The truth behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous ‘vagina candle’: the Goop founder and Marvel actress just explained why she created the controversial candle in 2020 – and admitted it’s been discontinued
- The Shakespeare in Love actress sparked controversy with that skiing trial – but in 2020 she and her lifestyle brand Goop were ridiculed for releasing scented candle ‘This Smells Like My Vagina’
- The floral scented candle was in fact created to make a ‘really strong feminist statement’, and Paltrow just told her Instagram followers it was a shame ‘people tried to make it about something else’
While Paltrow and Goop have been criticised in the past for promoting questionable products and health tips, there was one product that achieved infamy: the “This Smells Like My Vagina” candle.
Yes, back in 2020, Paltrow and Goop really introduced such a candle – along with a roll-on perfume bearing the same name, and a follow-up candle, “This Smells Like My Orgasm”.
The product was instantly ridiculed online, and at least one vagina candle that reportedly exploded even sparked a lawsuit.
On Wednesday, Paltrow opened up about Goop’s best-known product in a Q&A on her Instagram Stories, after being asked about the thought process behind the vagina candle.
“This is a great question. So the thought process behind the infamous candle, essentially, was that it was a really strong feminist statement,” Paltrow said.
“So many women have been raised, at least in my generation, to think there’s something wrong with themselves, or that the vagina is weird or gross, or something to be ashamed of,” she continued.
The Shakespeare in Love and Iron Man star went on to say that the media’s reaction to the candle is what twisted the narrative into something less in line with her vision.