About Us

If you're new to eScential S.O.Y., I want to start by saying: welcome. But this is more than candles. It’s real life. Real healing. Real faith. Real me. A woman who’s walked through grief, loss, and the weight of starting over; and chose to keep pouring through it all, with prayer and purpose.

This isn’t just a business. It’s part of my healing. Born out of the pain of rebuilding when everything familiar had fallen away… from the quiet battles no one sees.

 
I didn’t start eScential S.O.Y. because I had everything figured out. Truth is, I was just trying to find peace in the middle of a life that had been flipped upside down. I needed something to help me feel close to YHWH again when everything felt too heavy to carry.

 
So I grabbed what I had; wax, oil, and a little faith, and I started pouring. Just me, my hands, and prayer. And somewhere in that quiet… healing began. Not all at once. But enough to keep showing up. Enough to get out of bed. Enough to believe that maybe this broken place could become something beautiful.

 
Every scent I created spoke to something I needed; peace, strength, rest, comfort. And slowly, I realized… I wasn’t the only one who needed it. That’s the heart of eScential S.O.Y.

Yes, there are plenty of candle companies out there with pretty branding and trending scents. But I’m not here for trends. I’m here on assignment. These are Scents of YHWH; each one poured with intention, chosen through prayer, and made to do more than just smell good.

 
They’re made to meet you where you are. To bring light into dark places. To remind your heart that He’s still near. This is where the work of my hands becomes a doorway back to Him. 

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"All that your hand finds to do, do it with your might..." Ecclesiastes 9:10

 
And it’s not just our candles. Our wax melts and Beads of Sacred Clay carry that same heart. Each one is formed slowly, prayerfully, and by hand; something steady to hold when your soul needs to rest in something sacred.

 
So if you’re here; whether it’s your first time or you’ve been walking with me for a while; I’m grateful. You're part of the reason I kept going. And I pray that what was born through fire, faith, and surrender brings warmth, healing, and peace into your life… just like it did to mine.

-Dana M

 
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but YHWH is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26