Step inside our Charleston, SC, warehouse to find our team surrounded by the comforting scents of candles in the making. Each batch is carefully hand-poured by our production crew who take pride in creating something special from start to finish. It’s a process that requires patience and attention to detail, but it’s our favorite part of bringing each product to life!
Small Batch Made
Unlike mass-produced candles, our candles are made in small batches by carefully measuring, melting, and mixing our custom blend of soy and olive wax. Soy and olive wax are both vegetable based which produce a cleaner burn. Olive wax typically has a higher melting point, and when mixed with soy wax, adds burn time to each candle.
The solid olive and soy wax is heated to a liquid in our industrial wax melter showing in the background above, to just the right temperature when it becomes smooth and viscous. Next we incorporate our fragrance oils, which are added and blended. This step is one of the most important, where our candles take on their signature scents, each one designed to bring a sense of joy and comfort to your home.
Pouring With Care
Our blend of wax in hand-poured into white glass vessels, with wicks evenly set to ensure a clean, even burn. It’s a process that looks simple but requires steady hands, especially when we’re pouring hot wax into many candles in a single day.
As the candles begin to cool, the warehouse fills with the soft, lingering scent of fresh fragrance. It’s one of our favorite parts of production—watching rows of candles slowly set, knowing they’ll soon be ready to brighten someone’s space!
From Our Hands to Your Home
Once all of our candles are set, each candle wick is trimmed, and the glass vessel is labeled and packaged by hand. It’s a full-circle process that takes teamwork, time, and love for what we do. Continue the care of your candle by reading our candle care blog! Every candle that leaves our warehouse carries with it the care and dedication of our small, woman run team. Check out our behind-the-scenes reel on Instagram below, showing a little more of our process.
For us, it’s more than just making candles, it’s about creating something that helps you pause and enjoy the comfort of a beautiful scent. Each fragrance tells a story, and we’re so grateful to share them with you!! Already enjoying our sea-inspired scents? Our new Fansea™ match boxes are the perfect companion to light your favorite Old Whaling Co. candles!
