僕は2006年、わずか19歳でIsle of Skye Candle Companyを立ち上げました。当時、素敵なキャンドルの選択肢は、パラフィンから作られたものだけでした。このことに、僕は納得がいきませんでした。なぜなら、そこに自然があるにもかかわらず、なぜ誰も自然でないものを作り、また自然に同化できないものを購入するのか、理解できなかったからです。そこで僕は自分のキャンドルを作り、人々にパラフィンキャンドルでなく、より健康的で自然な代替品を使用してもらえるような良い製品を作ろうと考えました。そして、天然ワックスやオイルの種類を変えながら、数年にわたる研究開発を経て、人々に喜ばれる特別なキャンドルを完成させました。これが始まりです。

Skyeのディフューザーもまた僕自身がスカイ島の大自然からインスパイアされて作ったものです。品質管理のため一本一本手で注いでいます。ボトルとパッケージには自然に配慮されたものを使っており、リサイクルが可能です。香りも持続性が高く、またエタノールを使用していないので、小さい子供やペットのいる家でも安全にお使い頂くことができます。

"I started the Isle of Skye Candle Company back in 2006 aged just 19. I had just moved back to our family croft in the township of Gead an t-Sailleir on the east side of Skye, and was looking for how I could make a living so I could stay on the Island I love so much.

The idea for creating a candle company came to me when I was working for a local soap shop and discovered that there was no one making natural fragranced candles in the UK. At the time the only options for nice candles seemed to be ones made from paraffin. This didn't sit right with me as it didn't make sense why anyone would buy something that wasn't natural with no obvious benefits, if there was a natural alternative.

With this in mind I set out to create my own candles to try and make a product that would be good enough to get people to ditch these paraffin candles and use my healthier natural alternative. It took a good few years of research and development with different natural waxes and oil variations before I got to the point where I knew I had something special that people would love.

To this day we use the same mixes in our candles and even though we have expanded quite a bit since 2006, our company ethos and mission have remained the same; to create great products using the best quality natural products whilst creating good employment on our Island. Everyday I wake up and feel so lucky that I get to do a job I love, in a place I adore, working alongside friends, and am so proud that making natural products has led to all this.

Without the support of all our amazing customers through the years this would never be possible, and I hope that we can keep making great products to keep our customers coming back."