Our Purpose

At Essence & Co., our mission is simple:

To create scents that bring softness, serenity, and a touch of warmth to everyday life—whether that’s in your home, on your skin, or carried with you through the day.

This is more than fragrance. This is your essence.

Our Story

Essence & Co. was founded on a simple belief: everyone deserves to live in a space that smells how they want it to.

Scent is deeply personal—comforting, energizing, nostalgic—and we wanted to create a brand where people aren’t limited to standard fragrance blends. Instead, they can build scents that match their memories, moods, and routines.

Our journey began with small-batch candle making and a love for clean, intentional fragrance. As the brand grew, we realized how many people wished they could customize their environment—so we expanded into custom candles, mists, perfume oils, and laundry scent boosters. Today, Essence & Co. exists to help you surround yourself with fragrances you truly love, made only with ingredients you can trust.

And because no two people experience fragrance the same way, we built Essence & Co. around something rare: true customization.

Why We Offer Custom Products

Fragrance is not one-size-fits-all. That’s why our custom section allows you to blend your own signature scent from thoughtfully curated top, heart, and base notes. Whether you want something airy, warm, bold, or grounding, you can craft a scent that reflects you.

Our Custom Atelier lets you explore fragrance notes, blend your own combinations, and craft candles, perfumes, mists, and laundry scents that are unmistakably yours.

Because fragrance is personal.
Because memory lives in scent.
Because everyone deserves a fragrance that feels like it belongs to them.

Not sure where to start? Our Scent Personality Quiz guides you through notes, moods, and preferences to create a custom blend that fits your style. Whether you’re seeking something bright, cozy, bold, or minimal, the quiz matches you with scents that feel naturally you.

Our Ingredients

We craft every blend with intention, purity, and safety at the forefront.

Our standards include:

• Clean-burning coconut soy wax
• Cotton wick or wood wicks(no zinc or lead)
• Phthalate-free, paraben-free fragrance oils, skin-safe oils for body products
• Properly diluted formulations for anything that touches skin or fabric
• Essential oils sourced from ethical suppliers
• No harsh solvents
• Rigorous internal testing for stability, strength, and longevity

We want every product—from perfume to laundry scents—to be gentle, safe, and soothing for the people and spaces they’re made for.**

We believe luxury shouldn’t require compromise. If it’s in our shop, it’s something we’d confidently use in our own homes.

Fragrance should feel good. Smell good. And be good to use every day.

Our Laundry Safety Promise

Laundry fragrance requires special consideration, so we built a guided system that ensures safety and clarity at every step.

When crafting your custom laundry scent, our atelier will:

• Only allow ingredients that are IFRA-approved for fabric and wash-off use
• Automatically filter out any notes that aren’t safe for clothing or skin contact
• Suggest intensities that prevent over-fragrance and reduce irritation
• Offer usage instructions for optimal scent and fabric safety

It’s customization—with boundaries that protect you.

Our Atelier: Where Creativity Meets Care

Our custom tools are designed to feel like a warm, modern library of fragrance—a place to linger, experiment, and find your signature blend.

When building a Custom Scent, you can:

• Explore our note library
• Learn how top, heart, and base notes work
• Build your own candle, perfume, soap, lotion, or laundry fragrance
• Personalize labels

It’s all guided to be intuitive, safe, and beautifully crafted.