About Us

Dryad candle is a small, family run artisan business owned by John and Louise. Our business originally started in Ardrishaig in 2018, was moved to Kilmelford in 2021 and is now based at our family home in Kinlochleven since 2026. We are also opening a smaller satellite base in Benderloch, Argyll later in 2026.

Louise is a natural product chemist with over 30 years experience of working with natural extracts and essential oils. Louise designs the formulations used in our candles to ensure that the chemistry of the essential oils complements the natural product extracts - our candles are not random mixtures of fragrances but instead are carefully designed based on the chemistry and properties of the constituents.

John is responsible for the production of our candles and the day to day management of our business and orders. John is also an artist and has produced all of the artwork used in this website.

We are always happy to discuss any of our candles- if you have a question about our products we would be delighted to hear from you.