Yarrow

Yarrow: For the Brave of Heart

This yarrow candle carries the courage of Achilles, the legendary warrior whose mother bathed him in yarrow tea to make him invincible (well, except for that heel situation). For thousands of years, this love protection candle made from yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has been the herb for people who need courage-especially the kind of courage it takes to be vulnerable and love someone fully.

How Different Cultures Use Yarrow:
In Chinese tradition, they use yarrow stalks to cast the I Ching when people have questions about relationships and destiny. In Europe, brides carried yarrow in their bouquets and hung it over the marriage bed because it was believed to protect love and ensure faithfulness. Native American traditions used yarrow as all-purpose protection-physical, emotional, spiritual. The message across cultures is pretty consistent: this plant guards what matters most.

Yarrow in Love Magic:
This isn't about attracting just anyone-it's about protecting and strengthening the connections you already care about. Traditional practices say to hang yarrow over your bed for lasting commitment, sleep with it under your pillow to dream of your true love, or burn it during handfasting ceremonies (basically pagan weddings) to seal your vows. It's considered the herb for people who've been hurt before but are choosing to be brave enough to try again.

What It Does Aromatically:
Yarrow has this interesting herbaceous, slightly bitter-sweet smell that traditional aromatherapy folks say helps ground you emotionally. The scent is distinctive-definitely not your typical floral or sweet herb. People who work with yarrow appreciate how its aroma seems to help them stay present during difficult conversations or emotionally challenging moments. It's the scent of showing up even when it's hard.

Why This Takes Time:
Yarrow is genuinely precious and rare. We infuse the actual yarrow flowers directly into the beeswax-not an extract, not an oil, but the real flowering tops themselves. The compounds that give yarrow its protective, grounding properties are delicate and break down easily if you handle them wrong. The infusion process takes hours at very specific temperatures to coax those properties out of the plant and into the wax without destroying them. It's labor-intensive, but that's what it takes to preserve yarrow's authentic profile.

What You're Getting:

• Hand-poured beeswax candle (size varies by option selected)
• Real yarrow flowers infused directly into the wax
• Hemp wick for clean burning
• Metallic wick anchor
• Container included if jar option selected
• Authentic herbaceous, bitter-sweet scent from the actual plant

These statements reflect traditional and historical use. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.