Founded in 2020 in a small galley kitchen, Fjord and Fable makes scented candles and home-fragrance goods by hand in Pittsburgh. Its Scandinavian-inspired collection pairs atmospheric, in-house-blended fragrances with considered materials, including vegan soy wax and lead-free cotton wicks. The company emphasizes transparent ingredient choices, sustainability, and products made without phthalates or other listed harmful substances.
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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.
Fontana Candle CompanyFontana Candle Company grew from a newlywed couple’s 2017 date-night candle hobby into a family-owned manufacturer of beeswax-and-coconut-oil candles scented with pure essential oils. Founded by Katie and Eric Roering, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania company hand-pours its products with complete ingredient transparency and makes them in the United States. Fontana was the first candle company to receive independent MADE SAFE certification for a non-toxic candle, and now has more than 100 MADE SAFE-certified products.LANCASTER, PA
CANDLE.NYCBorn 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.NEW YORK, NY
Three Chicks Candle CoThree Chicks Candle Co. hand-crafts and hand-pours scented candles, a small business born when its founder decided to make the peach-and-vanilla candle she could never find. The company works primarily with U.S.-sourced soy wax, recyclable tin and glass containers, and cotton-and-paper ECO wicks, while also creating custom fragrances and event candles. Its collections draw on the founder’s inspirations, from farmers’ markets to flower markets.