Blog
Aug 14, 2025
Essential Candy® Introduces New Smaller-Size Retail Bags at Newtopia Now
Discover Essential Candy® at Booth #1101 in the Startup CPG section at Newtopia Now trade show in Denver! We’re unveiling our new 1.5 oz retail bags with 12 individually wrapped pieces in four best-selling varieties—Digestive, Uplifting, Zing Energy lozenges, and Cacao Orange Hard Candy.
Aug 1, 2025
Skullcap: The Calming Botanical Rooted in Centuries of Herbal Wisdom
Skullcap is a revered botanical known for its calming, grounding, and balancing qualities. Used for centuries in Indigenous and Western herbal traditions, skullcap is classified as a nervine—an herb that supports relaxation and emotional ease. Its gentle nature makes it ideal for daily calmness or evening wind-down, which is why it plays a key role in Essential Candy®’s Uplifting™ and Slumber™ Botanical Lozenges. Rich in soothing plant compounds and mild herbal flavor, skullcap helps promote both clarity and comfort, offering a natural, plant-powered way to support emotional well-being.
Jul 17, 2025
Rosehips: The Vibrant Fruit Behind Centuries of Natural Wellness
Rosehips are the vibrant fruit that form after rose petals fall, long celebrated for their connection to vitality and nourishment. Used across cultures for centuries, rosehips are rich in antioxidants and naturally high in vitamin C, making them a valued botanical for everyday wellness. Known for their bright flavor and nourishing qualities, rosehips play an important role in Essential Candy®’s Wellness™ Plant-Powered Lozenges alongside elderberry, schisandra berry, and lemon. This ancient fruit continues to support modern wellness through tradition, flavor, and the quiet power of plants.
May 6, 2025
Essential Candy Announces Relocation to Larger GMP Certified Facility in Easley, South Carolina, to Support Growth and Expand its Candy With A Purpose Mission
Essential Candy, the woman-owned wellness candy brand known for its functional hard candies infused with organic plant botanicals, is excited to announce the relocation of its operations to a larger, GMP-certified manufacturing facility in Easley, South Carolina.
Nov 19, 2024
Essential Candy Partners with Walmart, the U.S. Retail Giant, to Bring Healthier Hard Candies to Shelves and Bolster American Jobs
Essential Candy® is proud to announce its new partnership with Walmart, bringing its premium plant-powered lozenges to select Walmart stores nationwide. After being selected during Walmart’s highly competitive 10th Annual Open Call event, Essential Candy now expands its mission of offering clean, organic, plant-based wellness products made in the USA.
Oct 25, 2024
Experiencing Seasonal Allergies... We have a Candy For That
Breathe Better™ Botanical Lozenges are crafted with organic lemon, lime, peppermint, lavender, nettle leaf, and mullein—plants traditionally associated with clarity, refreshment, and respiratory comfort. Each lozenge offers a soothing, plant-powered experience designed to support seasonal wellness and easy breathing.
Oct 1, 2024
Recovering After Hurricane Helene: Devastation, Community Resilience, and How You Can Help
As the winds of Hurricane Helene finally settled, the true magnitude of its destruction became heartbreakingly clear. Greenville, SC, Easley, SC, and parts of Western North Carolina, including the beautiful city of Asheville, have been left in a state of devastation.
Sep 25, 2024
A Natural Way to Boost Your Immune System
Elderberry has been used for centuries across cultures for its deep color, rich flavor, and antioxidant support. At Essential Candy, we’ve taken this time-honored botanical and paired it with lemon, schisandra, and rosehips to create our Wellness™ Botanical Lozenges—crafted to support immune health and daily wellness.
Sep 15, 2024
Discover the Flavor Journey of Curb AM & Curb PM Botanical Lozenges
Explore Essential Candy’s Curb AM & PM botanical lozenges—crafted with dandelion root, peppermint, cayenne, and more for a flavorful, mindful ritual from morning to night.
Mar 1, 2024
Lavender: From Ancient Gardens to Modern Relaxation
Lavender is a plant with a rich history and a soothing scent that has captivated people for centuries. This fragrant herb is native to the Mediterranean and has been used in traditional medicine, religious ceremonies, and daily life since ancient times.
Feb 1, 2024
The Ancient Power of Chamomile: A Calming Herb Through the Ages
Chamomile is one of the most ancient medicinal herbs known to mankind. With a history that stretches back thousands of years, this delicate white flower has found a place in many traditional healing practices across the world.
Jan 29, 2024
Enduring Hearts and Essential Candy Partner for Heart Month
Enduring Hearts, the only national non-profit solely funding research benefiting pediatric heart transplant recipients, announces a new partnership with Essential Candy, a holistic candy company focused on creating all-natural healthy hard candy infused with pure essential oils and plant botanicals to promote health and wellbeing. Throughout the month of February, nationally recognized as “heart month”, the partnership will raise awareness and critical funding for pediatric heart transplant research.