Objects with Purpose

Awaken the Senses

Ianthe Mauro’s love for candles dates back to her school days in Boston in the 1970s, when her teacher would light a candle each day and encourage students to focus on the beauty and strength of its flame. Ianthe continued to make candles a part of her daily life, but she worried about the toxic contents of some varieties. She was inspired to create her own line of nontoxic candles, with a unique twist: Ianthe’s candles are designed to be worn.

Each of her candles is hand-poured with a clean-burning wax that contains organic coconut, apricot and shea butters, along with a proprietary blend of essential oils for fragrance. The wax burns at a low temperature, so you can use it as soothing body butter when it’s warm (perfect for moisturizing and massages) and a solid perfume when it’s cool. Her scents are sophisticated and appealing, including the soothing Fight or Flight, laced with jasmine and vanilla; vibrant Dahlia, with rose and lychee; Gifted, which combines white tea, fig and tobacco in an alluring blend; and Archetype Rising, a meld of peony, cucumber and firewood. All of the elements -- from the organic butters, essential oils and cotton wicks to the glass containers and reusable muslin packaging -- come from U.S. suppliers.

We’re accustomed to lighting candles to add ambiance to a room. Ianthe’s company, Objects With Purpose, takes the candle-lighting experience even further. You can light a candle, massage the warm wax into your skin, and enjoy the scent throughout the day. For yourself or someone special, it’s a thoughtful, positive gift for the senses.

— Ann

Available for shipment to Canada.

• Large is a 3 wick candle and burns for 50 hours, 3 7/8" in diameter, 11 oz.
• Medium is a 1 wick candle and burns for 30 hours, 5 oz.
• Petite is small 1 wick candle that burns for 11 hours, 1 7/9" in across bottom, 2.5 oz.
• Ecowax is a natural coconut derived 100% organic, non GMO, bio-degradable pesticide free, ecologically sound, socially just, 100% certified, completely sustainable.
• This wax burns at a low temperature making it a soothing body butter when warm and a solid perfume when cool.
• Ecowax is internationally recognized as fair trade, organic and kosher.
• Hand poured in CA.
• 100% recycled grosgrain ribbon.
• Coconut Candle Ingredients: Coconut Wax/Oil, Palm Wax/Oil, Apricot Wax/Oil, White Beeswax, Fragrance Oil
• Proprietary blend of fragrances made with essential Oils

• FIGHT or FLIGHT - jasmine & vanilla: The biological response of animals to acute stress” (and happens to be tamed by the simple act of lighting a candle)
• Dahlia - rose & lychee: Dweller in the valley, named for the eighteenth century botanist Anders Dahl. A brilliantly bold flower.
• Gifted - white tea, fig & tobacco leaf
• Archetype Rising, peony plum, cucumber & firewood