Kristin D'Aliso, founder of Hudson Candle, was diagnosed with Lupus + Scleroderma 5 years ago and found solace and ritual in lighting candles and taking long baths to help ease the pain on her most challenging days. This was the spark to create a line of candles inspiring hope and relief. As Kristin is more sensitive than others to scents, her fierce dedication to find the purest ingredients led her to hand pouring soy and coconut blend wax candles and creating proprietary essential oil blends that she now sources from France. Instead of letting the sudden onset of an unpredictable condition stop her from moving forward, Kristin created a remarkable product line as an act of resistance against it.

Kristin shares how she taught herself the beautiful art of candle making and the complex nature behind the wax, the wick and the essential oil blends. Candles are not only Kristin's thing, they are a symbol of personal growth and hope.