Today on the blog we’re talking about the ultimate gift, and self-care item:
THE CANDLE!
And more importantly, candle brands that are SO top-notch with their sustainable business models. Really, it's not just the candles they produce that are so great..
It's also that they're such go-getters in how they've built and are growing their companies (socially, ethically, environmentally).
With that, let’s take a closer look at these brands and how they provide solutions to real world problems. We look at the materials they use, and their social and sustainable practices.
Pulled from our “Home Decor” Discovery section, 6 candle brands giving the world clear value. In no particular order:
Les Vides Anges
Materials: they're a member of the Leaping Bunny Program, and all products are cruelty free and vegan, and made with biodegradable and sustainably sourced fragrance in accordance with the International Fragrance Association (IFRA)
Sustainable: their candle jars are reusable and recyclable, and working with The Good API and Eden Projects they offer to plant 10 trees with every 5 candle purchases
CURIONOIR
Materials: mixing tinctures of native herbs, biodegradable botanical wax and cotton wix
Social: Māori owned
Sustainable: consumers are encouraged to reuse containers and keep as sculptures
Wild Smith Skin
Materials: wax is made from soy and rapeseed with a cotton and paper wick, 100% vegan, English botanicals and exotic woods used for fragrance
Social: locally made in Stoke-on-Trent, England, collaborating with local artisans using potteries that have been around since the early 1800s
Sustainable: hard-wearing, vitrified stoneware, durable and reusable candle containers
Vigyl
Materials: made with a premium soy blend wax, and hand poured in a Montreal, Quebec facility
Social: genderless candle design, and scents
Sustainable: up-cycle your glass candle container, tutorial on how to clean to reuse on website
björk and berries
Materials: made with a premium soy blend wax
Social: genderless candle design, and scents
Sustainable: up-cycle your candle container, tutorial on how to clean to reuse on website
Earl of East
Materials: eco-soy (non-GMO) wax that is grown and harvested in the US, but manufactured in the UK, wicks made of cotton and unbleached linen, all products are vegan
Sustainable: member of Ecologi, where with every purchase a tree is planted, return empty jars and bottles to stores encouraged with a 5% discount on the next order
