5 Great Natural (Soy & Beeswax) Candle Brands
For many people, lighting a scented candle can make them feel relaxed and at peace. For others, candles can set the mood for dinner parties. They’re also considered wonderful holiday, housewarming or thank–you gifts. Yet candles may also be filling the air around you with lead emissions and carcinogenic soot. In this post we list 5 great natural (soy & beeswax) candle brands.
The good news is there are plenty of alternatives to the mass–produced, toxic, chemical–infused aromatherapy candles found on the market, with more coming on to the market every day. Many candle makers are choosing to use only beeswax while others prefer 100% soy or even a soy–beeswax combination which is a better choice for scented candles.
If you’re looking for safe, environmentally friendly candles that still deliver soothing effects for yourself or as a gift, here are some high–quality brands to consider. When burning candles of any type of wax there is always the potential for a fire hazard, so don’t forget to read through our tips for the safest and healthiest use of candles.
1. Butter Me Up Organics—Organic Soy Wax Candle
Butter Me Up Organics, based in Livermore, California, is an environmentally conscious and zero–waste brand. Their products include organic and cruelty–free personal care and home products, made with all–natural, responsibly sourced ingredients that are mainly certified organic, cruelty–free, and fair–trade.
Butter Me Up Organics uses only environmentally–friendly, plastic–free packaging and all their products are zero–waste. Their “Peace Organic Soy Wax Candle” is hand–poured around a wood wick and infused with organic lavender and chamomile essential oils meant to promote a sense of peace and calm. It is topped with dried chamomile and a handpicked “charged” clear quartz crystal.
The candle comes in a glass jar with a metal lid, and the labels are printed on recycled paper with soy–based ink. It is also cruelty–free and contains no sulfates, phthalates, or parabens, and no synthetic dyes or fragrances.
2. Flores Lane—100% Soy Wax Candles
L.A.–based Flores Lane was founded by Trish Baden, a Cincinnati native who focuses on environmentally conscious ingredients for city–themed candles representing Los Angeles, the South Bay, New York City, and San Francisco. All of their candles are hand–poured in West Hollywood and made from 100% soy wax. The company also offers custom candles as well as chakra, meditation, and travel size collections.
What makes Flores Lane unique is that it also holds workshops for people who want to learn how to make their own Earth–friendly candles.
3. Bee Hive Candles—100% Beeswax Candles
Bee Hive Candles was founded when Jennifer Wesolowski made the switch from making candles as a hobby for personal use and friends, to professional candle maker. Her passion for bees and beeswax had been kindled many years earlier when she was a beekeeper for a honey farm in Minnesota. All of their candles are made from 100% pure U.S. beeswax, hand–poured and without any additives or fillers.
Only essential oils and organic dyes are added to their candles. Even better, the company uses only minimal packaging in an effort to reduce waste. For example, they do not shrink wrap their candles in plastic, but wrap them in paper instead.
To reduce the environmental impact even further, their production workshop is powered by 100% renewable energies such as solar, biomass or wind. Giving back and helping those who need help is very important to the company, which is why they support charities around the country, like the St Jude Children’s Hospital.
If you’re from Europe and looking for a comparable beeswax candle brand, we highly recommend Figura Santa in Germany. They are manufactured in Germany’s Black Forest and made of 100% beeswax of the highest beekeeping quality.
The wax is completely free of additives. The candles are certified according to the quality guidelines of the European Pharmacopoeia.
4. La Jolie Muse—100% Soy Wax Candle in Glass & Gift Box
Soy candles are especially popular as gifts. La Jolíe Muse offers high–end candles that are a great combination of visual aesthetics and quality ingredients. It is delivered in a lovely gift box, and the candle itself is poured into a high–quality glass vase. Their candles are made from 100% biodegradable soy wax and offers a long burning time of up to 65 hours.
5. Peripeti Candles—100% Soy Wax Candles
Peripeti Candles offers handmade products with non–toxic fragrances created from soy wax and essential oils. The Cleveland–based company uses only quality, all–natural ingredients (no chemical dyes or additives). Additionally, the soy they use is sourced from the U.S. and approved by the American Soy Association (ASA) which means it meets sustainability criteria. And all their candles are 100% infused with fragrance so their scent lasts until the final burn and has “lift,” meaning you can smell it even when the candle isn’t burning.
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