CHOX natural firelighters
Your natural firelighters that work!
CHOX firelighters light up any kind of wood and charcoal instantly and burn for up to 15 minutes. Manufactured locally by hand from wood and wax, it is the best choice for you and your family! CHOX light up your braai naturally and odourlessly, without leaving toxic chemicals in your food or affecting it's taste.CHOX a natural, odourless and environmentally friendly product that works like a charm!
Light up your fire naturally - light up with CHOX
CHOX natural and environmentally friendly
CHOX natural firelighters are manufactured from wood and wax and works like a charm, to light up any kind of wood and charcoal, without having to use paper or kindling. CHOX firelighters are perfectly suitable for both indoor and outdoor fireplaces and can be used to light woodstoves, pizza ovens, wood or charcoal braais, fire bowls and all kinds of fireplaces with no soot residue during burning.
CHOX natural firelighters are the best choice for you and your family and are a natural and consumer friendly product with no odour or toxic fumes. They contain no kerosene or other dangerous chemicals. CHOX firelighters are perfectly natural and can be touched and used by children, without running the risk of leaving dangerous toxins on their hands. They light up your braai naturally and odourlessly, without leaving toxic chemicals in your food or affecting it's taste.
CHOX natural firelighters the sustainable way to light up your fire. They are environmentally friendly and cost-effective. Light up your fire instantly with only 1-2 firelighters. Due to the special structure they have an exceptionally long burning time for up to 15 minutes. They can be stored over a long period of time as CHOX firelighters do not dry out.
CHOX hand-made locally
CHOX natural firelighters are hand-made in Hout Bay, Cape Town. The CHOX team works with great emphasis on consistency and quality, right from the firelighter to the packaging. Every single firelighter is produced by hand and carefully packed in our workshop at the vibrant Hout Bay Harbour.
The CHOX hessian bags are hand sawn by the Hangberg community in Houtbay. We are delighted to support small business entrepreneurship by using the communities skills to make some of our packaging.
CHOX a natural, odourless and environmentally friendly product! Hand-made in South Africa!
CHOX how it all started
It all started with the question why are there no natural firelighters in South Africa? Firelighters that light up instantly and burn for longer than 5 minutes … Firelighters that work perfectly, are completely natural, environmentally friendly, odourless and non-toxic ... Firelighters that can be touched by children, without running the risk of leaving dangerous toxins on hands and food.
CHOX a locally produced product
The national lockdown allowed plenty of time for experimentation and of course braais! Using only natural components, namely wood and wax we started to experiment. The outcome was at first as bad as it was good, but finally we created the perfect recipe for a firelighter that lights up instantly and burns for up to 15 minutes. The first CHOX were sold to family and friends, and in a short time our little workshop was operating day and night in order to cover the demand of the friends of friends.
Soon the word had spread, and we started to need assistance to keep up with the production. Today a group of fantastic ladies work for CHOX Some had lost their jobs during lockdown, so we were quite excited that we had great people that made it possible for CHOX to expand and in return we could contribute a little by supporting them and their families.
CHOX a hand-made product
Every single firelighter is produced by hand. Our CHOX team processes and forms the wood and the wax into a CHOX natural firelighter. Our different bags and packages are packed with care and love.
We were delighted to find a partner to sew and produce our hessian bag packaging. As a single mother, she had just started a business in Ocean View, teaching other women to sew and knit. CHOX is proud to work with Rozi and her creative skills in the production of some of our packaging.