A few students in IB at St Edward’s College Malta, every year, decide to take part in a business project called JAYE (Junior Achiever Young Enterprise). The aim is to create your own mini-company. Our group comprised of 8 students from year 12, decided to create a company. When we first met up, we struggled for ideas, until candles came up, and this developed into BodYou.

BodYou is a vegan-friendly brand that creates scented candles in unique moulds for low prices. We believe that aromatherapy has lots of benefits on a human organisms. For instance, certain scents can relieve stress or stimulate brain productivity, some help you fall asleep or even make you feel happy. They can also help in creating a cosy ambience. Our aim as a company is to help people overcome their difficulties, specifically those of mental issues like anxiety, insomnia, and stress-related disorders. 

Is there any science behind it? Most certainly. Our brain has over 300 receptors that sense 1000 different smells. This is all done by the limbic system. This part of the brain is responsible for our memory. Certain smells can unlock memories and release happy hormones, serotonin and dopamine. (6 Health Benefits of Burning Candles, 2020)

Our candles have 8 different smells, ranging from traditional ones (such as caramel, vanilla) to more exotic (like pineapple, jujube). Currently, we have a choice of 3 moulds (two different body types, and bubble moulds) and a range of colours to choose from. Our smallest candles cost €5, and the larger ones €10. 

You can place your order on our Instagram account: @bodyou_official or on our email address [email protected]. We can't wait for you to try and see how amazing our products are!