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Best citronella candles UK

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one format from this amazon.co.uk set for a spare drawer or a small patio table, and the star line is a poor way to choose it. The best citronella candles UK, inside this comparison, means a stated job: a cheap spare pack, a lidded tin, or a glass jar you will check for cracks. It does not mean a candle that stops bites. Prices and counts below are from the listings in our [anti-mosquito candle comparison](/hub/pest-control/anti-mosquito-candle). Peter F., editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk, did not burn these candles in a lab. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one format from this amazon.co.uk set for a spare drawer or a small patio table, and the star line is a poor way to choose it.

Our top picks

TTRWIN TTRWIN citronella tin candles, set of 2

Best overall

TTRWIN TTRWIN citronella tin candles, set of 2
6.4/10about £9.99
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Price's Price's citronella tealights, 25 pack

Rank 2

Price's Price's citronella tealights, 25 pack
8.6/10about £3.01
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Zuvo Zuvo citronella tea lights, 25 pack

Best value

Zuvo Zuvo citronella tea lights, 25 pack
8.1/10about £4.90
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On this page
  1. 1.Best spare pack
  2. 2.Best for a seated table
  3. 3.Skip if you need proof
  4. 4.When best is the wrong word

Best spare pack

Price’s citronella tea lights, 25 in a pack at £3.01, are the spare pack to buy first. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.3 from 9,563 reviews, so the awkward results are visible. Saved texts praise the price and a lemon smell, and they also report burns of about two hours, a weak scent once the wick is lit, short wicks and damaged packaging. The listing says long burning and does not print hours. Price’s own site says up to about four hours. That maker line is not on this amazon file. Zuvo’s 25 aluminium cups cost £4.90, with 4.2 from 317 reviews, and the title says 4 hours. Saved reviews include burns around four hours and burns of about 2.5 to 3 hours. The seller says one cup is not enough. You pay £1.89 more than Price’s for a printed number that a large minority of reviewers do not reach.

Best for a seated table

TTRWIN’s two soy candles in iron cans, £9.99 with 4.4 from 21 reviews, suit a table where you do not want to swap tea lights every couple of hours. The bullets claim 60 hours and name citronella, lemongrass, rosemary, peppermint and cedarwood. One saved review refers to 30 hours. The lid covers the tin between courses. Twenty-one reviews show the hour clash. They do not prove the tin. Price’s four glass jars at £11.95, 4.1 from 3,088 reviews, shield the flame and state no burn hours. Across the first 50 saved texts, smashed jars, including cuts, recur. Inspect every glass before you light it. AXXTAN’s four votives at £9.25, 3.3 from 12 reviews, are the pack to leave: one saved review says two candles had no wick.
TTRWIN TTRWIN citronella tin candles, set of 2

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TTRWIN TTRWIN citronella tin candles, set of 2
6.4/10about £9.99
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Skip if you need proof

CKB’s terracotta pots are the listing a star sort will push up, and the one to refuse if you need proof. Three pots, about 8.8 cm across, cost £19.79, with 4.5 from 2 reviews. Both saved reviews describe a rustic pot, a citronella smell and a clean light. Neither gives a burn time or a counted bite result. You sit above the £8 to £16 band Good Housekeeping UK described for some high-street outdoor candles on 22 May 2024, with almost no failure reports because almost nobody has reviewed them. Pest strike is the other thin file. A 355 ml soy candle at £12.99 carries 4.1 from 15 reviews. The specification says one item. Several saved reviews describe a pair of tins. Until the live page and the box agree, you do not know what you are scoring.

When best is the wrong word

None of these eight candles is the best mosquito candle in the UK in the sense of stopping bites. A 1996 trial of 3% citronella candles cut bites and still left people bitten, and these listings do not state an oil percentage. When bites are the actual problem, including travel, read citronella candle or insect repellent.

Common questions

Why not buy the 4.5-star terracotta pots?
Because the 4.5 comes from 2 reviews, at £19.79, with no burn hours. Two people liked the look and the smell. That does not show how the pot behaves on a windy patio or whether the scent survives past the first lighting. A lower star line with thousands of reviews tells you more.
Is Price’s glass four-pack worth it if jars arrive broken?
Only if you will inspect the glasses and return a broken one before the evening. The saved reviews treat smashed jars, including cuts, as a repeated delivery problem, not a one-off. If you cannot afford a failed unboxing, the lidded TTRWIN tins avoid glass, with much less review history.
What should I skip if reviews mention no smell?
Skip that pack for any job that depends on citronella vapour. The complaint shows up on the cheap tea lights, including 1ABOVE, and a cluster of Zuvo lights has still been described as scentless around midges. No smell means you are burning ordinary wax with a citronella title.
Is AXXTAN’s lower score a reason to avoid it?
Yes, in this set. The 3.3 from 12 reviews is the weakest star line, and a saved review says two candles had no wick. You are paying £9.25, close to a lidded pair, for a fault that stops the candle lighting at all. Wait for a listing that shows a wick in every glass.
Can any of these be the best mosquito candle in the UK?
Not as a bite barrier. “Best” here means the spare pack, the lidded tin, or the jar you are willing to risk, among these eight listings. It does not mean a product that keeps mosquitoes, midges or wasps off you. For that job, use a skin repellent named in UK guidance, not a higher star rating.

Related pages

Citronella candle buying guide

Citronella candles for the patio

Anti-mosquito candle

Citronella candle or insect repellent for UK bites

How to use citronella candles without indoor smoke

Sources

Public UK and study sources used for this comparison. Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures captured for these eight listings. Last checked 22 October 2026.

  1. Lindsay and others, 1996, citronella candles (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. Müller and others, 2008, indoor citronella candle (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. GOV.UK bite prevention for travellers (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. Fit for Travel mosquito bite avoidance (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. NHS malaria (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. GOV.UK native mosquitoes (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. HSE regulated biocides (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. London Fire Brigade candle safety (retrieved 22 October 2026)