🔥 Our Story

Started in a kitchen. Still poured by hand.

Ember & Oak began as a way to make a small apartment feel like somewhere worth coming home to — now every candle we ship carries the same idea.

Vanilla Bourbon candle

How it started

A few years back, one bad-smelling apartment and a lot of trial-and-error candle kits from the craft store turned into a genuine hobby. Friends kept asking for "just one more" of whatever scent was on the stove that week, and eventually a hobby became a small batch, and a small batch became Ember & Oak.

We still test every new scent the same way we did on day one — in our own home, on a Sunday, until it's right.

What Goes Into Every Candle

Small details, but they're the whole reason people come back.

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100% Soy Wax

No paraffin, no parabens — just a clean, even burn.

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Cotton Wicks

No lead or zinc cores, ever. Just cotton, the way it should be.

40+ Hour Burn

Poured generously so you actually get your money's worth.

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Small Batches

24 candles at a time, hand-poured and hand-labeled.

Reusable Jars

Wash it out and it's a great little jar for anything else.

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Careful Shipping

Snug packaging so it arrives in one piece, every time.

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