Wholesale Candle Vendors: 7 Suppliers for 2026

Wholesale candle vendors sell candles or candle-making supplies in bulk at lower per-unit prices. While some sell finished candles ready to resell under their own brand, others offer private label products you can sell under yours. Some supply the wax, wicks, jars, and fragrance oils you need to create custom candles of your own.

The global candle market is still expanding, projected to grow from $16 billion in 2026 to $28.27 billion by 2035. 

Ahead, learn how to choose and vet wholesale candle vendors based on your budget, brand, and business model.

7 best wholesale candle vendors

1. Faire

Faire is a wholesale marketplace with more than 100,000 brands, including candle makers like P.F. Candle Co., Literie, and Hotel Lobby Candle. If you have a boutique or home goods store, you can use Faire to find and compare small business wholesale suppliers, with filtering that lets you narrow vendors by location, brand values, and lead time.

If you have a Shopify store, Faire can connect with it through an app, making it easy to sync orders with your online shop. 

• Best for: Discovering indie candle brands.
• Vendor type: Wholesale marketplace with readymade candles, some private and white label options.
• Order minimum: Set by individual brands. Use the “low minimum” filter to find suppliers with accessible MOQs.
• Shipping: Each brand sets its shipping and lead times; filters let you find suppliers that match your needs.
• Returns: Free returns on your first order with a brand; Faire covers return shipping, but original shipping, duties, and import taxes aren’t refunded.

2. Velavida

Velavida is a private label candle manufacturer based in Richardson, Texas, that offers private label and contract candle pouring services. Its private label program, gets you professionally poured candles in curated vessels with your branding, while its full manufacturing division handles custom vessels, signature scent development, and runs of over 250 units.

Private label candles allow merchants testing the market to get products quickly, with a low minimum order quantity. You get to choose from more than 35 fragrances, two vessel sizes, and order in batches as small as 12 candles per scent. 

• Best for: White label candles with a low minimum order quantity.
• Vendor type: Private label and custom manufacturing at higher volumes.
• Order minimum: 12 candles per fragrance.
• Shipping: 10 to 21 business days for contract pouring; 10 to 14 for private label.

3. Seventh Avenue Apothecary

Seventh Avenue Apothecary has a catalog of 100% soy wax candles alongside room sprays, aroma oils, reed diffusers, and wax melts. The hand-poured candles span classic single notes and blended fragrances, organized by profile from citrus to woody.

The company offers both wholesale and private label from its Tampa, Florida, facility.

• Best for: 100% soy wax candles from a single US maker.
• Vendor type: Private label and readymade scented candles.
• Order minimum: Set through the wholesale application process.
• Shipping: Delivery times are usually three to eight days via USPS or UPS.
• Returns: A 100% satisfaction guarantee covers refunds or replacements within 30 days of delivery.

4. Bulk Apothecary

If you’re making candles yourself, Bulk Apothecary is a one-stop raw materials shop. The Streetsboro, Ohio, supplier has everything you need, including candle wax, wicks, jars, molds, dyes, and fragrance oils. The vendor also has free reference guides on wax types and wick sizing for merchants still dialing in their formula. 

The company offers a 15% discount at checkout for orders over $250, and it ships everything from its own Ohio facility.

• Best for: Buying candle-making supplies in bulk.
• Vendor type: Raw materials and supplies and private label.
• Order minimum: None across the supplies catalog; products are sold in bulk pack sizes that vary by item.
• Shipping: Varies across categories and quantities.
• Returns: Unused products within 30 days for a full product refund; 30 to 90 days earn store credit.

5. Zooby

Zooby is a Dallas-based promotional products distributor that sells customizable candles alongside apparel, journals, drinkware, and tech accessories. You get access to more than 450 candle products, including soy-wax votives and ceramic, earthenware, and metal-tin container candles, all personalized with your branding.

The more candles you order on Zooby, the lower the per-unit cost. You can request a quote or more information through their product pages. 

• Best for: Branded candles for corporate gifts and swag.
• Vendor type: Branded promotional products.
• Order minimum: Varies by product.
• Shipping: Production times are set per product.
• Returns: No published policy.

6. Kalamazoo Candle Company

Kalamazoo Candle Company hand-pours 100% natural soy wax candles in Kalamazoo, Michigan, using paper-core cotton wicks and phthalate-free fragrance oils. The range includes botanical scents and a novelty“big moods” line, with candles like “I hate people” and “Bigfoot’s sweater.” 

Resellers can order through Kalamazoo’s Faire storefront, which comes with net 60 payment terms. And, if you’ve installed the Faire app, it syncs orders straight into your Shopify store. 

For branded products, its custom label program puts your label on its candles, and its private label service goes further, adapting or sourcing containers for your brand.

• Best for: US-made soy candles with retail-proven scents.
• Vendor type: Readymade, custom label, and private label.
• Order minimum: No minimums, but bulk pricing starts at 50 units of the same product (but you’ll need to contact Kalamazoo); $100 minimum on Faire.
• Shipping: Custom label orders need up to three weeks’ lead time; standard orders ship within four days via UPS or USPS.
• Returns: Unburned candles can be exchanged at its retail stores; online purchases are refunded by contacting the company, with return shipping paid by the buyer.

7. A Candle Co.

A Candle Co. hand-pours private and white label candles in New Jersey, with a library of more than 150 fragrances, vegan wax, 100% cotton wicks, and fragrance oils free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates. You can upload your own label design for printing, or pay $250 for a custom design.

A Candle Co. also dropships orders and delivers directly to Amazon fulfillment centers, using your shipping labels with its own identifiers removed. 

• Best for: Private label candles with dropshipping and fulfillment support.
• Vendor type: Private label, white label, readymade.
• Order minimum: $500 per order; smaller purchases and samples run through its retail site.
• Shipping: Stock items usually ship same day or next, with custom and private label production varying by product. 
• Returns: Custom and private label candles can’t be returned or exchanged.

How to find and choose wholesale candle vendors

A wholesale candle vendor should be a good fit for your product model, your customers, and your tolerance for risk. For example, making candles yourself may point you to a raw materials supplier like Bulk Apothecary, while reselling finished products might lead you to a marketplace like Faire.

As you compare vendors, consider minimum order quantities and pricing tiers, customization options, lead times, return policies, and whether the vendor connects to your store. 

1. Choose your business model

The type of business model you have determines your buying path. Here’s a quick overview:

If you’d rather not tie up cash in inventory, Shopify Collective lets you stock candles from other Shopify brands without holding them. 

Candle and home goods brand Sweet Water Decor supplies 91 retailers through Collective, with product details syncing automatically and orders flowing through its fulfillment like any other Shopify order. “It’s honestly a set it and forget it system—98% of our catalog is available through one master price list, and orders flow seamlessly through our existing Ship Station fulfillment like any other Shopify order,” says Sophie Williams, senior wholesale account manager.

The other thing to know is that suppliers approve their retail partners. Sweet Water Decor, for example, reviews each requesting retailer’s website for brand alignment.

Branded candles

Show your expertise as a curator and diversify your product offerings by reselling candles from a recognizable brand. Whether you have a clothing boutique or a bookstore, candles can complement your current offering.

For example, the Strand bookstore sells candles from Literie:

White label candles

White label candles are standard products sold under different brand names. The label changes but the candle doesn’t. A custom label is the same idea with design help: Kalamazoo Candle Company, for example, pairs its 56 fragrances with a graphic design team that creates a label for you.

Private label

Unlike white labels, private label candles are unique to one brand. Private labeling allows you to select ingredients and fragrances without formulating the product yourself.

“I am a complete neat freak and the idea of having liquid wax and stuff all over my apartment—I don’t even think that crossed my mind, to be honest,” says Literie Candles founder Erica Werber on an episode of Shopify Masters. Instead, she looked up candle manufacturers and found one in Massachusetts that was willing to produce a small run of candles.

DIY

You can also create candles from scratch. You’ll still need a supplier for wholesale candle-making materials, which include:

• Wax
• Wicks
• Containers
• Fragrance oils or essential oils
• Dyes 
• Wick stickers or glue, and wick centering tools
• Labels and packaging

The benefit of formulating your candles is total control over the process—you choose the ingredients, the containers, and the labels.

2. Consider ingredients

Before committing, vet your vendor’s ingredient transparency:

• Ingredient disclosures: Ask for a full breakdown of the wax blend.
• Fragrance details: Request the fragrance type and safety data sheets (SDS) for the fragrance oils used, which document known hazards and safe handling.
• Testing documentation: Ask whether candles are burn-tested and whether they meet American Society for Testing and Materials’ candle standards for fire safety and labeling.
• Safety labeling: Confirm each candle carries the standard cautionary label. 
• Backup for your marketing claims: If you plan to sell candles as “clean,” “natural,” or “phthalate-free,” ask the supplier for documentation supporting each claim. 

In the US, environmental and health-adjacent marketing claims like “non-toxic,” “eco-friendly,” and “sustainable” fall under the FTC’s Green Guides, which require such claims to be substantiated and specific. 

More specifically, candles sold in California may also trigger Proposition 65 labeling requirements depending on their ingredients.

Paraffin wax

Paraffin is affordable, easy to work with, and good for scented candles. However, it’s a petroleum byproduct, so environmentally conscious customers may be averse to it.

“Most—if not all—of the really high-end candles on the market have some aspect of paraffin wax in them, which is really not good for you or the environment,” says Lindsay Silberman, founder of Hotel Lobby Candle, says on an episode of Shopify Masters.

Soy wax

Soy wax has a high melting point, so it burns slowly, making it ideal for fragrance and colored candles. It’s also more environmentally friendly than paraffin, since it’s made from soybeans. It doesn’t hold its shape well, which means it works better in containers. P.F. Candle Co. and Hotel Lobby both use soy wax for their candles.

Beeswax

Beeswax is natural, non-toxic, and renewable. It holds its shape well, so it works for standalone candles like votives, pillars, and candlesticks. Because production is labor-intensive, this type of wax can be pricier than other options.

Coconut wax

Coconut wax is renewable, natural, holds scent well, and burns slowly. It has a low melting point, so it’s best in containers. Coconut wax is also more expensive than other waxes and is often blended with different types of wax for stability. For example, Literie uses a soy and coconut wax blend.

Many candles also have scents in the form of natural ingredients, essential oils, or synthetic concoctions. Generally, synthetic fragrances and ingredients are less popular, as they can be harmful to the environment and people’s health.

3. Choose a candle supplier to grow with you

As your business grows, you’ll reach more customers and make more sales, so you’ll need a supplier who can handle your current and future needs. If a wholesaler can’t keep up, you’ll have to look for new suppliers mid-growth.

Here’s what to consider when choosing a supplier:

• Maximum order quantities. In addition to finding out a vendor’s order minimum, learn the maximum number of items you can order at once. As your sales increase, make sure the supplier can accommodate larger orders.
• Lead times. Ask how quickly suppliers can produce and deliver, and how lead times change with order size. 
• Product offerings. Examine a supplier’s inventory to decide whether its range is broad enough to expand into. If candles sell, you’ll want the ability to add sizes, scents, or complementary products without adding a second vendor.

You’ll also want to plan around seasonality—candle demand peaks exactly when candle production slows. As NPR reported in 2025, more than a third of all yearly candle sales happen over the holidays. 

For example, A Candle Co.’s production runs from two to five weeks in the first half of the year to as long as six from September onward. Velavida’s shipping window extends from 14 to 21 business days to 21 to 28 during its August to December peak. 

4. Weigh local vs. international suppliers

Determine whether you want to work with a local or international supplier. When you work with domestic suppliers, it typically means shorter shipping times, no customs paperwork, and simpler returns. 

But international suppliers often win on unit price, especially at volume, but add freight time, import duties, and the coordination overhead of distance.

Local suppliers

There are pros and cons to choosing a local supplier. A local supplier will generally have faster shipping times, lower shipping costs, and a smaller carbon footprint. Communication is also easier when you share a time zone.

Using a local manufacturer is how Literie Candles landed one of its biggest clients: Macy’s. “A lot of the brands that they had were produced in China, and so there were supply chain issues,” Literie founder Erica says. “They had this enormous customer base that wanted to purchase candles and they were quickly running out of stock.” Literie’s candles are made in Massachusetts, so the company was able to deliver products to Macy’s in a week.

Note: If you plan to market your candles as American-made, under the FTC’s Made in USA standard, an unqualified claim requires the product to be “all or virtually all” made in the US. Since 2021, mislabeling carries civil penalties, so ask your supplier where components originate before using the claim on your label or product page.

International suppliers

There may be a wider, more diverse range of products available from international wholesalers at a less expensive price. This may come with slower shipping and additional taxes and tariffs that affect your margins and pricing. 

As the importer of record, compliance is your responsibility, not your supplier’s. That means correctly classifying your goods for customs clearance, paying the duties and fees owed, and meeting requirements like country-of-origin marking. This applies whether you’re bringing in a pallet of finished candles or a case of jars.

Every country has its own product classification system for determining duties and fees:

• US: USITC tariff database
• UK: GOV.UK trade tariff service
• EU countries: Access2Markets database

5. Vet your final candle supplier

Once you’ve narrowed the list, put each vendor through the same set of questions:

Product quality

Can I order samples before committing? What wax, wick, and fragrance types do you offer, and can you share safety data sheets?

Legitimacy

Can you provide your business registration, compliance certificates, and any relevant FDA registration? Can you share two or three current customer references I can contact?

Terms and logistics

What are your lead times right now, and what do they look like in October? What’s your return policy on damaged or defective goods, and how quickly must I report a problem? Do lead times or minimums change as my order sizes grow?

A trusted wholesale marketplace like Faire adds a layer of built-in vetting. Faire’s application process requires wholesalers to disclose lead times and product details, and you can check a supplier’s ratings before committing.

Benefits of buying candles wholesale

Making candles from scratch has its benefits, but buying wholesale allows you to enter a category that’s already tuned into demand. For example, US multi-outlet sales of candles through supermarkets, drugstores, and mass-market retailers neared $2.3 billion in 2025. And scented candles are projected to be the fastest-growing home fragrance product type through 2031. 

Here are the advantages of buying candles wholesale: 

Cost savings

The wholesale price removes the cost of your labor from each candle. 

Making an 8- to10-ounce soy jar candle runs $3 to $8 in materials, but $6 to $15 all-in once your time and overhead are accounted for. Buy wholesale, and you’re paying for a manufacturer’s at-scale production instead of your own hours, and the per-unit price decreases as volume increases.

On Zooby, for example, the same nine-ounce jar candle costs $14.95 per unit at 50 candles and $7.63 at 3,000. 

Variety and selection

Container candles, votives, pillars, and tapers each hold their own segment; votives alone made up 26.1% of the market in 2025. There’s demand for mass market and premium candles, as well as scented and unscented.

Wholesale allows you to cover all of those categories: a single Faire account opens more than 100,000 brands, A Candle Co. stocks over 150 fragrances, and even a promotional distributor like Zooby lists 450-plus candle products. 

Customization options

Some wholesale suppliers allow you to incorporate your brand identity.

Working with a supplier, you could:

• Develop a signature scent
• Design custom product packaging
• Create limited-edition lines
• Offer personalized labeling

Literie Candles works with large and small brands to develop custom candles. For example, they created a limited-edition Lemon Tahini Dressing candle for Chopt that the restaurant used to promote its brand with a giveaway on social media:

Improved profit margins

You can lower your per-unit cost by buying wholesale, which can increase your profit margins. If you run the numbers through a candle cost calculator, a worked example prices a candle that costs $11.22 all in: at a two-times markup it retails for $22.43, while at the recommended 2.5 times it retails for $28.04, returning $16.83 per candle. 

That’s a 60% margin.

The same math works in reverse when you’re buying instead of making. Plug in your wholesale unit price plus shipping and packaging as your cost per candle, and the calculator shows what each markup earns you. That per-candle profit is what pays down your fixed costs; divide your monthly overhead by it, and you know exactly how many candles you need to sell.

Understanding wholesale pricing and discounts

A common convention in retail is keystone pricing, where the retailer doubles the wholesale price to set the retail price, meaning wholesale buyers pay roughly half the retail price.

The actual discounts, however, vary based on several factors, including:

• Order volume and frequency
• Product category
• Brand positioning
• Exclusivity agreements
• Payment terms
• Seasonality
• Length of the customer relationship

Some vendors publish tiered price lists, while others quote prices per relationship.

In any scenario, it’s useful to calculate the landed cost. The landed cost is the total per-unit cost of getting inventory to your shelf; beyond the wholesale unit price, it includes freight, import duties and taxes on international orders, setup or imprint fees, insurance, payment processing, and storage.

Everything that makes the vendors in this guide easy to buy from, like tiered pricing, quantity minimums, net 60 terms, is what you would offer your own retail buyers if your candle business grows into wholesale.

Shopify’s business-to-business (B2B) tools run that side natively. B2B catalogs set customer-specific prices, quantity rules, and volume pricing for each company you sell to, and payment terms offer buyers net periods from 7 to 90 days, payment on fulfillment, or deposits—all from the same store you already run.