Manufacturers can add scents in all sorts of ways, from pure essential oils to synthetic chemicals. And even more frustrating, it’s rare that brands disclose exactly what their candle fragrances ...

customers could opt for the Nutcracker Candle (£2.99) and Diffuser (£2.99). These are adorned with nutcrackers and available in a choice of peppermint, clementine or festive frankincense.

Myrrh and its cousin frankincense are known to Americans today, if at all, through the Biblical account of the wise men. In the Book of Matthew, it’s said that three Magi followed the Star of ...