I'm Ricki, the founder of Selfmade Candle. We're on a mission to get lit, responsibly.

A few years ago, I worked as a global marketing manager, often travelling from location to location and missing home. In my mini suitcase one of my staple items I'd carry around was my candle. Something to make me smell and experience home. There's something about smelling scents that are familiar to you and remind you of positive experiences, that can keep you going even in the darkest times.​

This is why during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, I wanted to keep my wellness up. Without the possibility of going out to physical stores to buy some of my favourite artisan candles, I did what any maker would do, I made them myself.

I was able to use the jars I had at home, natural wax I was able to source, aromatic essential oils and some divine wooden wicks to create something new from old. My love of refills was born.

Like a lot of people, 2020 was difficult for me. During the height of the BLM, as a black woman dealing with my own experiences of overt and covert racism, I felt that there was something I needed to do. Some way in which I needed to help. This was how the CONSCIOUS candle was born. A beacon of light even in the darkest times. Nearly a year later, we've managed to raise thousands of pounds for charities supporting mental health in diverse communities.

It's phenomenal knowing that through the candles we hand make and the candle making kits we provide, we're helping to both support this movement and keep people's spirits up.

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

- Albus Dumbledore