Sponsor Disclosure

The Candle Standard may feature sponsored content, sponsor-supported research, or paid industry partnerships.

Transparency is important to maintaining credibility and trust.


Sponsored Content

Sponsored content may include:

  • educational articles
  • supplier spotlights
  • sponsored reports
  • event partnerships
  • industry collaborations

Whenever applicable, sponsored relationships are disclosed clearly within the content.


Editorial Independence

Sponsorship participation does not influence:

  • testing outcomes
  • rankings
  • scoring systems
  • editorial conclusions

All performance evaluations are conducted independently according to The Candle Standard’s published methodology.


Founder-Affiliated Brands

Friendly Candle, SMELI, and Blackstone Canyon may sponsor content or participate within The Candle Standard ecosystem.

Affiliated sponsorships do not influence testing results or editorial standards.


The goal of The Candle Standard is to support transparency within the candle industry while maintaining independent evaluation and reporting practices.