Every candle from Caribbean Herbals is hand poured by artisan Jason Budsan in his studio in Tillet Gardens on St. Thomas. Each candle radiates the wonderful scents of the tropics, including favorites such as Lime in de Coconut, Mango Macadamia Nut, and Night Jasmine. These candles are the perfect way to bring the islands into your home, or as a special gift for friends and family.

Making these wonderfully scented candles, Jason starts with high-quality wax, developed for high sheen and gloss. He blends it with a translucent wax until it reaches the perfect consistency for his special candles. The candles are also reusable. They are designed to burn only the center core, which can then be replaced with a simple votive.

Caribbean Herbals candles are island favorites, voted "Best in the U.S. Virgin Islands" four years in a row. When you’re in St. Thomas, be sure to visit Jason’s studio and watch him make these artistic tropical candles. He has been making and selling his candles since 1999, and was tutored in the candlemaking arts by a master craftsman who had been making scented candles for over 30 years. "I really love these islands.” says Jason. “The Virgin Islands is home for me, it's where I'm from, and I hope these candles bring a little piece of my home to your home, wherever it may be.”

Wouldn’t you love to have warm tropical aromas drifting through your own home? Choose from 3 different types of candles: sea shell candles, coconut shell candles, or pillar candles.

Take a look at Caribbean Herbals’ newest collection of candles in real sea shells. These beautiful shells are sustainably grown non-endangered species, and do not deplete our Virgin Island shell population, so you can feel good about enjoying them in your home or giving them as gifts. Mango scented shell candles glow brightly on hand carved stands. Frangipani flower (Plumeria), Fragrant Orchid and Lemon grass shell candles also rest on hand-carved stands, in their pale white Tonna shells. The Lampas shell candles are filled with French Lavender or Hot Buttered Rum scented wax and are also cradled on a hand carved stand.

• Mango in de Shell candle (Mellon Shell)
• Frangipani Shell candle (Tonna Shell)
• Fragrant Orchid Shell candle (Tonna Shell)
• Lemon Grass Shell candle (Tonna Shell)
• French Lavender Shell candle (Lampas Shell)
• Hot Buttered Rum Shell candle (Lampas Shell)

Caribbean Herbals has recently introduced a new line of real half-coconut shell candles filled with "Lime in de Coconut" and other Caribbean scents.  An Exotic Ginger Fig, Honey Coconut Mango, and a Mango Macadamia Nut round off the list of these island inspired, half coconut shell candles on a hand carved stand.

• Lime in de Coconut candle
• Exotic Ginger Fig candle
• Mango Honey Coconut candle
• Mango Macadamia Nut candle

These richly scented pillar candles are wrapped in the lush leaves of the sea grape tree which lines the Virgin Island’s pristine island shores.

• Ripe Mango Pillar candle
• Night Jasmine Pillar candle