Spiced Honey & Tonka Candle | 5 oz Glass Jar

Our signature blend candle is a favorite of many customers. The scent couples the rich sweetness of honey with the cozy aroma of amber and dried pipe tobacco. Great to burn in any season, this candle would make a wonderful gift or treat to keep in your home.

DETAILS

• Created by Zohra at Local Hope
• 12 oz
• Single-wick
• 100% soy wax
• The scent is Spiced Honey & Tonka with notes of Bergamot, Honey, Amber, Coriander, Tonka, Musk, Tobacco Leaves, and Oud
• Burn time: approx. 60 hours
• Disclaimer: After burning a soy wax candle, rough bumpy tops may appear due to the organic nature of the wax. Hot soy wax cools and solidifies at an inconsistent rate, however, this is natural and to be expected

ABOUT THE ARTISAN

Local Hope focuses on supporting women in Houston, TX. who are coming out of a life of oppression and are in a vulnerable situation. We provide a safe place for women to re-enter the workforce and obtain the training and skills needed to meet future goals. Through our ministry partners, quarterly empowerment lunches and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes, we identify women who would benefit from job and skills training. Women in our Artisan Training Program are paid a fair and livable wage for the products they make. The items are sold in the Mercy House Global Marketplace and MHG Clubs to help continue the cycle of empowerment.

Zohra and her family settled in Houston, Texas, in August 2021 after intensified instability and violence in their home country of Afghanistan. Now Zohra regularly attends English classes several times a week and she is becoming more and more fluent in her newest language. Her adult son loves his job working at a local refugee agency helping refugees in the area. Zohra is a talented macrame artist and she is also the newest candlemaker at Mercy House Global.