Born in SoHo in 2017, CANDLE.NYC is a family-run New York candle company that hand-pours candles in the city. Its candles use American soy wax, essential oils and cotton wicks, following a century-old family formula passed down through generations. The line is vegan, paraffin-free and phthalate-free, with custom-label candles available for businesses.
C R Ξ Τ Ξ HOMEFounded in 2017 by pouring candles in a Brooklyn apartment, C R Ξ Τ Ξ HOME now hand-pours scented candles in New York’s Hudson Valley and extends those fragrances into room sprays, diffusers, and hand-care products. The brand uses cruelty-free, nontoxic materials and 100% vegetable wax, with scents designed to create what it calls “concrete memories” rather than sugary, cupcake-like aromas. It also brings the scent-making process to life through private candle- and room-spray-making events.
Catskills Candle StudioFrom her fashion-design background and love of the Catskill Mountains, Nicole Andrick creates hand-poured soy candles in Tannersville that bring the region’s earthy scents into contemporary homes. Catskills Candle Studio is a women-owned business using American-grown soy wax and fragrance oils infused with essential oils, with its signature Kaaterskill Falls candle offering a particularly direct link to the surrounding landscape. Nicole also opens the studio to the community through candle-pouring workshops.TANNERSVILLE, NY
Pure Integrity Soy CandlesFamily-owned and operated since 2002, Pure Integrity Soy Candles makes strong-scented soy candles in the USA. Teresa and Jeffrey Schumacher built the business from a family search for a cleaner alternative to paraffin candles, and the company now hand-pours each candle through a seven-step process using natural soy wax, cotton wicks and its own fragrance technology.AMHERST, NY
Brooklyn Candle StudioFounded by Tamara Mayne in 2013 after candle-making began as a hobby, Brooklyn Candle Studio has grown into a Brooklyn-based maker shaped by its founder’s design background and love of nature. Its in-house artisans hand-pour and label home fragrance in a 20,000-square-foot Industry City workshop, creating minimalist candles with botanical scents for people seeking a calmer atmosphere at home.BROOKLYN, NY