There is a meaningful difference between a candle that smells pleasant and one that actually changes the atmosphere of a room. Octō London candles belong firmly in the second category — and the reason comes down to ingredients.
Hand-poured in Dulwich, South East London by a small family team since 2017, every Octō candle is made with 100% natural soy wax and scented exclusively with pure essential oils. There are no synthetic fragrance oils, no paraffin, no colourants or dyes — just clean-burning plant wax and the genuine aromatic compounds that make each scent immediately recognisable as something natural rather than manufactured. Soy wax burns longer and more cleanly than paraffin, releasing fragrance more gently and without the black soot that petroleum-based candles tend to produce over time.
Flower Meadow is built around three essential oils that each bring something distinct and complementary to the blend. Geranium — rosy, slightly green, and wonderfully rounded — forms the heart of the composition, giving it the fresh floral character that earns the name. Neroli, distilled from the blossom of the bitter orange tree, adds a luminous sweetness and a delicate complexity that lifts the geranium and prevents it from becoming too heavy. Lavender provides a gentle, familiar base that softens the whole blend and gives it the kind of quiet, unhurried quality that makes it as welcome in a bedroom as it is in a living room. A candle for a Sunday morning, for a slow afternoon, and for anyone who finds genuine pleasure in the simple beauty of flowers.
Scent notes: Geranium · Neroli · Lavender
Burn time: Up to 20 hours Size: 100ml — 6.4cm diameter, 4.5cm height Wax: 100% natural soy wax Fragrance: 100% pure essential oils
No synthetic fragrances. No paraffin. No colourants or dyes. Vegan. Cruelty-free. Hand-poured in London.