Massage Meets Mission - Candles For K9s

Because Healing Isn’t Just for Humans

Candles are available for purchase directly through Alexis or at Topsail Island Brewing’s Sunday vendor markets from 12–4.

From Wax To Wags

At The Knotty Body, I’m in the business of melting tension—but not just with my hands. With every candle sold through Candles For K9s, you’re helping light the way for veterans in need of healing and the rescue dogs trained to support them. This isn’t your average feel-good candle—it’s a do-good candle.

Here’s the twist: our current scents are all named after real dogs—each one a tribute to the pups that bring joy, comfort, and slobbery kisses into our lives. Every flicker carries a wag of love.

A Candle With Purpose

A portion of every candle purchase goes directly to veteran organizations, like K9s For Warriors, a nonprofit pairing rescued dogs with veterans coping with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other challenges. So while you’re soaking in a lavender-scented bath or winding down post-massage, your candle is working overtime—bringing calm to you and hope to someone else.

Because who says a massage therapist can’t also help save lives? One knot, one dog, one warrior at a time.

Scents Of Service

Each of our soy wax candles is hand-poured with love, a crackling wood wick, and probably a little dog hair (or at least a puppy kiss or two). These aren’t just candles—they’re tail-wagging tributes, mood boosters, and nose pleasers.

We’ve got three special collections to sniff your way through:

  • The Owner’s Collection – Inspired by the real bosses of The Knotty Body: our dogs. Big personalities, even bigger snuggles.

  • The Signature Collection – Featuring scents named after some of our favorite local pups. Yes, your dog could be famous.

  • The In Memory Of Collection – Honoring the good boys and girls who’ve crossed the rainbow bridge. We light these in their memory—with full hearts and misty eyes.

Light A Candle, Lift A Life

The Owner's Collection

  • Copper Pine: It’s giving forest. It’s giving mountain man. It’s giving ‘I chopped this candle myself.’
  • Gentleman Rem: Smooth, strong, and subtly rugged—For the man who works hard, smells good, and refuses to Google directions.
  • Thee-O-Dore You: Because you deserve better than the toxicity people bring into your life. Light it up and let the sage do its work. 

The Signature Collection

  • Hunny-Bee: Honeysuckle kissed by a lawnmower with great boundaries.
  • Lainey Unleashed: Notes of bergamont, lavender, and unresolved grief for the dog you loved more than the man who owned her.

The In Memory Of Collection 

  • Snuggle Nugget: A gentle snuggle you didn't ask for, but you’ll keep anyway. No strings attached.
  • Lem & Lay: For when your space smells like your hopes and dreams are slowly dying—this’ll at least make it smell like citrus.
  • Ruby's Garden: Smells like a garden that charges admission and throws shade.