Deadhead makes home fragrances for the human condition: candles and scents created with a specific emotional purpose, for the moments and moods you actually live through.

Start with how you want to feel. Each fragrance is built around a state of mind, so pick the one that matches where your head’s at. Not sure? Take our quiz and we’ll point you towards the fragrance made for it.

No. Aromatherapy focuses on essential oils. We work from aromachology, which looks more broadly at how all kinds of scent, natural and synthetic, affect mood, emotion and behaviour.

Scent can change the emotional tone of a moment and become a useful cue within a repeated ritual. How it feels is shaped by memory, expectation and context, so it won’t affect everyone in exactly the same way.

Not in the usual sense. We don’t claim a candle can cure anxiety, burnout or loneliness. Our fragrances are made to smell good first, and to help create the conditions for a different state of mind.

Our candles are handmade in Ireland

We’d love to hear from you. Email sara@deadheadworld.com and we’ll send over our line sheet and wholesale information.

Our candles are made with 100% soy wax. 

Strong enough to fly the room without overwhelming you, and everyone in it. They'll of course smell stronger in smaller and more exposed spaces. 

On the first burn, let the wax melt all the way to the edges to avoid tunnelling. Keep the wick trimmed to around 5mm, never leave a burning candle unattended, and stop burning when 1cm of wax remains.

Each candle is poured by hand, so small differences in surface texture, colour or frosting are natural and don’t affect how it burns or smells.

Yes. Once the candle has finished, clean out any remaining wax with warm soapy water and use the jar for whatever you like.