Aljunied Candle Making Workshop: Hush Blends From S$30

Hush Candle runs its essential oil blending and candle making workshop in its own studio at 623 Aljunied Road, #07-01, Aljunied Industrial Complex, Singapore 389835. A private session for one to four people costs S$30 per person for a 120ml soy candle or S$45 per person for a 240ml jar, and lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours. The office is open 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, by appointment only, so this candle making workshop is something you book rather than walk into.

Hush began because its founders could not find good, affordable candles in Singapore. The about page says the idea took shape in 2014, and the FAQ dates the official launch to June 2015, when the brand sold just three candle scents. By January 2019 it had grown from a passion project into a business with its own studio, warehouse and office space, which is the industrial unit where workshops now take place. The press blurb on the homepage credits Nicole Su and Chelsea Low as the founders.

The brand calls itself a boutique fragrance studio focused on simple, fuss-free soy candles, essential oil blends and home fragrances at accessible prices. Its range is broad now, with room sprays, roll-ons, reed diffusers and DIY candle kits. The corporate client list on the FAQ is long too, naming Facebook, Credit Suisse, Mamonde, Macallan, Shiseido and Sephora. The studio session is the same craft scaled down to a table for four.

The workshop starts with a short introduction to aromatherapy and the benefits of essential oils, then moves to scent sampling. Each participant gets a range of 15 to 18 seasonal essential oils to work with, which is more choice than most beginner classes offer. You build your own blend first, and only then move on to the candle itself.

In the second half you make a soy candle scented with the essential oil blend you created. The standard option is a 120ml jar with a lid at S$30 per person. The larger 240ml jar costs S$45 per person, and extra candles cost the same as the first one, S$30 or S$45 each. Because the scent is pure essential oil rather than synthetic fragrance, expect a softer throw than a shop-bought fragrance candle, which suits bedrooms and small rooms well.

For a bigger take-home bag, the Trio Essentials Workshop costs S$80 and runs for two hours at the same studio. You make a 4oz scented candle, a 50ml room spray and a 10ml essential oil roll-on, working through calming florals and uplifting citrus oils as you go, and you design your own labels for all three. It is the better pick for anyone who already owns plenty of candles and wants something for a desk drawer or gym bag.

For workshops at the studio, the group size is a minimum of one and a maximum of four people. Larger groups need a customised arrangement. To book, fill in the enquiry form on the private workshop page with the number of participants and the date and time you want. Hush replies, holds the slot for three working days once details are agreed, and asks for full payment before the session to secure it.

Hush also sells dated group sessions through its online shop, and the FAQ says candle making workshops are typically held on a bi-monthly basis. The October 2026 school holiday run, listed on the hushcandle.com product page for the Essential Oil Blending & Candle Making Workshop, offered two-hour slots from 11am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm between Monday 19 and Sunday 25 October at S$30 each, weekend dates included. Each seat makes one 4oz candle in a glass or tin jar. Complimentary water, coffee, tea and cold drinks are provided, and these sessions are strictly non-refundable from seven days before the date.

The private format works well for two friends, a couple or a parent with two children who want the whole table to themselves. Hush pitches its dated sessions at school holiday plans, birthdays and weekend catch-ups. Office teams usually book the corporate version instead, which Hush can run on site as a walk-up scent bar or candle station at events.

Skip it if you want a decorative candle. The class centres on scent, not on dried flowers, crystals or sculpted wax, and the result is a plain soy jar. Anyone hoping to photograph something elaborate will be happier at a decoration-led studio such as WICKKA in Lavender, which builds its classes around crystals. Hush is for people who care more about how the room will smell.

Aljunied Industrial Complex is a working industrial building, and the studio is on the seventh floor, so take the lift and look for unit 07-01. Mattar station on the Downtown Line is the closest MRT, around two minutes on foot, while Aljunied station on the East West Line and MacPherson on the Circle Line are each a longer walk. Give yourself time to find the right lift lobby.

After the session, walk south toward Geylang Road, where the numbered lorongs fill up with zi char restaurants, frog porridge stalls and durian sellers from late afternoon. Heading east along Sims Avenue brings you toward Paya Lebar and Geylang Serai, where the market and the surrounding streets are good for an evening meal. Carry your candle upright, since soy wax set that day can still mark if the jar tips.

Studio slots for four fill up around weekends and school holidays. If the dates you want are gone, ask Hush about a weekday private session, since the office runs Monday to Friday. Alternatively, Slow Scent Company in Hong Lim Complex in Chinatown runs a two-hour Crystal Botanical Candle Making Workshop with open-date bookings, and Candlescape in Toa Payoh North takes larger groups of up to 30.

Address: Hush Candle studio, 623 Aljunied Road, #07-01, Aljunied Industrial Complex, Singapore 389835. Office hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm, by appointment only. Private workshop: one to four people, 1.5 to 2 hours, S$30 per person with a 120ml jar or S$45 with a 240ml jar. Full payment secures the slot; dated workshops are non-refundable from seven days before. Nearest MRT: Mattar. Ask Karpo in the Karpo APP where to eat in Geylang afterwards.