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The Vérba ritual

A candle is never just a flame.

Lighting a Vérba is the moment you pull out of the noise — the tabs, the notifications, the minor urgencies — and land back into your own breath. A warm flame. A soft wooden crackle. A scent that opens like a room you've been missing.

Why wooden wicks

A cleaner, calmer, more beautiful burn.

We chose wooden wicks for a reason — and it wasn't nostalgia. They burn slower and more evenly than cotton, release fragrance with more depth, and crackle softly like a small fireplace. Ours are FSC-certified and free from lead, zinc, and harmful chemicals.

WHAT A VÉRBA GIVES YOU

Macro of the FSC-certified flat wooden wick in a Vérba coconut-apricot wax candle

WOODWICK

FSC-certified wood. Free from lead and zinc.

Vérba candles on a mirrored tray, one lit with a clean, steady flame on a wooden wick — clean burning

Clean burning

No toxins. Fresh indoor air throughout the burn.

White Vérba candle under a glass cloche on a mirrored tray, holding in its fragrance — fragrance throw

Fragrance throw

A slower, even burn diffuses scent across the room.

Warm flame on the crackling wooden wick of a lit Vérba candle

Gentle crackling

The sound of a small fireplace in the corner of your day.

The first burn

Set the memory of your candle.

The very first time you light a Vérba, give it a full 1–2 hours. Let the wax melt all the way across the surface, edge to edge. Skip it, and the wax will tunnel. Honour it, and every burn from then on is even, full, and generous.

HOW TO USE YOUR CANDLE

Candle care: first burn of a Vérba coconut-apricot wax candle with a full melt pool reaching the edges — line illustration

Full melt pool

First burn 1–2 hours. Let wax melt edge to edge.

Candle care: trimming the wooden wick of a Vérba candle to 3 mm with a wick trimmer — line illustration

Trim to 3 mm

Trim the wooden wick before every burn for a clean flame.

Candle care: lit Vérba candle on a level, heat-resistant stone coaster — line illustration

Level surface

Burn on a heat-resistant surface, away from drafts.

Candle care: clean wax surface of a Vérba candle, used match and wick trimmings kept in a dish — line illustration

Keep it clean

Wax free of debris, wick trimmings, and matches.

Candle care: lit Vérba candle beside an hourglass — burn no longer than 3–4 hours — line illustration

Max 3–4 hours

Never burn longer in one sitting. Let it rest.

Candle care: Vérba candle extinguished with a snuffer when about 1 cm of wax remains — line illustration

Stop at 1 cm

Stop burning when about 1 cm of wax remains.

Safety first

Never leave a flame unattended.

Keep away from children, pets, and anything that can catch fire. Extinguish with a snuffer — never use water. A candle you light should be a candle you can trust.

Still choosing?

Let scent decide.

Every Vérba was made for a different moment. Five questions. One candle crafted for your world.

Find Your Scent