Light in Darkness
These peaceful scents of vetiver, ylang ylang, and jasmine are inspired by St. Dymphna.
Nuanced with notes of galbanum, chamomile, and myrrh.
Behind the Inspiration
When Dymphna’s Christian mother died, her pagan father, the king, fell into mental illness and ordered Dymphna to marry him. Having taken a vow of virginity, she refused and was martyred. She is the patron saint of purity and those suffering nervous and mental afflictions, and her candle’s scents can help calm anxiety.
St. Dymphna’s feast day is May 15.
Jar candle: 6 oz with a 45 hour burn time | Tealight sampler: 3 oz total with a 18 hour burn time
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You’ll get the cleanest, longest, and safest burn from your candle with a few simple steps:
- Always trim the wick before lighting to 1/8”–1/4”
- Burn until the melted wax reaches edge to edge, or very nearly, to reduce tunneling
- Burn only up to 4 hours at a time
- Always keep a burning candle in sight, away from flammable materials, out of drafts, out of reach of pets and children, and on a heat-safe surface
- Keep out of direct sunlight
My daughter was overjoyed to receive this gift. She suffers from mental illness and I sent this gift as a pick me up on her down days and a reminder to pray!
I received my first 🕯️ candle, Light in Darkness. I love this scent. I light the candle when I’m reading scripture and it’s scent makes me feel peaceful and happy. Recommend this delightful candle.
Light in the Darkness is a clean and uplifting fragrance. When lit, I get a nurturing and positive impression. I love these candles. They help me to feel that our spiritual friends, the saints, are near. Thank you!
I have a friend getting confirmed this year. She chose Dymphna as her confirmation name. What a perfect gift for her!. I have pure confidence that she will love her candle! Hopefully, she'll become a CORDA fan and customer!
ALL of the CORDA candles are beautiful and Light in Darkness is another winner in my book. I love to light CORDA candles in my home and give them as gifts. St. Dymphna, pray for us.
I gifted this to a friend struggling with some major life events; she told me receiving it brought her to tears and "felt like an answer to prayer." So grateful to be able to provide meaningful gifts from a company like Corda!
This fragrance has a "clean" smell to it. I love the CORDA line of candles and use them daily throughout my home.
These candles smell so nice and I know they are clean ingredients because I do not get any headaches when they are lit. Thank you!
The Light in the Darkness candle is a very gentle, clean scent. I find it fits perfectly with my early morning prayer routine. I like to sit in my kitchen beside the windows with my Rosary, my St. Dymphna's beads and a cup of tea when the house and the outside world are still quiet. I like Light in the Darkness because it is not overpowering or distracting. It is not a loud scent. It is a comforting scent that compliments my morning prayers nicely. Thank you Anna for your dedication and talent.
Love this candle! It’s smells so good! I like it in the kitchen!