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These long burning soy wax candles will keep you cozy and warm, while making your home smell oh-so-sweet. These candles are housed in vintage-inspired glass jars and are handmade in Chicago, IL especially for Milk Handmade. Choose your favorite scent!

10oz, 55-hour burn time. Locally grown soy wax and a cotton wick for a clean burn. 

Gardenia: True to its namesake, this delicate floral smells like rounding the bend at the greenhouse and yelling "where's the gardenia, I smell it!!"

Horchata: Our most popular scent! Perfectly balanced ground cinnamon and vanilla. A sweet candle for people who hate sweet candles. This one is a hit with real estate agents — that's right, it's good enough to sell your house. 

Lily of the Valley: For city kids who grew up with their noses in hand-plucked bouquets of extremely poisonous (but absolutely luscious) lily of the valley. This is a not-too-overpowering floral that feels both nostalgic and fresh. 

Bergamot Tarragon: Owner Hallie's personal favorite, this balanced herbal and citrus rind scent is perfect for when you want your home to smell wonderful, but not like any one thing in particular. 

Teakwood & Cardamom: Spicy, woodsy, and warm. Like men's cologne, in a good way.

Forest Pine: Get a fake tree and burn the candle — it smells just as good as the real thing. We won't tell anyone if you burn this perfect Christmas tree scent all year round. 

Campfire: Smokey and woodsy, like throwing a bunch of sticks into a bonfire. 

Greenhouse: Leafy and fresh. That indescribable whiff you get walking into greenhouse that always magically improves your mood.

Rosemary Mint: Clean and feminine. A little soapy, but in a good way — like really expensive, French soap — not the drugstore stuff. 

Garden Dirt: You'll either love it or hate it. There's really no other way to describe it — it smells just like the real thing. 

Blood Orange: Sharp, citrusy, and strong. Smells like fresh squeezed, not Sunkist. 

Olive Branch: A cult favorite. Lightly floral and fresh, like a branch that's just beginning to bloom. 

Balsam: Like chopping down your own Christmas tree. Similar to our classic Forest Pine scent, but with a hint more cedar. 

Pineapple Cilantro: Citrus with a twist of cilantro. The perfect embodiment of summer.

Chai Tea: A complex blend of tea leaves, rich spices and smooth vanilla

Woodland Berries: Woodsy notes mingle with succulent red berries for a real rustic armoa.

Amber Rose Tobacco:  A rich combination that opens with classic gardenia and rose that deepens into earthy tobacco and smooths out into amber resin with hints of sandalwood.

Apple Spice:  Cinnamon, apples, and buttery crust. This candle was created in honor of Gerri’s grandmother, who spiced up her homemade applesauce with a pinch of cinnamon.

Ginger Fig:  This amazing scent combines spicy ginger with sweet fig. 

Pumpkin Spice: Cloves, cinnamon and pumpkin smells like fall all year round.