Island Soap & Candle Works

Sigh, I remember when this was just a little mom and pop-​ish shop. I absolutely love the products… the lip balms are the best and I love they try to keep things as natural as possible. (Still curious as to how their palm oil is sustainable but no one at any of the locations could answer that.)
I’ve gotta take a star off for service though and that’s across the board. They used to be really personable and take pride in what they sold but at two locations, we weren’t even greeted. At this one, as I raved about the lip balms and said they’re all I used, the woman behind the counter just shrugged. I was looking at the salve (which is completely re-​designed and looks much more commercial) and noted I still had the old design at home and she recoiled and said «oh my God, I hope you don’t still have or use the salve in there!» I didn’t say anything about there still being salve in it, I said I still had the tin. I begrudingly bought something because I knew they didn’t carry this particular bundle at Walmart but the indifference experience by every location we went in (we went to them all) is a little disheartening.

Good selection of soaps with other skin care products. Helpful and knowledge staff.

My family and I entered this store after we ate dinner in the same shopping center. The main reason that we went in there is because it smelt so damn good. The soap and candles were a little pricey and undersized. My brother commented «This is the only store that I can fart in and no one will smell it.» We all laughed. We decided to give it 2 stars mainly because we didn’t buy anything and the prices were high.

Great selection of candles and soaps & I would have bought a bunch, but I was never acknowledged when I tried to ask a question about the base and ingredients of the soaps, so I walked out and didn’t buy anything.

Loved the shop, loved the selection, loved the service — and, here’s a surprise for Hawaii gift shops, I didn’t even hate the prices. Nice selection. Only real problem: The scents are so overpowering you can’t really smell what it is you’re interested in. But the service is so friendly, the staff so nice, it’s very worth a trip!

Lovely little shop tucked away on a little strip. Soap is very inexpensive and very high quality. Buy 4 get one free!
Will mail order when we run out for sure.
Store was VERY fragrant and it bothered my sinuses.
Highly recommend.

My wife and I popped in here as we were checking out this awesome little town. The first thing that hit me was the amazing smell of the store. Nothing magical there, it’s a candle store so it smelled awesome. What was kind of magical was that the store felt like it belonged in this town. There were people in the back making candles by hand, everything had an old world charm to it, and all of the products were really great.

We didn’t even buy anything (no room in luggage), but I was so amazed with what a great business this seemed to be that I just had to rate it. Check it out!

Nice shop, smells great and they have all of their great products.
My only complaint (?) is that you’d think their prices here, since they are the manufacturer would be cheaper than all of the ABC and other retail stores.
Great products though.

My husband and I are fortunate to be able to come to Kauai every year and this is one of my first stops!
I always pick up a bottle each of the Awapuhi shampoo and conditioner. It smells great and works great on my island hair. I also pick up a bottle of the Oils of Aloha brand of Kukui oil. They carry this oil in regular and some scented. This oil is great for moisturizer and does not clog pores, at least not mine.
Of course I always find things to bring home for friends and family. I even get requests, you know who you are!

LOVE this place! I was leary to go into this store due to the possibly overwhelming scents and the affect it would have on my allergies. It didn’t bother me a bit. The scents are welcoming and not strong at all. I had no problem browsing in the store for what seemed like forever and going back the next day to purchase more. The soaps are beautifully done with 3 sizes. Any scent is available in all sizes. The volcano oil is magic. (helps with my headaches, allergies and aches). The surfers salve is great as is the balm. They also have a variety of beautiful candles & holders, soap dishes and doggie treats! Everything in the store is either made there or in their production facility in Honolulu. I love the fact that what you buy there, is made there. Not imported from another country. I will be ordering online when I run out without a doubt!

Right when you walk in, you are surrounded by beautiful scents of Hawaii! Their homemade soaps and candles are to irresistible not to buy. We bought the 5 pack of soaps (Relaxation Bar, Surfer’s Scrub, Spa Bar, Eucalyptus Lime Sage and French Clay) and four scented candles. They have a great selection of scents for both the soaps and candles.
They do make the candles and soaps right there, so if you are there at the right time you might be able to watch them make them!

If you enjoy the smell of specialty soap stores or cute little candle stores high in perfume potency, you’ll enjoy Island Soaps. If you’re not a fan, I’d steer clear. Me? I’m a fan. I walked in and took a deep breath in. Such a sweet smelling shop.
Aromatherapy, floral scents, soaps for him… even soap for your dog, is there a soap this shop hasn’t thought of? Besides the soaps, there are also a variety of different candles you can enjoy (and an offer for matches when you buy one just in case!), as well as other gift items like candle holders, lotions and even some local art work.
Bonus: If you run out, it’s all available for purchase online! Or maybe we shouldn’t share that fact so we all have an excuse to keep coming back to Kauai…

**TROPICAL AROMATIC SOUVENIRS HERE**
Loved this place.
Locally-​owned and produced, the intoxicating tropical smells beckon from afar.
I ended up purchasing a few souvenirs for my girlfriends:
**SOAPS
**CHAPSTICKS
**RUBBER DUCKIES (wearing leis and Hawaiian t-​shirts)
= buy 4 soaps get the 5^th free (nice surprise)!
I also had them ribbon wrapped which looked cute and personable.
The store also sells candles, lotions, shampoo, massage oils, etc.
Great stop for souvenirs.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

My husband knows how much I love candles and the island of Kauai. So last Christmas, it purchased a candle from this store as a surprise for me and when I received it, I was in heaven!
We recently just came back from our trip to this beautiful place and we ran across a store that makes candles and soap. Lo and behold, it’s the same store where my candle came from!
I can’t tell you how happy I was when I finally put two and two together and came up with Island Soap & Candle Works!
This store is truly awesome. The staff is super nice and they actually make everything on site. My only disappointment was that nothing was being made at the time we stopped in, but the packaging was going on! Which leads me to believe business is good… and won’t be going out of business any time soon!
I bought some more candles (can never have too many of those!) and picked up some soap as well. Can’t wait to start using that!
As I’ve said in my previous reviews… I love to support local businesses wherever I go and this is definitely a business to support!
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Fun shop to just wander around. Cool that you can see the soap curing in the back. Friendly peole there to tell you about their products. Loved how you approach the store and smell its wonderful scents welcoming you.

The people in this location are super nice. Great smell and selection. Anybody that knows me knows customer service is my biggest judge of a great place, and this place has it. We come to Kauai often and this has become one of our sure stops. Thanks for running a great shop!

Between the Maui and this location, as well as the online store, I’ve been getting their pineapple-​shaped soaps for years. They make it in each shop, and have tons of flavors to choose from.
My fave has since been discontinued, unfortunately — it was a chunk of gorgeous deep green glycerin mint soap that lathered richly. So sad.
This trip, I got some pineapple passion fruit Kukui body oil, a Surfer’s soap and a Mandarin Lemongrass. The Morning Mint is really good too. Their soaps aren’t super smelly, or artificial smelling, they are all natural feeling.
If you like good soap, check them out! They are really friendly here and it’s a cool place to come in and smell around.

My favorite place to shop on the island! There isn’t that much of good shopping in Kauai, but this place is the best. It’s all hand made candles, soaps, lotions etc. They smell so good! I love the location of the store. Koloa town was my favorite place, I went about 4 times during my trip.
You can find lots of gifts for people and take home a unique candle for yourself. I love having the reminders of Kauai in my apartment. Awesome little shop!

Creamy coconut lotion is the bomb!

It smells like Yankee Candle and Lush products had a massive orgy and when they «reached their peak» out came a wave of smelly candles…
I love the Weary Tea and other tea products here— It really does work… Tons of lotions and Surfer Salve (which is used for everything– it like a duct tape… good for bug bites, sun burn, chapped lips and skin)
You can smell it from five stores down and it is hard to miss