Your Guide to the Best Scented Candles and Essential Oil Stores
Scented candles and essential oils are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to create a relaxing ambiance and therapeutic benefits. Essential oils, naturally extracted from plants, have been used for centuries in various applications, from cooking and cleaning to spiritual rituals and medicinal purposes. These concentrated oils can help reduce stress, enhance mood, and even improve sleep, making them a great addition to your wellness routine.
However, many artificial fragrances and synthetic waxes release harmful toxins when burned. That’s why we’re highlighting natural, essential oil-focused brands, all locally owned and founded in Hong Kong. These brands focus on quality and natural ingredients, ensuring that you can elevate your living environment safely and healthily.
Read on for our picks of the best-scented candle and essential oil stores in the city.
The Blomstre
The Blomstre, based in Hong Kong, offers a delightful range of eco-friendly soy candles and home fragrances crafted by Jerwine Bonafe-Que and Aaron Que. This husband-and-wife team celebrates modern Filipino artisanal heritage through their hand-poured creations, made in small batches using non-toxic, natural and organic ingredients. Their products, including soy wax candles, room sprays, essential oils, and diffusers, are designed to elevate your mood and fill your home with unique, culturally rich scents.
Each item is beautifully presented in reusable, plastic-free velvet pouches. Their collections feature various scents, from refreshing mint mojito to tropical pina colada, and they often collaborate with artists for special edition creations like their crystal-infused or HK Centric V.2 series.
Whether you're looking for a thoughtful gift or a new addition to your home, The Blomstre offers a range of unique, storytelling scents to choose from. Visit their studio in North Point or explore their collection online and at local distributors.
Hiraya Scent & Co.
If you're looking for unique candles and essential oils, Hiraya Scent & Co. should be on your list. This Hong Kong-based brand, founded by Claudine Dimaculangan focuses on creating eco-conscious and clean products that enhance your well-being.
Hiraya Scent & Co. stands out for its handmade candles and diffusers, designed to bring calm and light to your space. Their unique offerings, like the Manifestations Collection, feature beautifully marbled candles infused with repurposed crystals. The candles use Coconut Apricot Wax, burn slowly with wooden wicks, and come in eco-friendly packaging.
In addition to their products, Hiraya Scent & Co. offers candle-making workshops where you can learn to create your own custom blends. Products can be purchased online or in select stores, providing a comforting escape with scents like Day at the Spa, Long Warm Bath, and Seaside Stroll, perfect for unwinding after a long day.
Woodco
Woodco is a local candle studio founded by a mother-daughter duo, offering a curated collection of coconut and soy wax candles. Launched in 2019, they started experimenting in their home kitchen until they perfected their unique wax blend. Their goal is to create candles that capture memories, set moods, and enhance experiences, all while using high-quality, clean ingredients.
Woodco’s candles are known for their distinctive fragrance blends that evoke a sense of home and tranquility. Lighting one of their candles can become a cherished part of your daily routine, connecting you to your favorite core memories. Their collection includes scents like Waves, Wild Garden, Dreamland, and Spring Rain. Available in three practical sizes, these candles are both versatile and long-lasting.
One standout feature of Woodco is their refill service. Once your candle has burned down, you can bring in the empty holder and have it refilled with your favorite scent. This thoughtful touch not only promotes sustainability, but also ensures you always have your preferred fragrance on hand. You can shop Woodco’s candles online or find them at stores across the city.
Slash & Parallel
Looking for a brand with an artistic touch? Slash & Parallel is a scent design brand from Hong Kong that offers a unique collection of candles, reed diffusers, wax melts, and room sprays. They also provide scent design services and customized products. Their candles are made with an in-house formulated plant-based wax, and all products are handmade locally in their studio. Plus, everything is phthalate-free for safer use.
Slash & Parallel brings the "less is more" Scandinavian minimalist aesthetic to your home. Founded by Sharon O.W. Yeung and Vincent C.Y. Woo, the brand extends from their previous venture, Shabibi Sheep Workshop, an artisan concrete brand established in 2015. Through Slash & Parallel, Sharon and Vincent offer in-house creations and artwork, as well as objects inspired by Northern Europe, to complete a minimalist, aesthetically pleasing living space.
https://www.slashandparallel.com
Fragrance House
Founded in Hong Kong, Fragrance House offers a range of stylish and playful scents to enhance your space and social life. With over 30 aromas, including woody, floral and sweet, their collection is designed to provide a unique sensory experience. One of their most popular fragrances, 'Pavilion White Tea,' features a soft, elegant scent with notes of bergamot and white tea.
Fragrance House prides itself on high purity standards and handmade products. Their modern, playful packaging, inspired by Polaroids and Pantone colors, adds a distinct character to each product. Whether you're looking to set a specific mood or simply enjoy a pleasant aroma, Fragrance House has a scent for every occasion. Delivery is available within 1-3 days, ensuring you can enjoy your chosen fragrance quickly.
https://www.fragrancehousehk.com/
BeCandle
If you appreciate delightful, handcrafted fragrances, charming local shop BeCandle in Sai Kung might captivate your senses. Their soy wax candles are made in small batches to ensure exceptional quality, and they are renowned for their rich scents. In addition to their exquisite candles, BeCandle also offers various aroma incense and room sprays, making them the perfect one-stop shop for all your fragrance needs.
BeCandle also offers Sai Kung Bricks Fragrance Diffusers and Sai Kung Soil Scented Candles, made from local soil, and their mini travel candles and Dim Sum shaped candles make the perfect gifts. For added convenience, they provide a Door-to-Door Candle Refill Service, delivering fresh candles to your home.
Carroll&Chan
Carroll&Chan is a standout destination for those seeking high-quality scented candles and essential oils. Founded by Ian Carroll in 2017, the brand emerged from his passion for creating non-toxic candles after discovering the harmful effects of paraffin. Settling on 100% beeswax, Ian embraced its natural, slow-burning qualities and golden glow, which perfectly complemented his vision. The brand's name reflects Ian's East-West heritage and his family's deep connection to Hong Kong.
Their candles and reed diffusers are handmade in Hong Kong and Amsterdam, featuring scents inspired by Asia and crafted by leading European perfumers. The products are packaged in luxury gift boxes, and the wicks are sourced from FSC-certified sustainable forests. The wooden wicks in their candles ensure a clean burn, adding to the eco-friendliness of their products. Whether you’re looking for a gift or a way to enhance your living space, Carroll&Chan offers beautiful, environmentally responsible options that tell a story with every scent.
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