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Despite my obsession with massage oils and lotions, I had never tried a massage candle before MyPleasure offered me the Bwarm Massage Candle! So, FOR SCIENCE, I set things (And by ‘things’ I mean just the candle. Absolutely nothing else on the dresser caught fire. This time.) on fire, dripped warm wax on my long suffering BloodHound, and gave him a massage.

The Bwarm Candles come in a really interestingly shaped container. It’s basically a plastic votive candle holder with a side that has been elongated to a rounded drop shape. The weird shape is to make it easier to pour the melted wax out of the candle and onto your partner without any mishaps. The plastic is thick enough that I didn’t find it got too warm to the touch, and I wasn’t worried about the flame causing it to melt.

The oils in this candle have a low melting point, which means the wax melts a low enough temperature that you can pour it onto your partner’s skin without having to worry about seriously hurting them. I pour an inch or two above the skin, but my partner enjoys more intense sensations. If the person you are massaging finds the wax/oil to be a bit too hot, just move the container higher up to pour, or just pour it into your palms and transfer the wax/oil to their skin that way.

I let the candle burn for about 10 minutes before I had a pool of wax that looked about right-I usually use about a palm sized puddle of oil for massages to start with. The candle burned cleanly, with no soot, and no sputtering. (Side note: Keep your wick trimmed to allow the candle to burn cleanly and evenly, so you won’t get soot mixed in with your wax!) Some soot did get on the side of the holder when I poured the wax out, but it was easily wiped off the side, and isn’t a big deal. This candle has roughly 10 hours of burn time, though this will be less if you use more product for each massage.

The wax has a thicker and greasier feel to it than I have experienced with some other types of massage oils, though that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I found that that this candle was excellent for massage on my partner, as he has extremely dry skin. On him, his skin soaked all the moisture in quickly, but after the massage there was still a light layer of wax that needed to be wiped off before he could put his shirt back on.

The fragrance I was sent for review was Amber, but these candles also come in Fig Wood. I found the fragrance to be close to the powdery resin version of amber, though muskier than how amber normally smells to me. The scent is definitely unisex. On my boyfriend’s skin, the musk is played up, while it smells lighter on my own. The scent really does last a long time, and clings to skin. After I had given my partner a massage and washed my hands, the scent clung to my fingers for at least another hour, which did frustrate me a little, as I prefer to not have product scents competing with that of my perfume.

Ingredients: Coconut oil/wax, Soy oil/wax, Shea butter, Palm wax, Beeswax, Jojoba oil, Aloe vera, Vitamin E oil, Fragrance

Overall, the Bwarm is a good massage candle. I love the unique shape of the container, and the scent is nice, but it’s just a bit too greasy feeling for my personal preference. I give it 4 slick paws up out 5!

Thanks, MyPleasure, for providing this product in exchange for a fair and honest review!