Root Candles-Medina, OH

Happy Spring!

Last month, we decided to visit an old favorite-Root Candles in Medina, Ohio. We've made day trips out there since I was a teenager to grab some lunch in the area (Cool Beans is right down the road!) and visit the local shops. I love how big the Root Candles building itself is. You can easily spend over an hour walking around inside looking at the various gifts and candles. I am a huge sensory-oriented person so I really enjoy walking into every room and smelling all the different scents. Plus, it's a local company and the factory is behind the store where the candles are all made.

The Root Candle company has been around for about 150 years. They were established around 1869. Upon walking through the big entrance doors, their history facts are displayed on the back wall and draws you in. They are passionate about their beekeeping and use of honey and beeswax in their high quality candles. When I was younger, they used to have an active beehive displayed in one of the back rooms with an explanation of how they extract the honey without disturbing the bee colony. It was fascinating to watch the bees at work. I used to stand there for long periods of time hoping to find the Queen Bee, but was never successful. Unfortunately, the active beehive is no longer displayed indoors. If you take a look around the entrance and the cash registers, they have fliers for various events they hold. You can find more info about the company and their hours here.

Some days, nothing is more exciting than to see a wall full of candles to smell. There seems to be an endless number of large rooms with many table displays and walls of different sizes and scents. When you think you've smelled every one, there's another room. I'm obsessed with the large brick archways into every new room. The rooms are all massive and open, even with all the displays you never feel crowded with a lot of people around. As I've stated, they also have various other gifts and home decorations. When we were there that day, they had the Vera Bradley's Little Mermaid collection that I had a minor freak out over.

This is a great place to take a day trip when the weather is nice so you can also walk around downtown Medina. They have plenty of little shops and restaurants with character (one is even inside an old bank with steel vaults in the middle of the room!). I do like going to Root Candles periodically to see what's new, like their aromatherapy line was a surprise for me. I like the variety of styles and sizes that the candles come in. I also love that they are local and Ohio-made. Have you been to Root Candles and what are your favorite scents? Let me know in the comments!

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