Maker Spotlight: Mala the Brand - Sustainable, Nostalgic Candles from Vancouver

Mala the Brand started in 2019 as a side project for founder Melody Lim, a Vancouver-based marketer who'd fallen for candle-making after time spent traveling through Europe. What began as hand-poured candles made in her own kitchen grew, scent by scent, into a recognized Canadian candle company.

Sustainability has been core to Mala from day one. Their candles use coconut soy wax instead of paraffin, lead-free wood and cotton wicks, and fragrances free of phthalates. For every candle sold, a tree gets planted through their partnership with a reforestation organization, a commitment that has added up to tens of thousands of trees over the years.

Mala's scents lean nostalgic and cozy, think childhood breakfasts and cabin weekends, which is exactly why they fit so well alongside our own fall and winter favourites. In 2025, the brand found a new home with a family team committed to carrying forward its original small-batch, sustainable mission.

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