Sustainable Christmas candles
A selection of clean-burning festive candles
Good & Well Supply Co – Cuyahoga Valley
Ripe pumpkin and cinnamon spices scent this natural soy candle. What's more, every purchase includes a donation to protect America's National Parks.
Floral Street –Santal
Floral Street candles are vegan and use sustainably sourced ingredients for a natural, clean burn. The Santal candle smells like an expensive hotel with a rich, woody scent.
Skandinavisk – Skog
Skandinavisk candles are made with Swedish rapeseed wax and come in glass holders with wooden lids. Named after the Norwegian word for forest, 'Skog' sees notes of pine needles and fir cones woven together with birch sap and the woodland lily of the valley.
Earl of East – Strand
Hand-poured in east London, Earl of East candles have gained a huge cult following. And for good reason: these luxurious (and affordable) candles are all uniquely scented with eco-friendly ingredients. Its popular Strand candle is perfect for winter and offers mandarin rind, seaweed, birch wood, and bay leaf.
Carriere Freres – Siberian Pine & Taper Cedar
Carrière Frères’ origins may go all the way back to the 17th century but it takes a modern approach to their commitment to the planet. Since 2022, all of their scented candles are made from 100% European organic rapeseed oil and they are eliminating or replacing any non-renewable element in their manufacturing.
Siberian Pine: SHOP HERE
Taper Cedar: SHOP HERE
Nomad Noé – Dreamer in London Vanilla & Cedarwood
A hand-poured blend of apricot and coconut waxes burns cleanly and evenly in this ceramic vessel that glows when the candle is lit. Dreamer in London conjures up the magic of a cosy winter night of crackling fires and comforting notes of vanilla.
D.S. & DURGA – Tuberose Myrrdher
Formulated from non-GMO soy wax, this deliciously spicy-sweet scent from Brooklyn-founded D.S & Durga, is a bouquet of blackcurrant, cacao and myrrh with tuberose and Madagascan vanilla. Hurry, this one does tend to sell out.
Boy Smells – Spiritous
What started as experimental candle-making in a Los Angeles kitchen has evolved into a world-coveted range of eco-friendly olfactory offerings. Boy Smells' new holiday Spiritous Candle fuses the traditional scents of the season with the unexpected.
Evermore London – The North
Motivated by founder Sarah Bell's search for a cleaner fragrance and with an aspiration to build an entirely ethically minded business, Evermore candles are hand-poured in the UK with sustainable rapeseed. Its winter candle, The North, has notes of black pepper, cinnamon and oud.
Cowshed – Winter Room Candle
We’re thrilled that Cowshed’s signature (and sustainable) winter candle is back this year. So if you'd like to capture the magic of Somerset's beautiful bolt-hole, Babington House, and bring it home, then this is the one for you. Its blend of rose, neroli and ylang-ylang oils brings light floral touches, so the accompanying notes of cinnamon and clove are deeply comforting, never cloying.
NEOM – Christmas Wish
NEOM Organics' range of wellbeing candles are some of our favourites to have around the home. Their Christmas candle is no different with 13 essential oils including mandarin, cinnamon and tonka bean. Their candles are hand-poured with no mineral oils or petroleum.
The Future Kept – Hibernate
Crafted with pure essential oils and soy wax, this aptly named candle from eco-conscious retailer The Future Kept encourages hunkering down. All sales include a 2% donation to environmental and humanitarian non-profit organisations.
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