At $55 a pop, beautifully designed, long lasting, and powerfully scented Diptyque candles have long been my very un-green guilty pleasure. They were irreplaceable by any organic soy wax candles on the market which are usually homemade looking votive or pillar candles that are always only available in the same five scents; lavender, jasmine, vanilla…yawn. How terribly unfabulous!
Now there’s Dirt Candle Co. Their $24 candles are made with organically grown American soybeans, scented with essential oils available in 24 intricate aromas & come in beautiful recycled glass jars.
Current favorite, Nitty Gritty, contains organic soil, ripe tomatoes, fresh Mediterranean sage, Malabar grass and celery seed.