoy your candles and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
Michelle Beddoe / Owner