The Nordic Swan Ecolabel environmental requirements for candles

A Nordic Swan Ecolabelled candle meets specific criteria for environmental performance, health aspects, quality and safety.

The product group comprises candles/oil candles made up of one or more wicks surrounded by a solid or liquid material. Taper candles, pillar and ball candles, tea light candles and other indoor container candles, outdoor candles like graveyard candles and garden candles and oil candles/-lamps in single-use containers can be certified. Scented or aromatherapeutic candles cannot be certified.

Nordic Swan Ecolabel candles have a reduced environmental and climate impact throughout their life cycle. Nordic Ecolabelling has assessed all the relevant environmental aspects throughout the life cycle of these products and made strict requirements concerning the topics and processes in the life cycle where ecolabelling can have the greatest effect.

The requirements include:

• Use of at least 90 % renewable material, resulting in a significantly lower climate impact compared to paraffin candles
• Banned use of palm- or soy oil
• Banned use of scent/perfume
• Restrictions for hazardous chemicals like dyes and additives to ensure lower emissions of particles and VOC to indoor air
• Tests to ensure low emissions of soot to indoor air
• Criteria for fire safety, burning time and safety labelling

What does it cost?

When you apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, you must pay a fee. Additionally, when you have a certification, you must pay an annual licence fee based on the turnover of the certified product or service.

Please visit our Nordic website to see the specific fees. You will find them at the bottom of the page for the relevant product group under the fees» tab. You can find all product groups here.