Scandle Body Candle® (Body Massage Candle) Review and Giveaway

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What is a Scandle Body Candle® you ask? This is a candle that burns at 2 degrees above body temperature and produces a soothing healing body oil. The Scandle may be used for massage, cuticle treatments for manicures/pedicures, or as an everyday moisturizer. A candle that can also be used as a massage oil? (They had me at candle.)

The Scandle Body Candle is another unique gift idea for you Mom! For Mother's day!

Thank you Charlie for sending me the Scandle Candle Travel Tin in the Uplifting Blend for this review and giveaway.

From abodycandle.com - Are you fond of body massage oil and fragrant spa candles? What if you could combine them both into a massage oil candle that combined the potent scent of a candle with the comfort of an essential oil massage lotion? Our Scandle body candles do just that, beginning as a delightful soy candle that melts into a wonderful body lotion suitable for skin care or as a soothing massage lotion. There is nothing quite like a body candle massage, with the wonderful aroma of our massage oil aromatherapy candles working equally well as a room-enhancing scent and as a aromatherapy soy lotion for your skin. Consider a soy body candle for massage purposes, or just use one of our massage candle varieties for aromatherapy purposes—our spa candles have many uses, and are sure to become your favorite body lotion candle.

The Review – The Scandle Travel Tin is 2 ½” x 2 ½” – a nice small travel size. The travel tin has a silicone band that reads Reduce – Reuse – Recycle, reminding the consumer to “think green”. According to the company, the candles are healthy for the environment - emitting less soot and toxins into the environment than parrafin candles.

I burned the Scandle Candle for thirty minutes, until it melted to the edge of the canister. This ensures an even burn each time. I extinguished the flame and touched the oil. I honestly expected the oil to be very hot to the touch, but as the company indicates, the candle burns at only 2 degrees above body temperature and the body oil simply felt warm. I massaged some of the oil into my arm and it felt nice. The aroma of Uplifting Blend was a subtle clean scent. After about twenty minutes, I checked my arm. It felt moisturized and smooth, not at all greasy.

I plan to burn the candle again and massage my dry cuticles. I foresee a nice body massage in my future as well! This candle will burn for up to 30 hours. That is a lot of massages! If you love candles like I do, you must add the Scandle Candle to your collection and get more use out of your candles (wink wink)!

But It: The Scandle Candle Travel Tin is available online at www.abodycandle.com for $13.95.

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Win It: The winner will receive the same aromatherapy Scandle Candle Travel Tin in the Uplifting Blend scent. There is just one easy, mandatory entry!

Mandatory Entry: Please visit abodycandle.com check out the products in their Scandle Store and leave a comment about which product caught your eye.

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Giveaway ended on May 6, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST. Open to US addresses only. Winner will be chosen by random.org and contacted by email. Please respond in 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen. To be fair to everyone, comments not meeting requirements will be deleted.

Many thanks to Charlie for the review and giveaway Scandle Candle Travel Tins.

The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the author, the manufacturer, or representing PR agency. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

Vases are Going Green! Say It With Vases Review and Giveaway

I stumbled upon Say It With Vases while I was online searching for some unique gift ideas. Not only are these one-of-a-kind vases green (made from recycled plastic) they are portable, expandable and reusable.

Jill, owner of Say it with Vases, and blogger at Virtual Mom, sent me one vase to review and one vase to giveaway. Thank you Jill!

From Say It With Vases: The vases have been sold to hospital gift shops, garden clubs, home décor stores, flower shops and other outlets. They make great gifts for teachers (unbreakable and store flat) and for bringing along anytime you give flowers.

These plastic vases are an alternative to using a company to send flowers long distance. When considering shipping and handling fees, using that type of service gets expensive. Say It With Vases offers American Express gift cards for purchase with their vases, for your recipient to buy her favorite fresh flowers locally. This avoids any shipping and handling cost and allows the recipient to buy flowers close by at their time of choice.


The Review: The vase is 11” tall, 6” wide with a reinforced sturdy base. The design of the base is very similar to the base of a juice pouch (like Capri Sun). The mouth of the vase is 3” wide.

Like the package instructed, I simply filled the vase with water and added my small bouquet. My bunch of flowers fit nicely and despite being made of plastic, the vase is very sturdy.

Note - A large arrangement (over a 3” diameter bunch of stems) will not fit due to the size of the mouth. Splitting up a large arrangement into two of these affordable vases would solve that dilemma.

I appreciate that this is a reusable, green product and only hope it was made from recycled plastic water bottles (as these pile up as mountains of waste!) I like the fact that it stores flat, saving space. Collecting an oddball assortment of glass vases will be a thing of the past. The retro designs and colors are eye-catching. What a fun, unique and affordable gift – perhaps for my son’s teachers this holiday season!

Buy It: Say It With Vases recycled plastic vases are sold for $8.00. Shipping is free.


The Giveaway: Say It With Vases has offered 1 of my readers the Say It With Vases – Vase shown on the left. To enter is easy –

Visit Say It With Vases online store and check out the vase patterns. Comment here on which one you like best, please include your email (1 entry)
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7. Enter my Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Book Giveaway - ends 12/1. (1 entry)
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Please don’t forget to add your email to your comments. Giveaway ends 12/04/09 12:00 pm EST. Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win.