David Oreck Candle Company

David Oreck built his name on the Oreck vacuum cleaner, which he sold for decades in his own television ads. In later life he started a candle business. The company's own About page said that David Oreck founded David Oreck Pure Air Candles in 2009, with headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana, and candles hand-poured in North Carolina.

Around 2011 the business became David Oreck Candle Company, a home party company. Its sellers were called Scent Specialists, and early in 2012 it announced a new collection of made-in-America candles and meltables. The announcement said the company had hired four regional sales directors, a training manager, a marketing communications manager and a national marketing director to coach its sellers, and that it aimed to be the fastest growing home party sales business in the US in 2012.

“David Oreck became a household name through his Oreck Vacuum Cleaners. His goal with his candle company is to give back – he wants to give women and men across America the opportunity to build a business on their terms…”

James McCain, VP and General Manager — David Oreck Candle Company announcement, 2012 (as posted on FestivalNet by a Scent Specialist)

That growth did not come. By June 2013, the company's pureaircandles.com site was selling candles straight to shoppers online, and the davidoreckcandle.com address used for Scent Specialist websites was a parked domain page by January 2014. The company kept making candles at its Greensboro, North Carolina factory, which also ran an outlet store and candle-making classes.

In the party years, David Oreck Candle Company sold a broad home fragrance line. The company said its candles used a blend of natural and sustainable waxes and lead-free wicks, and were all made in the USA.

• Candles: tealights, votives, pillars and jar or container candles in many scents.
• Meltables and warmers: wickless wax melts with electric and plug-in warmers, for scent without a flame.
• Accessories and decor: candle holders, trays, goblets, decorative plates and beaded holders.
• Outdoor: hanging holders, pots and citronella candles in ceramic pots.

After the party plan ended, the range narrowed around Pure Air candles. The company described them as odor eliminating, saying the formula sought out odor molecules instead of masking them, and sold pet odor, smoke odor and kitchen versions. Its later online shop also offered essential oil candles, three-wick candles, a men's line, diffusers and private-label candle making for other brands, with a minimum order of 500 pieces.

Sellers were called Scent Specialists. They sold at home parties, one to one and online, and the company recommended weekly parties. Regional sales directors were assigned to mentor sellers in different parts of the country.

Starter Kits

The old Direct Sales Aid profile listed two kits. The basic kit cost $99 plus $19.95 shipping and held over $200 worth of samples and business supplies. New sellers could earn it free by reaching $350 in retail sales in their first 30 days. The Business Building Kit cost $175 plus $19.95 shipping and held over $400 worth of product and tools, for sellers who wanted to launch with a bigger party.

Pay and host rewards

Scent Specialists earned 25% on personal retail sales, paid weekly, with promotions for meeting monthly sales goals plus awards and trips for top sellers. Hosts earned 10% of party sales in host credit, from $15 at $150 in sales up to $100 at $1,000, plus half-price items and extra credit when guests booked their own parties.

The home party plan was short-lived. We could not find a public announcement of its end. By June 2013 the company was selling directly to shoppers through pureaircandles.com, and by January 2014 the davidoreckcandle.com address used for seller websites showed a parked domain page. No archived page from the company after that offered a seller program.

The candle business itself went on. From at least 2017 the davidoreckcandles.com shop sold Pure Air candles, melts and warmers online, and in September 2014 WLBT reported that Oreck, then 91, still ran a small candle-making company in North Carolina. David Oreck died on February 15, 2023. By April 2025 the website described itself as “Eden Candle Company LLC - David Oreck Candles”, still at the Greensboro factory address.

Today the brand is offline. On October 2, 2026 the davidoreckcandles.com address did not load, and edencandles.com showed only a parked placeholder page. We found no closure notice. Fans of the party format can look at live candle companies such as Scentsy and Pink Zebra.