Root Candles
Last verified: April 2026
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American Score
Manufacturing Location
Medina, OH
Headquarters
Medina, OH
Founded
1869
Products Verified
5 products
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
20+ years of USA manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
No known overseas production
Verification Notes
Root Candles (The A.I. Root Company) has made candles in Medina, Ohio since 1869 on the same land purchased by founder Amos Ives Root. Over 150 years of American candle production. Uses proprietary natural beeswax blend with pure essential oil fragrances and all-natural cotton wicks. No paraffin or artificial dyes. The company is also the world's largest supplier of beekeeping equipment. Every Root candle is made in the USA.
Last verified: April 2026
Root Candles has been manufacturing products in Medina, OH since 1869. We carry 5 verified American-made Root Candles products.
The Beekeeper Who Made Candles
Amos Ives Root founded The A.I. Root Company in Medina, Ohio in 1869, beginning as a manufacturer of improved beehives that allowed honey harvesting without destroying the colony. Root's innovation made modern beekeeping commercially viable and established the foundation for what would become the world's largest beekeeping supply business.
The natural connection between beekeeping and candle production led Root into beeswax candles early in the company's history. Beeswax, a byproduct of honey production, was a premium candle material long before paraffin (a petroleum derivative) became the dominant commercial candle wax in the late nineteenth century. Root never abandoned beeswax even as paraffin made candle production cheaper, maintaining the natural material standard that has defined the company's candle line for over 150 years.
Natural Beeswax on the Same Land
Every Root candle is made in Medina, Ohio, on the same plot of land that Amos Root purchased in 1869. The continuity of site across more than 150 years is unusual even among American heritage manufacturers; most companies of comparable age have moved facilities multiple times. Root's Medina presence has become a local landmark, and the company is consistently among Medina County's largest employers.
Root candles use a proprietary natural beeswax blend — combining beeswax with other natural waxes to achieve the burn consistency, scent throw, and surface finish properties that the product line requires. The formula uses all-natural cotton wicks without metal cores and pure essential oil fragrances rather than synthetic fragrance compounds. No paraffin, no artificial dyes.
A Living Candle Heritage
Root produces dinner taper candles, votive candles, pillar candles, and jar candles across dozens of scents and unscented formats. The dinner taper line — the 9-inch and 10-inch dripless Arista tapers — represents the oldest product tradition: wax candles for formal table settings. These are beeswax-enhanced to improve dripless performance while maintaining the natural wax character.
The votive line produces the broadest range of scents, drawing on essential oil blends and natural fragrance compounds to achieve fragrance characters from clean and light (citrus, water, herbs) through warm and complex (mulled cider, tobacco, woodsmoke). The 20-hour burn time per votive reflects the energy density advantage of beeswax: beeswax burns longer and cleaner than paraffin at equal weight, producing a warm amber flame and a subtle natural honey note distinct from synthetic waxes.
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Is Root Candles made in the USA?
Yes. Root Candles manufactures 5 verified products in Medina, OH. Root Candles has made beeswax candles in Medina, Ohio since 1869, when Amos Ives Root founded what became both the world's largest beekeeping supply company and America's most enduring beeswax candle manufacturer.
Where is Root Candles manufactured?
Root Candles is headquartered in Medina, OH. Manufacturing takes place in Medina, OH.
What Root Candles products can I buy?
We carry 5 verified Root Candles products across Home & Kitchen. Every listing links directly to Amazon with verified American manufacturing.
When was Root Candles founded?
Root Candles was founded in 1869. Root Candles has made beeswax candles in Medina, Ohio since 1869, when Amos Ives Root founded what became both the world's largest beekeeping supply company and America's most enduring beeswax candle manufacturer.
Does Root Candles ship from Amazon?
Yes, all Root Candles products listed here are available on Amazon with free shipping for Prime members.