Place in the Sun Soy Candle

It smells like summer tastes. The scent layers earl grey tea and bergamot with grapefruit, strawberry, and a champagne-like fizz, finished with honey sweetness and fresh mint at the edges. Think of that first sip of iced tea with lemon on a hot afternoon — bright, citrusy, and a little effervescent. The scent shifts as it burns: tea notes when you first light it, fruit once it's been going a while, and mint when you blow it out. It's not a one-note candle, which is part of why people keep coming back to it.

Our 6oz jelly jar candles have about a 30-hour burn time. To get the full 30 hours, keep individual burns to 1.5 hours maximum and trim the cotton wick to ¼ inch before every light. On the first burn, let the wax melt edge to edge — about an hour — to prevent tunneling down the middle. When roughly ½ inch of wax remains in the jar, retire the candle. Always let it cool fully before moving it, and burn on a heat-safe surface, away from drafts, pets, and anything flammable.

Yes. Our jelly jar candles are made with 100% American-grown soy wax, a phthalate-free fragrance oil, and a 100% cotton wick. Soy burns cleaner than paraffin — no soot ring on your ceiling, no petrochemicals released into the air. There are no dyes, no synthetic colors, and no phthalates. Every batch is hand-poured in our Owings Mills, Maryland facility and inspected before it ships. Safe to burn in kitchens, bedrooms, home offices, or any room you actually spend time in.

Burn it whenever you want. We call Place in the Sun a summer fragrance because the scent profile — citrus, tea, fizz, mint — leans bright and warm-weather. But honestly, plenty of customers light it in February when they need a reminder that the sun still exists. It's especially nice in a kitchen, a bathroom, or anywhere you want a little lift. Summer doesn't have to end if you don't want it to.

Three things make the biggest difference. First, trim the cotton wick to ¼ inch before every light — long wicks cause smoke and uneven burning. Second, on your first burn, let the wax pool reach the edges of the jar (about an hour) so the candle doesn't tunnel down the middle. Third, keep individual burns to 1.5 hours maximum and let the candle cool completely before moving it. Burn on a heat-safe surface, away from drafts, pets, and anything flammable. Retire the candle when about ½ inch of wax remains.

Reuse it. Once the wax is gone, wash the 6oz jelly jar with hot soapy water and put it back to work. It's the right size for sugar, tea bags, paper clips, hair ties, bobby pins, spare buttons, loose change, jewelry, or as a small votive holder for tea lights. Some customers use them as bud vases or tiny salt cellars on the kitchen counter. We're not big on single-use anything, and the jars are too solid to throw out.

Place in the Sun is hand-poured in our Owings Mills, Maryland facility — the same building where we make our honey-based skincare and pack our honey orders. Bee Inspired Goods is a woman-owned business founded by Kara, and our small team pours, labels, and ships every candle ourselves. The soy wax is American-grown, and a portion of every purchase supports Roots & Wings, our giving program for pollinators, people, and the planet.

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