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As the days grow darker, these B.C.-based
candle companies will add a touch of cozy to your
space
by Dani Wright
I N V E N T O R Y
2. Brighten
Your Day
Meghan Wylie had no
intention of starting
a business, but when
her loves for crafting
and candles collided
back in 2015, Lit Soy
Candles was born.
Suddenly, Wylie was
hooked on creating
clean-burning scents.
Using inspiration from
travels and experienc-
es, the Victoria-based
brand prides itself on
transparency around
its materials: think
100-percent natural
soy wax and fragrance
oils that are vegan,
not tested on animals
and free of parabens
and phthalates. Plus,
the wood wicks are
FSC-certified and
sustainable.
litsoycandles.com
5. Heaven Scent
Megan Camp started
the Maple Ridge-
based Camp Candle
Co. with the mission
to create "clean and
healthy scented
products for your
home, family and the
environment." Her
aesthetically outdoor-
chic candles are made
of sustainably grown
and harvested soy
and coconut wax,
and are pet-friendly
as they omit essential
oils. Camp points out
how important it is
for her to give back
to B.C., explaining
that it's "one reason
why we plant trees
and kelp with every
purchase." The other
reason is to inspire
others to do the same.
campcandleco.ca
1. Buzzy Vibes
After visiting his
native Ukraine, Igor
Negrebetsky found
that his creativity was
sparked: he designed
a candle for his
daughter's seventh
birthday inspired by
traditional Eastern
European-carved
candles. Using his
background in 3D
graphics, Negre-
betsky creates
intricately patterned
beeswax candles that
are so delicately beau-
tiful you might feel
bad burning them—
until you find out that
his Vancouver-based
BC Candles brand
supports Pollinator
Partnership Canada.
bccandles.com
4. Cereal
Shopper
Mala the Brand
may have started as
founder Melody Lim's
side hustle, but the
Vancouver-based
hand-poured candle
company has gained
a cult following due in
no small part to nos-
talgic scents like its
infamous Cereal. The
brand keeps sustain-
ability and the health
of its customers front
of mind, ensuring
FSC-
approved wood wicks,
lead-free cotton wicks
and recyclable tin ves-
sels. "Knowing that
candles can be toxic
and that plastic is so
prevalent, I decided
from the get-go to
go plastic free, using
ingredients that are
kind to you," Lim says.
malathebrand.com
3. Waxing
Poetic
Small batch, ethi-
cally produced and
sustainable may
sound like a mouthful,
but Victoria-based
Cordova Candle Co.
manages to take all
that and more into
consideration when
crafting its clean-
burning candles. With
scents inspired by
nature and travel (like
Sooke, which smells
like blue spruce, pine
and musk), customers
can breathe deeply
knowing that their
candles are free of
carcinogenic ingre-
dients.
cordovacandleco.com
6. Wick-edly
Beautiful
Alicia Haque and
Matt Hutchinson's
Vancouver-based
Roam the Brand
brings the outdoors
inside with luxury and
eco-friendly candles.
This summer, the
couple launched the
Wild outdoor candle,
which not only smells
of lemon eucalyptus,
citronella, lemongrass
and cedarwood but
also keeps mos-
quitos away. The
husband-and-wife
duo are committed to
giving back through
charitable initiatives:
five percent of profits
are donated to the
nonprofit Coral Gar-
deners to help restore
coral reefs. And, in the
case of the Churchill
candle, 10 percent of
profits are donated to
Polar Bears Interna-
tional.
roamthebrand.com
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