Description
Handcrafted in Guatemala. The purchase of this product supports sustainable development in indeigenous communities of the cloud and the rain forest.
A best-seller, these hand-dipped candles (which come in a set of 10) are made by the Q'eqchi people of the Guatemalan cloud forests using natural Myrtle wax. myrtle is another name for bayberry, specifically referring to the southern wax myrtle (also called southern bayberry).
Each small candle burns for approximately 1.5 hours, comes in assorted colors, and smells faintly of bayberry. Makes for a wonderful gift. As always.... Handmade and Fair Trade!
6"L x 1/2" at Base
Bayberry Scent
Hand-dipped
100% natural Myrtle Wax
UPAVIM is a self-run cooperative of women in La Esperanza, Guatemala. Every sale provides fair trade jobs for women and supports UPAVIM's full-day kindergarten through 6th-grade school and daycare.
