Backyard Candles
A California company pouring a soy and coconut wax blend into real coconut shells for indoor and outdoor use. The coconut shell candles are designed to float.
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Candle companies in California
7 candle companies on record manufacture in California, working in soy, coconut, blend, beeswax wax, starting around $16. The earliest on record is Voluspa, founded in 1999.
| Company | City | Founded | Wax | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Candles | — | — | soy, coconut, blend | — |
| Boy Smells | Los Angeles | 2016 | coconut, beeswax, blend | $34–$68 |
| Bradley Mountain | San Diego | — | soy, blend | — |
| Le Feu De L'Eau | Los Angeles | — | coconut, blend | — |
| P.F. Candle Co. | Los Angeles | 2008 | soy | $18–$42 |
| Remedium | — | — | coconut, blend | — |
| Voluspa | Irvine | 1999 | coconut, blend | $16–$90 |
Full records
Boy Smells
A Los Angeles fragrance house producing candles from a coconut and beeswax blend in matte-finish vessels. The company markets its fragrances without gendered categories and has expanded from candles into personal fragrance.
Bradley Mountain
A San Diego, California brand offering a selection of American-made candles in a range of scents, alongside a broader goods catalogue that is not entirely domestically produced.
Le Feu De L'Eau
A Los Angeles maker producing sculptural candles from a coconut and apricot wax blend. The Artisanal Collection is sculpted underwater with hand-mixed colours so that each piece differs; a floral-scented Garden Collection, tea lights and votives are also offered.
P.F. Candle Co.
A Los Angeles candle company producing soy wax candles, reed diffusers and incense in-house at its Southern California facility. Its amber jar line uses screen-printed apothecary vessels and a cotton-core wick, and the catalogue is organised around fragrance families rather than seasonal releases.
Remedium
A California company hand-pouring luxury scented candles in small batches from a natural coconut wax blended with natural oils, finished with a wood wick.
Voluspa
A California company producing candles from a coconut wax blend, known for patterned and embossed vessels including metal tins and etched glass. The catalogue spans single-wick jars through large multi-wick formats.
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Questions
About California candle makers
How many candle companies are there in California?
This directory records 7 candle companies manufacturing in California. The list is compiled from public company information and is updated as new makers are verified.
What is the oldest candle company in California?
Of the companies on record, Voluspa of Irvine is the earliest, founded in 1999.
What kinds of wax do California candle makers use?
Across the California companies on record, the wax types used are: soy, coconut, blend, beeswax.