From a petroleum lab to pure essential oils
Snug Scent is a conscious small business, founded in 2021 by a wife-and-husband team who wanted home fragrance made with ethics and the environment in mind.
I’m so happy you’re here to hear our story!
Hi, I’m Rita, and together with my husband Mode, we started Snug Scent. Before this, I spent over five years working in an oil industry lab. Every day, I saw how harmful chemicals affected us, our loved ones, and the environment. It didn’t feel right. Deep down, I knew there had to be a cleaner, kinder way.
I turned to natural products, and the change was incredible. It felt good to use something that wasn’t just “less bad” but truly good – for me, for my family, and for the planet. That’s when my love for natural scents and aromatherapy started. I realised that a scent isn’t just a smell – it’s a mood, a memory, a little daily escape.
But as I explored more, I noticed a problem: many so-called “natural” home scents were full of hidden chemicals and artificial stuff. We wanted to change that.
We believe small choices, like what you bring into your home, can make a big difference.
With my background in chemistry and environmental engineering, and Mode’s expertise in IT, we set out on a mission to create home fragrances that are 100% natural, safe, and genuinely good for you and the planet. We handcrafted each product in small batches in our home lab in Kent, using only pure essential oils, natural soy wax, and eco-friendly materials.
Today, Snug Scent offers candles, reed diffusers, room sprays, wax melts, car air fresheners, essential oil blends, and even bath and body products – all vegan, cruelty-free, and non-toxic. Every product is designed to make your home feel warm, inviting, and calm without any of the bad stuff.
When we’re not in the lab, we’re out exploring nature, cooking new recipes, or enjoying concerts and travel adventures – always with our cocker spaniel, Trixie, by our side. These moments inspire every scent we create, each one a small tribute to nature’s beauty.
Thank you for joining us on this journey. We’d love for you to try our creations and feel the difference for yourself.
With love,
Rita, Mode & Trixie x
Our mission and vision
Mission
We’re all about bringing the calm and charm of nature into your home. Our journey began with a simple thought – why not fill our spaces with natural, feel-good scents that are kind to us and our planet? We handcraft each product with love, using only the best natural bits like soy wax and pure essential oils. We’re here not just to offer you a delightful sniff, but to guide you towards a natural, kinder way of living. Every order you place lets us plant a tree – it’s our little way of giving back. With Snug Scent, it’s all about enjoying the good stuff, responsibly.
Vision
We dream of making Snug Scent a name you’ll always turn to for a dose of nature’s goodness. As we grow, our main vision is to keep things clear, honest, and eco-friendly, forever. We’re also keen on teaming up with small businesses who share our love for the green. Our big hope? To spark a global chat on why going natural is a win-win for us and our cosy blue planet. Through Snug Scent, we aim to create not just products, but a community where nature-loving hearts can find a little corner of joy and inspiration.
What goes in, and what never does
The same four promises apply to everything we make - candles, diffusers, sprays and bath products alike.
100% natural
Pure essential oils, natural soy wax and eco-friendly materials. Nothing hidden behind the word “parfum”.
Vegan & cruelty-free
No animal ingredients, and nothing we make is ever tested on animals.
Non-toxic
Formulated by a chemist who spent five years seeing what the alternative does.
Handcrafted in small batches
Poured by hand in our home lab in Kent - not on a production line.
Sustainability at Snug Scent
Small choices, made consistently. Here’s what we’ve committed to, and where you can check it.
A tree for every order
We plant a tree through Ecologi each time you order, and offset our carbon footprint as we grow.
View our Ecologi profileESGmark® certified
Independently recognised for our environmental, social and governance standards.
View our ESGmark profileUpcycling scheme
Send your empty vessels back to us rather than to landfill, and we’ll give them another life.
How the scheme works
