Bottom line: Candles, potpourri, and fragrance goods aren't food, so FDACS's cottage food and food-establishment rules simply don't apply — the moment a product claims to do something to skin or the body, though, it becomes a cosmetic and a different rulebook takes over.
The Path
Aromatics sit outside FDACS's food jurisdiction entirely, so there's no permit, registration, or inspection to obtain for a candle, sachet, or reed diffuser sold as-is. The governing law is federal: the FTC's Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, which requires an accurate net quantity, a plain-language product identity, and the responsible business's name and address on the label. The line to watch is intent — describe a candle as "relaxing" and you're still selling a candle, but claim it "relieves anxiety" or market a spray to be applied to skin and you've crossed into cosmetic or drug territory, which pulls in DBPR and FDA rules covered under Body Care.
What You Need
Accurate net weight/volume, product identity, and business name & address on every label
Fire-safety warning copy on candles (industry-standard, expected by most markets and insurers)
Keep marketing language descriptive, not medicinal or body-applied
Watch Out For
Don't make disease or therapeutic claims ("cures anxiety," "treats headaches") — that's FDA drug-claim territory
Don't describe a product as applied to skin without meeting cosmetic labeling rules (see Body Care)
Citations
15 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq. – FTC Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
Not classified as a food or cosmetic product under Fla. Stat. Ch. 500 unless a body-care/therapeutic claim is made
Agency contact: No state food agency jurisdiction · FTC consumer labeling rules apply nationally