About Us

Greenspace Candles was started by two friends who fell in love with all the benefits of industrial hemp. In 1999 they
learned of the health hazards of most candles on the market. They noticed a few brands of so-called 'hemp' candles,
but came to learn that the remainder of such candles (80-90% of the candle) was often paraffin, or petroleum-based,
wax, which has been found to contain manycarcinogenic toxins as well as create soot in the buildings they are burned.
A similar realization occured with learning about aromatherapy--while shopping for candles they found that many of them
were labeled as 'aromatherapy' candles when indeed, unless otherwise specified, most were toxic, carcinogenic paraffin
candles simply with added essential oils.

Once they learned alternative waxes were available that were 100% plant, it became apparent that they could help the
planet AND the people while promoting the advantages of hemp via the creation of an all-plant candle. The decision was
made to make plant wax candles with hemp oil. The first candles were handmade on the back porch of the founders'
home in Portland, Oregon.