Can You Make Your Own Candle in Geneva?

No candle bar. Yes to safety testing. Yes to our guided wickless candle workshop.

Last Updated: June 2026 · 📖 5 min read

Quick Answer

TLDR — No, We Don't Offer a Candle Bar

(Continue reading for the why)

In This Guide

Why Burn Testing Matters

At Bee Coco Candle, we make sure our candles excel from start to finish with rigorous burn tests. Testing is essential to ensure that all of our candle components work well together. We want to be sure our candles:

• Achieve a steady burn
• Do not tunnel
• Do not extinguish themselves
• Do not throw soot from a flame that is too large
• Do not burn too hot — which can cause glass vessels to explode, resulting in lacerations and burns

Ultimately, safety for our community is our number one priority.

What We Test — and Why

There are a number of variables to keep in mind while testing:

• 🌿 Wax — different waxes behave differently
• 🌸 Fragrance — single or multiple fragrances, percentage of fragrance, and wax compatibility
• 🕯️ Wick size and type — the right wick is critical for safety
• 🏺 Vessel — different sizes and materials affect burn performance

We prove each formula before revealing to our non-toxic candle community a new scent. Every variable matters, and we test them all.

Industry Standard for Candle Testing

Industry standard states that 3 full burn tests should take place before making a final decision on which candle wick size or type to use. Each test should be 2-4 hours, depending on the size of the candle.

It is recommended that candle makers conduct the testing phase with 3-5 candles at the same time, to ensure consistency.

How Bee Coco Tests Every Candle

At Bee Coco Candle, we go above and beyond industry standards:

• 🔥 We burn in increments of 4 hours until the full wick is burned
• ⏱️ That averages around 70 hours per candle test
• 📊 We test multiple candles simultaneously to ensure consistency
• 🔁 Every time we change a variable — vessel size, fragrance, wax blend — we start the testing process over

This means that before a single Bee Coco candle ever reaches your home, it has been burned for dozens of hours, tested for safety, and proven to perform.

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Why We Don't Offer a Pour Your Own Candle Bar

Keep in mind that each candle vessel option of different sizes and materials, plus fragrances, means the downside is determining the wick sizes that will differ every time a variable is altered.

So no. We do not feel comfortable knowing the hazards and putting our community at risk by allowing unique candles that have never been tested to leave our hands branded with our name on them.

We will always provide the safest option.

Make Your Own Candle in Geneva — Our Workshop

While we don't offer a traditional pour your own candle bar where you create an untested candle to take home, we do offer something even better for those who want to experience the art of candle making firsthand.

Visit our Create Your Own Wickless Candle experience at our Geneva shop! This is a unique, guided workshop where you can:

• 🎨 Choose your favorite non-toxic fragrances from our curated selection
• 🧴 Create a beautiful wickless candle — perfect for warmers and wax melts
• 📚 Learn about our ingredients and safety standards directly from our team
• ✨ Take home a one-of-a-kind creation made with Bee Coco quality ingredients

This experience is available at our Geneva location and is perfect for date nights, girls' outings, team-building events, or anyone curious about the candle-making process. It's a fun, safe way to get hands-on with candle crafting — without compromising on safety or quality.

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The Real Risk of Untested Candles

Untested candles can be dangerous. When the wrong wick is used or the fragrance load is too high, candles can:

• ⚠️ Burn too hot, causing glass vessels to crack or explode
• ⚠️ Produce excessive soot, affecting indoor air quality
• ⚠️ Tunnel, wasting wax and creating a fire hazard
• ⚠️ Self-extinguish or flare unpredictably

These aren't hypothetical risks. A quick search shows real examples of untested candles causing injuries and property damage. We refuse to put our community in that position.

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"We will always provide the safest option. That's our promise." — Bee Coco Candle

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