{"product_id":"snake-oil-sweet-venom","title":"Clark Stanley's Snake Oil Candle | Version 3: Sweet Venom","description":"\u003ch2\u003eClark Stanley’s Snake Oil Candle: Version 3 of 3\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSweet Venom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe sweet smell of getting away with it. Right up until somebody checks the ingredients.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe saved the best part of the Clark Stanley story for last. After years of selling his miraculous snake oil with the confidence of a man who'd never met an independent laboratory, someone in the federal government finally had a thought: \u003cem\u003ewhat if we actually open the damn bottle?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA real Clark Stanley fact: the $20 punchline\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGovernment testing of Stanley's famous liniment found \u003cstrong\u003emineral oil, a beef-fat-like substance, red pepper and turpentine\u003c\/strong\u003e. Know what wasn't on the ingredient list? Snake oil. Stanley was fined \u003cstrong\u003e$20\u003c\/strong\u003e. Twenty dollars! You can get a more aggressive financial penalty today for parking badly in Boston. Somewhere, a rattlesnake is still waiting for its royalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yes, the same Rattlesnake King once operated in \u003cstrong\u003eBeverly, Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e. We're Massachusetts-based too, but our idea of a recipe does not involve visiting both the butcher and the hardware store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe scent: Sweet Venom\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuicy orchard apples swagger in first, warm cinnamon follows, and nutmeg and clove stir up trouble before sweet vanilla smooths out the evidence. It's a lush apple-cinnamon candle with autumn warmth and a wickedly sweet finish. Picture fresh apple pie cooling on the windowsill while someone inside insists they absolutely didn't eat the missing half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight it for fall evenings, family gatherings, or any occasion where you need the room to smell more innocent than its occupants. Great for the friend who loves vintage apothecary decor, funny candles, and true stories too ridiculous to need embellishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVessel:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 oz amber apothecary-style candle. No snake oil, no medicine, and absolutely no medical claims. Just fragrance. The federal government may relax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFinish the three-version set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003eVersion 3 of 3\u003c\/strong\u003e. Revisit the start of the sales pitch with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/snake-oil-confidence-without-evidence\"\u003eVersion 1: Confidence Without Evidence\u003c\/a\u003e or slink into the middle with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/snake-oil-velvet-poison\"\u003eVersion 2: Velvet Poison\u003c\/a\u003e. You can also \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clark-stanleys-snake-oil-candle-series-versions-1-3\"\u003esee all three Clark Stanley snake oil candles\u003c\/a\u003e. Each version is sold separately. The only thing we're curing is a boring room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant the entire snake oil show?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/clark-stanley-snake-oil-candle-gift-set\"\u003eShop Clark Stanley's Rattlesnake King 3-Candle Gift Set\u003c\/a\u003e with all three versions for $89.99, saving $19.99 versus buying separately. Free standard U.S. shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sinscents","offers":[{"title":"Sweet Venom \/ 9oz","offer_id":48445272293582,"sku":"SS-APO-SNAKE-SWEET-9","price":36.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/5846\/1134\/files\/sinscents-apothecary-8840500347086_1bcd98ed-9999-4fe9-83bd-1fd1b4a252a9.png?v=1791871918","url":"https:\/\/sinscents.com\/products\/snake-oil-sweet-venom","provider":"Sinscents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}