The Founder
I'm Amber. I make candles in my converted garage.
I grew up on a quiet road in Greene County, the kind of road where the mailman knows your dog by name. Before Oshus, I worked sixteen years as a paralegal in Johnson City. The candles started as a way to keep my hands busy after my father passed in 2018. Six years and many thousands of jars later, this is what I do every day — and I'm grateful for it.
How We Work
Slow, small, and stubbornly honest.
Every Oshus candle is poured by hand in batches of forty or fewer. We use 100% American-grown soy wax, lead-free cotton wicks, and phthalate-free fragrance oils blended with essential oils. The jars are sourced from a glassworks in Ohio.
We don't release anything we wouldn't burn at home. Our seasonal scents change four times a year and we sell out — that's by design. Smaller batches mean fresher product and tighter quality control.
Orders ship from the workshop in Chuckey within two business days. Most arrive within a week, packed in recycled kraft paper with a hand-written thank-you tucked in the corner of the box.
The little timeline
- 2018
First batch poured on the kitchen stove.
- 2019
Friends keep asking. Etsy shop opens.
- 2021
Workshop moves to the converted garage.
- 2024
18,000th candle. Hello, you.
Visit the workshop.
We open the doors by appointment on the first Saturday of each month. Coffee on, dog friendly.
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Our Promises
What you'll always get from us
- No paraffin, no lead, no shortcuts.Just soy wax, cotton wicks, and fragrance we'd burn in our own home.
- Real photos, real reviews.What you see is what arrives. No staged perfection.
- Honest pricing.We don't run fake sales. Our prices are what they are, year-round.
- A person on the other end.Email us and Amber writes back. Usually within a day.