A mother and son duo, Makescents was born from me, a concerned mother (and also a student psychotherapist in my final year of training) who was increasingly worried about my teenage sons mental health following deep family trauma.

Understanding the therapeutic value of candles and candle making (I was a top seller in various shops before the trauma, so have vast experience in the business), I decided to teach him how to make candles in order to help him self regulate, and find something that could lead to a passion, just as it had helped me in the past.

This, to my delight did indeed help him with anxiety and feelings of low self esteem, giving him something positive and exciting to focus on, and rather quickly our business was born.