MAY UPDATE: Tariffs & Our Commitment to You.

Hi friends,

This is a strange time to be a small business in America. Again.

With uncertainty swirling about price increases and import delays, it feels a bit like the Covid era all over again. 

We want to be transparent with you and answer a few questions:

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You craft your candles in Virginia. Tariffs won't affect you, right?

They will. Most of our ingredients and packaging are made in America, but one component can't be: FRAGRANCE. While we create our blends from U.S. suppliers, they must source essential oils from all over the world. Italian bergamot. Himalayan cedar. Siberian fir. The best quality ingredients are often not native to the U.S. 

We won't compromise quality to avoid tariffs.

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Will your prices increase?

We just don't know yet. We are navigating with the same murky info as everyone else. We will continue to be transparent with any changes as they come.

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What are you doing to combat this?

1) Buying as much as we can now, before supplier restocks come with higher prices. We are a small business with a budget, however. We can only prepare so much.

2) For packaging components sourced overseas, we're deeply exploring American-made alternatives. Our unique mason jar lids are made in India. As much as we love them, we may test an American alternative this summer to see what you think.

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We deeply thank you guys for sticking with us. It may be The Bathing Raven's 10th anniversary year, but this adventure never stops changing and challenging us.

We remain committed to making you top-quality, unique fragrances at an affordable price point.

Now go enjoy those sniffs! We'll keep you posted.

XO- 

Jennifer & Doug