Make Your Home Smell Amazing With These Candles All From Women-Owned Brands
Because who doesn't love scented candles and supporting women??
Scented candles are a perfect way to create a wonderful ambiance, escape to a memory, or boost your mood. With so many scented candles on the market, it can be difficult to decide which one to buy, but if you're in the market for a scented candle, we encourage you to support one of the amazing women-owned small businesses featured in this list. Each of these businesses highlighted has its own specific meaning and story which we're honored to share with you.
These women have worked so hard to realize their dreams of creating unique, beautiful, and meaningful products. Not only do these custom candles smell amazing, but they support great causes, express important messages, are made sustainably, and are non-toxic. So whether you're looking for a candle to make you feel like you're drinking Sparkling Champagne in France, or perhaps a candle to gift to a friend who needs to hear "I Am Worthy", we've got it all on this list!
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1. Fernweh Editions
Fernweh Editions travel-inspired candles are hand-poured in small batches in the USA. They use a soy wax blend for a cleaner burn and premium essential oils for nuance and complexity. Each signature collection features candles with beautiful fragrances that transport you to a different part of the world from the Alaskan Forest to a Mediterranean Garden.
Editor's Pick: Sparkling Champagne Candle: France Edition
- Scent Notes: Muguet, Apricot, Black Currant
- Why We Love It: This candle truly smells so classy; it's crisp and fruity yet warm. The perfect candle to burn for any champagne-worthy celebration! We also love that Fernweh is a proud partner of Rainbow Railroad, a Canadian charity that helps LGBTQI people around the world find safety from persecution.
- Size: 11 oz.
- Burn Time: ~110 hours
- Price: $45
Click here to buy the Sparkling Champagne Candle!
2. The Worthington Collection
The Worthington Collection candles are the only luxury candles that are truly odor eliminating; each handcrafted luxury candle is produced using only the finest, toxin-free ingredients. Relax and enjoy a fresher home and an exquisite fragrance journey, with candles that smell as beautiful as they look. Her handmade candles are non-toxic and safe for everyone, featuring a custom apricot and coconut wax blend paired with cotton wicks for a smooth burn. They only use fragrances that are certified safe and free of toxic chemicals and harsh ingredients.
Editor's Pick: "Bespoke" Luxury Candle
- Scent Notes: Lavender, Sandalwood, Birch, Bergamot, Citrus, White Musk, Suede
- Why We Love It: This candle not only smells and looks amazing, but it also clears the air of lingering smells! Whether it's from cooking, pets, smoke, etc., this candle eliminates odor and fills your home with a luxurious fragrance.
- Size: 12 oz.
- Burn Time: 80 hours
- Price: $70
Click here to buy the Bespoke Luxury Candle!
3. Perpetual Bliss
Perpetual Bliss creates signature scents inspired by what brings you true happiness. They hand-pour their candles in Atlanta using raw industrial concrete and sustainable soy wax, accented with foil, to create pieces with both texture and style. Perpetual Bliss™ was founded with the mantra, “Whatever you do, May it bring you Bliss”.
Editor's Pick: Lucid Dreams Scented Candle
- Scent Notes: Cucumber, Honeydew melon, Ozone, Lavender, Camphor, Chamomile, White Tea
- Why We Love It: This candle smells like a summer meadow of flowers with a warm breeze. The fragrance is naturally soothing, and the vessel is beautiful and aesthetically pleasing.
- Size: 10 oz.
- Burn Time: 65 hours
- Price: $27
Click here to buy the Lucid Dreams Scented Candle!
4. Mise en Scènt
Mise en Scènt is a Brooklyn-based candle studio inspired by your favorite films. Their candles are made with 100% soy wax which is a renewable resource and carbon neutral. Our candles burn cleanly and have a longer lifespan than paraffin wax candles.
Message From the Founder, Greer Temnick: "I come from a branding/marketing background and have worked with so many wonderful creative female-founded brands helping them launch their products, and I always knew that I wanted to develop my own product one day. With Mise en Scènt, I combined two things that I love, movies and candles, to create a product that I care about deeply. Over the last few years, my team and I have worked incredibly hard to refine the image and the scents, to make a luxury product we can be proud of for all customers to enjoy.
Movies have always been my obsession, and when I started Mise en Scènt, it was a fun idea to make something that would leave you lingering in your favorite scenes longer. The candles in our genre collection are named after my favorite influential genres and movements. We recently released a candle called Movie Marathon to bring movie nights to the next level. It has been much work, but things have been going amazingly well this year, and I couldn’t be happier."
Editor's Pick: Rom Com
- Scent Notes: Top - Artemisia, Peach and Freesia. Middle - Iris, Rose absolute and Sandalwood. Base - Cashmere, - Vanilla, Amber, and Musk.
- Why We Love It: This scent is unlike anything I've smelled before! It's light and fresh, but also intriguing and relaxing. Perfect for lighting with a bath or while watching your favorite Rom-Com! This also makes the perfect gift for that friend you love watching rom-coms with!
- Size: 11 oz.
- Price: $36
Click here to buy the Rom Com Candle!
5. OJAS & WOO
OJAS & WOO was born out of the love of scents and aromatherapy. When curated well, aromas can take one from a place of stress to a place of calm and focus. The OJAS & WOO brand is meant to be artistic, holistic, and good for your body, mind, and soul translated through the combination of scent, art, and designs that can also elevate the home. Sustainability and environmental impact is a vital part of the O&W brand because a healthier earth = healthier us.
Editor's Pick: Moonlit Petal No. 3
- Scent Notes: Top notes: Jasmine floral. Middle notes: Rose, gardenia, ylang flower. Bottom note: long lasting floral notes and cedarwood
- Why We Love It: Made with a creamy coconut apricot wax blend with natural fragrances and essential oils. This candle fills your whole space with the beautiful scent of fresh florals & every candle purchase plants a tree! Plus, once you're done you can refill your candle at a discount price!
- Size: 12 oz.
- Burn Time: 40 hours
- Price: $38
Click here to buy the Moonlit Petal Candle!
6. Bodewell Living
Bodewell is the brainchild of designer Effie Tanji and deeply influenced by her husband, Firefighter captain Shawn Tanji. The company focuses on the aesthetic appeal of minimalist design coupled with strategic color stories and complex, yet universally appealing fragrances.
Editor's Pick: Tender
- Scent Notes: Rosewater, Santal.
- Why We Love It: The pink vessel is simple and aesthetically pleasing. The scent is extremely fresh and floral, but not overpowering! This candle features all-natural, clean-burning, nontoxic vegan soy wax and its fresh fragrance is made from essential oils and safe synthetics.
- Size: 12 oz.
- Burn Time: 75 hours
- Price: $60
Click here to buy the Tender Candle!
7. Dreamy Gallery Candle Co.
Founder of Dreamy Gallery Candle Co. decided to quit her corporate job to pursue her passion for creativity and imagination through her very own candle line. Every single candle is hand-poured in small batches by Leyda herself, using 100% soy wax and non-toxic, phthalate-free, skin-safe fragrances. All of her candles are made with love and attention to detail.
Message From the Founder, Leyda Nepomuceno: "I found women (including myself) often struggle with positively affirming themselves. I began Dreamy Gallery Candle Co. to empower women and begin the conversation of affirming yourself every single day."
Editor's Pick: I Am Worthy
- Scent Notes: Cactus, Sea Salt
- Why We Love It: This candle comes from Dreamy Gallery's "Self-Love" collection, and affirms the important message that many of us often forget: You Are Worthy. We love that Dreamy Gallery's candles focus on things like self-love, and women-empowerment, making them the perfect thoughtful gift for loved ones (or yourself!).
- Size: 10 oz.
- Price: $24
Click here to buy the I Am Worthy Candle!
The Jenesis House
The Jenesis House (TJH) will be the first female, black-owned, adult-only resort in Prescott, Arizona, offering a spa, healing arts, farm-to-table nutrition, and complete wellness experiences in a beautiful, energy-efficient, sustainable setting. To help fund the spa, founder Jenesis is selling a collection of gorgeous scented candles and body bars. All products are all natural and made with quality ingredients. 100% of the profits go towards opening the Jenesis House Wellness Resort & Spa.
Editor's Pick: Chèque In
- Scent Notes: Lavender, Cucumber, Honeydew Melon, Ozone, Camphor, Chamomile, and White Tea
- Why We Love It: Not only does this candle smell complex and amazing, it also comes in a gorgeous vessel that elevates any space. We also love that each candle comes with a crystal, this one includes a Clear Quartz which is known as a healing crystal and the stone of unconditional love.
- Burn Time: 50 hours
- Price: $65
Click here to buy the Janesis House Candle!
8. RareLumiere
Inspired by her grandfather's ability to storytell and transport someone to another moment, founder of RareLumiere wanted to recreate sensory sojourns to faraway places and bring them to your home. Their extraordinary candles are made of the finest materials with fragrances that emulate various places around the world: Tahiti, Tangier, Aspen, Notting Hill, and Florence.
Editor's Pick: Tangier
- Scent Notes: Top: Vetiver & Amber. Middle: Orange Blossom, Bergamot & Mandarin. Base: Gardenia & Peppercorn
- Why We Love It: This rich, mysterious, and sensual candle will make you feel like you're walking through the spice markets of Tangier, Morocco. The smell is so addicting and intoxicating. Musky, sweet, and nothing like I've smelled before!
- Size: 11 oz.
- Burn Time: 55 hours
- Price: $39
Click here to buy the Tangier Candle!
9. Zalenas
As a nurse and mother of three, the founder of Zalenas wanted to create candles that would be non-toxic and environmentally friendly. She believes candles have the power to transform mood and ambiance, which is why she chose her candle vessels to be works of art that can be repurposed and kept in your home forever.
Message From the Founder, Yelena Kaminski: "Hand-poured and made with love, Zalenas was inspired by nature to bring fresh, all-natural scents to every room in your home. Every candle is inspired by the nature around us to create a zen and therapeutic atmosphere no matter how hectic the world around you may be."
Editor's Pick: Light The Fragrance Lepidolite Candle
- Scent Notes: Top: Mandarin, Grapefruit, Nectarine. Middle: Rose, Peony, Pink Pepper. Base: Sandalwood, Cedar, Musk
- Why we love it: The vessel of this candle features beautiful raw natural Lepidolite from Brazil, so you can keep it in your home forever even after the wax has burned away. We also love that is an array of beautiful scents to choose from for this scented candle!
- Size: 12 oz.
- Burn Time: 70+ hours
- Price: $45
Click here to buy the Lepidolite Candle!
10. GroWise Be Well
GroWise Be Well is a holistic and metaphysical lifestyle company. Many of the products they sell are made by small business owners in the USA, and they support vendors in their local community as much as possible. They use eco-friendly packaging and shipping and make sure every product they make or sell is personally tried and loved.
Editor's Pick: Essential Oil & Soy Wax Scented Candle: Rosemary + Lemon
- Scent Notes: Rosemary, Lemon
- Why We Love It: The rosemary and lemon scent is uplifting and energizing and we love that it's scented 100% naturally using only essential oils. We also love that GWBW is a member of 1% For the Planet, meaning they donate 1% of their annual revenue each year to environmental causes.
- Size: 8 oz.
- Price: $34.95
Click here to buy the Rosemary + Lemon Essential Oil & Soy Wax Scented Candle!
11. Scented Designs
Meet Scented Designs, an eco-friendly soy-wax candle company based in San Jose, California. All of their hand-poured, small-batch soy wax candles are scented with body-safe fragrance oils infused with essential oils, making them a lovely and safe addition to your home. Their unique and beautifully-scented candles make great gifts for any occasion whether that be Mother's Day, Christmas, Teacher Appreciation Day, or a Birthday! You can even create your own gift set by choosing which scents to include.
Editor's Pick: Birth Month Flower Candle - November (Peony)
- Scent Notes: Peony
- Why We Love It: The peony scent is fresh but not overpowering, and feels special because it is my birth flower. We love that the candles are available in the scents of all twelve birth month flowers, making this candle the perfect personalized birthday gift!
- Size: 9 oz.
- Price: $22
Click here to shop Scented Designs Birth Month Flower Collection!
12. The Little Burlap Barn
The Little Burlap Barn is a small business located in sunny Southern California that opened in 2018 with one goal in mind: to bring you simple & salvaged home decor pieces hand-picked from across the USA. Their brick & mortar shop (& online platform) is a space that they hope will inspire you, find styling ideas & decor inspo & (of course) vintage treasures you can't find anywhere else.
Editor's Pick: Everyday Vintage Mason Jar Candle in Lemon Cake
- Scent Notes: Fresh lemon, sweet vanilla cake
- Why We Love It: These candles come in authentic vintage Blue Bell jars (some are close to 100 years old) that can be reused after the wax burns away! The scent oil is phthalate-free and there are actually a variety of scents to choose from. These candles are a great bargain and last a long time, too!
- Size: 28 oz.
- Burn Time: 100-120+ hours
- Price: $40
Click here to buy the Everyday Vintage Mason Jar Candle!
13. Wild Flicker
At Wild Flicker they remove all the unnecessary ingredients and only use high-quality products to produce the best product possible, like their scented candles that won't give you a headache. Their candles are hand-poured in small batches in Ontario, Canada using all-natural soy wax.
Message From the Founder, Ainsley Hoffman: "Wild Flicker started for my personal use. I love candles, but my husband is a migraine sufferer, and the scents triggered his headaches. I created Wild Flicker to enjoy candles burning in our home without worrying about oncoming migraines.
It's important to ensure all our products are safe for our own family to enjoy and for our customers and their families. That is why we only use clean, high-quality ingredients in all our candles to achieve the cleanest burn possible.
Welcome Home was one of the original seven scents we started Wild Flicker with. We knew it needed to be clean, relaxing, and comforting, just like your home when we were designing this scent. We gave it the name Welcome Home as we feel it's the perfect scent to enjoy when you get home after a long day."
Editor's Pick: Welcome Home Soy Wax Candle
- Scent Notes: Cotton, Fresh Laundry
- Why We Love It: Makes your home smell like you just unloaded fresh laundry! The fragrance used is phthalate & paraben free so it won't give you a headache or trigger allergies. The "welcome home" message makes it the perfect housewarming gift!
- Burn Time: 82 hours
- Price: $25
Click here to buy the Welcome Home Soy Wax Candle!
14. Sea Witch Botanicals
Sea Witch Botanicals is a small, tenacious team that believes you don't need sinister synthetics or animal byproducts to have a clean home, a beautiful smelling space, or luxurious self-care. All their products are crafted with only plant-based ingredients and packaged for optimum waste-reduction. They're a certified B Corporation, certified Vegan by Vegan.org, and a 1% for the Planet member. Their facility is Towards Zero Waste and they purchase sustainable energy credits to run our facility.
Editor's Pick: Herbal Renewal
- Scent Notes: Rosemary and Lavender
- Why We Love It: This simultaneously relaxing and invigorating candle contains no paraffin wax or fragrance oils. As natural as it gets! We also love and admire Sea Witches' commitment to sustainability.
- Size: 8 oz.
- Burn Time: 30 hours
- Price: $29
Click here to buy the Herbal Renewal Candle!
15. Broken Top Candle Co.
Founder of Broken Top Candle Company, Affton Coffelt-Shouse, believes that sustainable, eco-conscious products should be affordable, yet luxurious and healthy enough to fit into every family's lifestyle. That's why all of their hand-made home goods and body products are free of parabens and phthalates, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and vegan.
Editor's Pick: Sea Salt Surf Soy Candle
- Scent Notes: Wood, Cream, and Jasmine.
- Why We Love It: Scented with essential-oil infused fragrance oils, this candle fills your whole home with a beachy, tropical fragrance of Jasmine and driftwood. We also love that they're a member of 1% for the Planet and made the commitment to give back 1% of their total annual revenue to the environment!
- Size: 9 oz.
- Burn Time: 50 hours
- Price: $26
Click here to buy the Sea Salt Surf Soy Candle!
16. Moonlight Jewels Co.
Moonlight Jewels Co.'s Crystal Intention Candles are handmade in small batches in Vancouver, BC, Canada, by their amazing team. Each candle is made with love and intention from start to finish, labeled by hand, and ready to fill your space with good vibes. Their candles are made from the finest, high-grade ingredients including natural soy wax and high-quality fragrances that are free of parabens and phthalates.
Editor's Pick: Smoky Quartz Candle
- Scent Notes: Sage, Jasmine, Amber.
- Why We Love It: Each candle is made with a specific intention in mind and comes with a crystal and an Affirmation Card that goes along with the crystal. Smoky Quartz is a grounding and protection stone, great to have around the home!
- Size: 9 oz.
- Burn Time: 50 hours
- Price: $27.44
Click here to buy the Smoky Quartz Candle!
17. Hogoé Kpessou
Hogoé Kpessou is a luxury brand which inspires individuality, style and expression through innovative craftsmanship. Pronounced [ ho-go-eh-k-peh-sue ], Hogoé's designs are rooted in her West African culture and yet maintains a truly global outlook by providing her own perspective to create timeless designs. Hogoé independently runs her small business while also being a college student, proving women can do it all!
Editor's Pick: Italian Cashmere
- Scent Notes: Cashmere, Magnolia, Blueberry, and Lily
- Why We Love It: This candle smells heavenly. It's classy and elegant and makes your space smell amazing. You can't beat the price for this type of luxury!
- Size: 8 oz.
- Burn Time: 45+ hours
- Price: $17
Click here to buy the Italian Cashmere Candle!
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