herbcraft

High quality service and products are important to me and I want you to be satisfied with your order. Please contact me if you have any issues or problems with your order before leaving feedback. I will do my best to make it right!!

Sometimes items get lost in the mail. If your products to not make it to you for any reason, please let me know asap and I will reship your order immediately.

Due to the perishable and/or tamper susceptible nature of the items in my shop, refunds are available only if an item has been misrepresented or incorrectly listed. Please contact me within 3 days to inquire about a return. You will be issued a full refund (minus shipping charges) after I receive the item.

Prices are in USD. I accept payment through Paypal and major credit cards.

Reserved listings and custom order sales are final.

To avoid delays, please make sure that your address is correct, as this is where your order will be shipped.

I ship through USPS first class and priority mail. Priority packages are tracked. Shipments are not automatically insured so if you would like insurance, please contact me and I'll send an invoice with the extra charges.

Please allow 3-5 business days for me to pack and ship (and in some cases, create) your order. That said, oftentimes items are in stock and will ship immediately. I will always try to post lead times on the announcements page of my shop during peak sales times. If you need a rush order, just convo me and I'll try my best to accomodate your needs.

**A special note about perishable/heat sensitive items and shipment**
Many of the items in my store are either perishable and/or heat sensitive. Therefore, during the summer months I will only ship these items on Mondays and Tuesdays to insure that you receive them on a weekday. Please be aware that heat can compromise the quality of medicinal oils, teas, tinctures, beeswax candles and many of the other herbal goodies in my shop. It is important that you attend to your herbcraft package asap to avoid damage.

Custom orders are welcomed! I can make any candle you see here in any color, or amount. I welcome bulk orders and offer a discount, and you will save on shipping as well. I strive to get custom orders out within 7-10 days of placing the order, but can sometimes rush this and accommodate quicker needs.

Please convo me with what you are interested in and I'll work with you meet your needs. Please allow 7-10 days for a custom order.

**A special note on Herbal Products:**

All the information I provide in my shop is for educational purposes only. This information has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease of any kind. Herbal support is not meant to replace traditional allopathic care or treatment.

Pregnant or nursing women, hypertensives, people taking anti-coagulants (blood-thinners), diabetics, and/or anyone else with a serious medical condition should consult their doctor before using any herbs.

If you are going to use herbal remedies, please educate yourself first and do so safely and responsibly. For more information, please refer to the Botanical Safety Index by the American Herbal Products Association.

**Beeswax candle care**

Always use an appropriate container for your candle, for safety and to avoid unchecked wax dripping. Avoid drafts if possible.

Trim wick to 1/4” before lighting, AND KEEP WICK TRIMMED TO 1/4" WHILE BURNING YOUR CANDLE. This is very important, beeswax candles need to have their wicks maintained throughout the burning process. They are not like paraffin candles, which will just burn and burn (due to additives that assure they will do so) and "self trimming" wicks. If you check out the wicks on paraffin candles vs. a beeswax candles, you will notice they are quite different. Beeswax candles have thick 100% cotton square braided wicks, which help deliver the beeswax to the flame. This is the only way to wick a beeswax candle because natural beeswax is comprised of the viscous honey cappings, therefore it is dense and burns slower and at a different temperature than other waxes.

If you leave a beeswax candle to burn entirely on it's own, the wick will sometimes become too long and it will "burn out." Here's why: the wick will turn to ash at the top, where the flame is concentrated, and will no longer be able to deliver the wax to the flame, and the flame will go out. To keep that flame going, that top ashy part has to be trimmed off throughout burning, and EVERY TIME YOU RELIGHT YOUR CANDLE.

This is true of every beeswax votive, specialty candle and tea light in my shop.

Bottom line: beeswax candles are a bit more work, from start to finish. But in my opinion, they are worth it. If you practice a bit of wick maintenance, you will achieve the maximum burn time for your candle.

Enjoy!!

**Botanically Dyed Beeswax Candle Care**

As beeswax ages, a white, crystalline substance will appear on the surface. Don't fret, it's not mildew, it's called "bloom" and it's actually a completely natural occurrence and a sign that your beeswax is really pure. It doesn't affect the quality of the candle or the burning of the candle. With regular beeswax candles, most people just leave it alone, feeling that the "bloom" gives the candles an antique appearance.

However, you may find that it compromises the color of your botanically dyed candles, so you can remove it by gently wiping with a dry cloth (for solid candles such as votives, pillars). For candles with texture, place in a warm and sunny window or by heat the candle lightly with a hair dryer (for textured/shaped candles like floaters, flowers).

To do this, place the candle on a piece of paper, and turn the hair dryer's setting to warm and low. Blow dry the candle, with the dryer a couple inches from the surface. Heat evenly. It is best not to move the candle after you have started heating it. You may notice the color starting to change (it gets lighter). This is only temporary. You will be melting the candle slightly, and it will need time to cool and harden again. At that point, you will find that you have burned off the bloom, and restored the original color and glossy texture to your candle. Repeat if necessary.

**Beeswax FAQs**

How do beeswax candles relate to herbalism?

Honeybees are some of the original herbcrafters, transforming the nectar they gather from the flowers of vegetables, trees, herbs and weeds into nutritive, medicinal and practical compounds not produced by any other species on the planet. Here are the 7 products of the Hive: Honey, Beeswax, Propolis, Royal Jelly, Bee Venom, Pollen and Pollenation.

Where does your beeswax come from?

I source my beeswax directly from local beekeepers, from both urban and rural beekeepers. There are often slight discrepancies between different batches of beeswax, both in color and fragrance. I like to include this information in my item descriptions, if possible. All the beeswax I use is high-quality wax produced by conscious beekeepers.

I also use white beeswax which is sourced from North American apiaries. The white wax I use is cosmetic grade beeswax that is decolorized using sun-whitening methods and filtered to remove impurities. My white beeswax is never bleached! The color may vary from white to off white.

How is botanically dyed beeswax different than other colored candles?

I use botanicals to produce the colorants for my colored candles. I create herbal extracts to dye my botanical beeswax candles and these herbal dyes are completely natural and totally safe to burn and inhale. The herbs I use for my dye extracts are organically grown or sustainably wildcrafted/fair trade.

These are the only botanically dyed beeswax candles on the market.

Why choose botanically dyed candles instead of other colored beeswax candles?

The beeswax colorants used in the industry are synthetic, and even though they are considered safe, they are synthetic nonetheless, and compromise the healing quality of burning pure beeswax.

Why should I burn beeswax candles instead of regular candles?

Paraffin candles:
Paraffin is bleached, textured, colored and scented using carcinogenic chemicals.

Beeswax candles:
- Clean the air. As the candle burns, it produces negative ions that circulate in the room and attract pollutants.
- Neutralize pollutants, such as dust, odors, mold, bacteria, viruses and other toxins.
- When beeswax candles burn, they produce a multi-level vibration that calms the inner senses. This vibration can be observed in the glowing halo surrounding the flame.
- It is said that burning a beeswax candle in the bedroom for 30 minutes before going to sleep will result in a more restful sleep.
- Beeswax candles will sweeten the room with the pure scent of honey.
- Burn longer than paraffin wax.

How can I support honeybees?

Honeybees are in an international crisis, and in so many ways, our survival as a species is tied directly to their survival.

Buy high-quality bee products. Support your local beekeeper, or better yet, become one!

Honeybees require only 20' of space in front of their hive to flourish. Urban beekeeping is becoming one of the best sources for honey and beeswax, is lower in pesticides than honey and wax from rural areas and is completely sustainable in tight quarters, on rooftops, and in the small “yards” that urbanites have access to.