Bath & Body Works Candles Removed

Bath & Body Works apologized on Thursday and removed the Snowed In three. Bath & Body Works Issues Apology and Removes Candle That Resembles a KKK Hood The packaging on the candle drew comparisons to the pointed tops and eyehole cutouts of a KKK hood. Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday.

Bath and Body Works stopped selling a candle that was emblazoned with a winter theme that many commenters online compared to a Ku Klux Klan hood. One of Bath and Body Works' seasonal candles, 'Snowed In', looks a bit offensive, so the retailer is taking it off shelves. Here's what to know.

Bath & Body Works discontinued its winter-themed "Snowed In" candle products after drawing comparisons to the Ku Klux Klan. Amid stirring controversy on social media, the American retailing. Honestly, what were they thinking? Bath & Body Works is scrambling to remove a holiday candle off its shelves after the packaging was compared to hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

The candle. Bath And Body Works issued an apology after its Snowed In candle sparked outrage for similarities to the KKK. The retailer is removing the product from shelves.

They stated to TMZ that the candle wasn't intentionally created to mimick the KKK's hoods and were actively working on getting the candles removed from all of Bath & Body Works' shelves. The candle was supposed to be wrapped in a festive red covering with a picture of a snowflake, but it didn't look like the angelic, crystalline white flakes we normally associate with winter-inspired packaging. Instead, to some, the snowflakes looked like KKK hoods.

The Bath & Body Works candle that went viral has now been pulled by the retailer.