HOW WAVY WAXES STARTED
I STARTED MY BUSINESS WHEN MY HOBBY OF MAKING WAX MELTS WAS IN SO MUCH DEMAND FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND THEIR FRIENDS, THAT IT STARTED TO BECOME MORE THAN JUST A HOBBY FOR ME.
THE FEEDBACK WAS SO GREAT, THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH HOW LONG THEY LASTED AND HOW ON THE NOSE THEY SMELLED TO THEIR FAVOURITE SCENTS. SO I DECIDED TO STICK AT MAKING THEM AND TURN IT INTO A BUSINESS.
I FOUND IT HARD TO GET MELTS TO LAST LONGER THAN A DAY. I WAS PAYING SO MUCH FOR REALLY GOOD SCENTS WITH GREAT COLD THROWS, BUT THEY JUST WOULDN’T LAST AS LONG AS I NEEDED THEM TO ONCE I STARTED TO MELT THEM.
I RESEARCHED FOR WEEKS ON END FOR THE BEST INGREDIENTS AND SUPPLIERS THAT WORKED FOR ME AND MY METHODS AND I SPENT A LONG TIME PERFECTING MY METHODS AND CRAFT TO BRING YOU WAX MELT LOVERS THE BEST HOT AND COLD THROWS WHILE THE WAX MELT SCENTS LAST SO MUCH LONGER.
WHY I STARTED
SELF CARE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAPLE FOR ME AND MY LIFE, BUT IN 2020 IT WENT RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW. I WAS STRUGGLING WITH MY MENTAL HEALTH AT THE TIME. I WAS UNDIAGNOSED ADHD, STRUGGLING WITH UNI WHILE HAVING TO TEACH MYSELF THE ONLINE CLASSES AND WAS OFFERED NO SUPPORT, AND MY DAD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL CANCER AND LATER PASSED AWAY ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER. ALL OF THIS BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF 2020, WHICH WAS ALREADY A STRESSFUL TIME OF YEAR.
WHILE ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON, I WAS NOT TAKING CARE OF MYSELF AND MY SELF CARE WAS NON-EXISTENT, I FELT EXTREMELY BURNT OUT AND READY TO GIVE UP. I REMEMBERED ONE OF THE LAST CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH MY DAD ABOUT HATING UNI AND FEELING STRESSED OUT. HE TOLD ME, WE ALL NEED TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT THERE’S NO USE IN DOING SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T MAKE YOU HAPPY.
I REALLY TOOK HIS ADVICE ON BOARD AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WANT. I QUIT UNI AND TOOK SOME TIME FOR MYSELF AND REALISED I WASN’T TAKING CARE OF ME OR MY MENTAL HEALTH. I HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE WAX MELTS AS I’VE USED THEM DAILY SINCE I WAS 18.
I STARTED MAKING WAX MELTS FOR FUN AND I FOUND THIS HOBBY TO BE SO ENRICHING AND REWARDING, BECAUSE UNLIKE MY OTHER HOBBIES, I HAD A PHYSICAL ITEM WHEN I WAS DONE THAT I COULD SHOW OFF AND SHARE.
IT GAVE ME THE OUTLET THAT I WAS NEEDING. I LOVED RESEARCHING ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WAXES THAT CAN BE USED AND OILS WITH SCENTS I HAD NEVER HEARD OF OR THOUGHT COULD BE IN A WAX MELT.
BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH, I FOUND THE BEST INGREDIENTS AND SUPPLIERS THAT WORK FOR ME AND MY METHODS THAT GAVE ME STRONG, LONG LASTING WAX MELTS THAT I WAS SO PROUD OF I COULD SHARE THEM WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. IT WAS SAFE TO SAY EVERYONE GOT WAX MELTS FROM ME THAT YEAR AT CHRISTMAS.
ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH SCENTED SELF CARE
MAKING AND USING WAX MELTS HAVE BEEN SUCH A BIG PART IN MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH AND SELF CARE JOURNEY, THAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT SELF CARE AND HOW EASY IT IS TO FORGET THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL.
SCENT CAN UNLOCK SO MANY MEMORIES AND CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY, SO USING WAX MELTS AND SCENTED PRODUCTS IS A NO BRAINER WHEN IT COMES TO ELEVATING YOUR SELF CARE ROUTINE.
I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT SELF CARE IS MORE THAN JUST BUBBLE BATHS AND FACE MASKS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SUCH A DELIGHT, IT DIDN’T HELP ME GET THROUGH MY WORST YEAR. I HAD TO PICK UP A NEW HOBBY TO ENRICH MY LIFE.
SELF CARE IS ANY ACT THAT YOU TAKE TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE AND TREAT YOURSELF WITH LOVE, CARE AND RESPECT.