Heartland Candle Company hand-makes all-natural soy wax candles on its family farm in Illinois, drawing on more than 30 years in the family soybean seed business to turn a renewable farm resource into a finished product. Lynn and Pam Wilken built the candle operation from home production into a family business that now includes their son A.J. and offers custom candle manufacturing for orders ranging from 50 to 50,000 units. The company uses American-made wax, jars, and other ingredients, with personal attention for customers and fundraising partners.
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
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.
1820 House Candle CompanyBorn in the kitchen of a circa-1820 farmstead home, 1820 House Candle Company has been shaping fragrant home goods since 2004, with that historic property remaining in the family since 1919. Its East Palestine team pours each candle by hand in an artisanal process rooted in sustainability and community support, sharing proceeds with charitable causes.SKANEATELES, NY
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