About Us
About Us
Founded in 1982, we are a proudly Swati owned manufacturing company based in the heart of the beautiful Kingdom of Eswatini, Southern Africa. Our specialty is candle making, from traditional paraffin wax candles to our unique in-house blend of beeswax and coconut oil.
Our colourful, handcrafted range also includes wax-encased LED lights, pure vegetable glycerine soaps, and nourishing marula oil body balm.
Swazi Candles was started in an old cowshed of a former dairy in 1982 by 2 South African art graduates. In those days The Kingdom of Swaziland was a haven of peace amidst troubled countries and proved to be an excellent place for setting up a Cottage Craft industry. The mountainous countryside was beautiful, the Swazi people were warm and friendly and proved to be ideal partners for our industry.
The little workshop soon gained a reputation for producing unique candles and started attracting visitors. The vibrancy of the workshop, uniqueness of the product and the skill of the artisans resulted in Swazi Candles becoming one of Swaziland’s premier tourist attractions. By the mid nineties the humble cowshed workshop had burgeoned into an industry that employed over 200 local people and exported candles all over the world.
The past few years we have developed some new product ranges including soya candles, wax glow lamps (which illuminate for ±100 hours on 2 AA batteries) and handmade balms and soaps. Our range of products have grown into an astonishing array of patterns, shapes and designs. Following current trends and seasonal colour ways, we are continuously updating our styles and welcome requests for selected colours and patterns for custom orders.
