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This set of candles features three all natural, handmade soy wax candles. Each scent is familiar and crafted from a mixture of botanical oils. You’ll find Orange Blossom, Pink Grapefruit, and Cinnamon Spice scents. Also, as a helpful piece of information, according to the artisan, they use only quality ingredients, and source their soy wax from “soy beans grown by American Farmers”. Moreover, the jars and lids are made in America and can be reused as cups or candle jars later on. You’ll get roughly 5 days of burn time from these candles.

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Lafco makes an array of artisan crafted candles, with scents designed for specific rooms in your home. This one happens to be for the “Office”, but we picked it because Rosemary Eucalyptus scents can work well in pretty much any room. This candle is a bit smaller than the ones above, and offers 90 hours of burn time. It’s still a soy wax candle, however, which means it’ll burn relatively longer than a conventional wax candle of the same size.

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We were very happy to find this brand on Amazon. Pure Integrity crafts all natural soy wax candles with totally awesome and unique scents. We happened to pick the Pumpkin Pecan Waffle scent for this kit, but, if you click through, you can find scents like Pumpkin Pie, Oatmeal Cookie, Mineral Springs, and Cranberry Spice. Their candles are non toxic, 100% phthalate free, and biodegradable. It’s a small family run company, based in the USA – feel free to read about them.

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These soy wax candles are hand poured in the historic Ybor City district in Tampa, FL. Seventh Avenue Apothecary makes artisan candles and sources their natural ingredients from American soy bean farmers. Their soy wax is biodegradable, non toxic and water soluble. It’s also free of harmful dyes, toxins and carcinogens. We picked the Frasier Fir & Thyme scent, but they also have Bergamot and Black Tea, Orange & Sugarwood, and Primrose & Teakwood.

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A candle that smells like the natural aromas of Earth. If Mother Nature could make a candle, perhaps it would smell like this. This is also a soy wax candle, made by an artisan in North Carolina, USA. According to the maker, you’ll find “tones of fresh ozone highlight, a floral blend of jasmine and lily, clean woody elements of cedar and pine balance with a hint of spice to accent the floral accord, and a clear musk undertone envelops the outdoors sensation with shimmering sweetness.”

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We couldn’t find much on the brand that makes this candle, but we think that making a candle that smells like Lake Superior is a neat and unique idea. They say you’ll find a woodsy aroma, along with notes of pine, sandalwood and marjoram.

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Not sure if Red Velvet Cake is still uber-popular, but, just in case you or the person you’re getting a candle for has a proclivity for desserts, we figured we’d add it to a kit. This soy wax candle is handmade by a maker in Louisiana. Their fragrance oils are also Dibutyl Phthalate free, which means they’re relatively safer and non-toxic. You’ll find notes of sweet cream cheese, caramel, cinnamon, vanilla. It may smell like a dessert, but don’t eat it. 🙂