Safety First, No Candle Bar
No pour-your-own candle bar. Yes to rigorous safety testing. Yes to our guided wickless candle workshop.
Last Updated: August 2026 · 📖 6 min read
Quick Answer: Can You Make Your Own Candle in Geneva?
No — Bee Coco does not offer a pour-your-own candle bar where you create an untested candle to take home. Safety is our number one priority. Every Bee Coco candle undergoes rigorous burn testing — up to 70 hours per candle — to ensure safety, consistency, and performance before it reaches your home.
But yes — you can join our guided Create Your Own Wickless Candle workshop at our Geneva shop!
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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 that align with the safety principles established by U.S. industry standards like ASTM F2417 [1].
Testing is essential to ensure that all of our candle components work well together. We want to be sure our candles:
- Achieve a steady, even burn
- Do not tunnel (which wastes wax and creates a fire hazard)
- Do not extinguish themselves unexpectedly
- 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 severe 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 (soy, coconut, beeswax, paraffin) behave differently
- 🌸 Fragrance — single or multiple fragrances, percentage of fragrance load, and wax compatibility
- 🕯️ Wick size and type — the right wick is critical for safety
- 🏺 Vessel — different sizes and materials (glass, metal, ceramic) affect burn performance
A key variable is the flash point of fragrance oils. This is the lowest temperature at which the oil's vapors can ignite if exposed to a spark or open flame [2]. While you safely add fragrance to wax below this point, it remains a critical safety property for handling, storage, and shipping.
We prove each formula before revealing a new scent to our non-toxic candle community. Every variable matters, and we test them all.
U.S. Industry Standard for Candle Testing
The official U.S. industry standard for candle safety is ASTM F2417, the Standard Specification for Fire Safety for Candles [1]. This standard is developed by ASTM International, a globally recognized organization that sets technical standards for a wide range of products.
Key requirements of ASTM F2417 include:
- Preventing "wick migration" and "wick leaning" — the flame must not contact the container's side for more than 5 seconds, which could cause the glass to shatter [1]
- Limiting flame height to prevent excessive heat
- Ensuring the candle extinguishes safely within a specified time
Industry standard practice 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 also recommended that candle makers conduct the testing phase with 3-5 candles at the same time to ensure consistency [3].
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 — far more than the minimum requirement
- 📊 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.
Why We Don't Offer a Pour-Your-Own Candle Bar
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.
Our concerns are echoed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC has actively participated in developing guidance for "candle making kits" because of the inherent fire risks [4]. A small variation in how a consumer makes a candle — like using a different fragrance oil or not attaching the wick correctly — can lead to a dangerous, untested product. We won't allow that uncertainty with our name or our community's safety.
We will always provide the safest option.
Make Your Own Candle in Geneva — Our Workshop
📍 Available at Our Geneva Shop
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.
Book Your Geneva Candle Making Workshop
🕯️ Create Your Own Wickless Candle in Geneva
Guided workshop — safe, fun, and hands-on!
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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.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 5,910 home structure fires started by candles each year between 2018-2022. These fires caused an annual average of 74 deaths, 558 injuries, and $257 million in property damage [5].
While many of these tragedies involve unattended candles, they highlight the very real consequences of candle-related fires.
We refuse to put our community in that position.
Our Promise to You
Every Bee Coco candle is rigorously tested for safety, consistency, and performance. When you light our candles, you can trust that they've been crafted with care — and tested with your safety in mind.
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Every candle is safety-tested before it reaches your home.
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References
- ASTM International. (2023). ASTM F2417-23 Standard Specification for Fire Safety for Candles.
- National Candle Association. Fragrance Safety in Candles.
- Candle Science. Candle Testing Guide.
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Candle making kit safety guidance.
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). (2025). Home Candle Fires Report (2018-2022).
