American candle makers
Every line below is a quote from the manufacturer, with the page it came from and the date it was read.
| Manufacturer | Origin | The maker’s own words |
|---|---|---|
| 1803 CandlesCompany-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | 1803 Candles operates from a 14,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing facility in Waterman, Illinois. |
| Kalamazoo Candle CompanyCompany-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | Made by hand just for you in Michigan, USA |
| KOBO CandlesCompany-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | KOBO Candles creates luxurious and expressive scented candles, diffusers and other home products. Our signature candles are hand-poured and assembled in Chicago, all under one roof. We use sustainably sourced 100% pure soy wax. A family owned and operated business, we only supply our customers with the highest-quality products we would use in our own homes, and are committed to respecting and serving our employees, customers and the environment. |
| Kringle CandleCompany-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | Kringle Candles are made in the USA in Bernardston, Massachusetts. |
| Swan Creek Candle Co.Company-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | Soy wax is completely natural, it is made right here in Swanton Ohio, from American farmers soybean crops. Soy bean wax is 100% environmentally friendly, sustainable and renewable without any chemicals or harmful additives. Soy wax is clean burning, lead free, and as such, has a much higher throw than any other candle. |
| Sweet Water DecorCompany-level claim | Varies by product | Sweet Water Decor candles, reed diffusers, and dispensers are made in Cranberry Twp.,PA USA. All other Sweet Water Decor items are designed here by Melissa and imported. |
| Voluspa CandlesCompany-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | Hand-poured in California |
| Warm Glow Candle CompanyCompany-level claim | Made in USA, as claimed | Warm Glow is a FAMILY fragrance company that values tradition while delivering some of the most unique scents from some of the best fragrances houses in the world. All of our candles are small batch and handmade in our Indiana production facility which means no two candles are ever the same. |
One sentence that sorts a whole catalogue
Sweet Water Decor:
Sweet Water Decor candles, reed diffusers, and dispensers are made in Cranberry Twp.,PA USA. All other Sweet Water Decor items are designed here by Melissa and imported.
Three product types in, everything else out, in one sentence with a name attached. A shopper can sort the shop from that, which is more than most candle brands make possible.
Asked and answered
Kringle Candle puts "Are Kringle Candles made in America?" on its own FAQ and answers "Kringle Candles are made in the USA in Bernardston, Massachusetts." Kalamazoo says "Made to order in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA". Warm Glow names its Indiana production facility.
Swan Creek goes a step past all of them and says where the wax comes from as well as where the candle is poured, and the answer is the same town: the soy wax "is made right here in Swanton Ohio, from American farmers soybean crops".
Hand-poured is not a place
Several candle pages describe hand-pouring, small batches and soy wax at length and never say where any of it happens. Homesick has no row here for that reason: its page explains the jar size, the wax, the wicks and the burn time, and not the country.
A candle can be hand-poured anywhere. The method is not the origin, and we are not going to treat one as the other.