Who owns Scentsy?
Scentsy is owned by Scentsy, Inc. (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Scentsy, Scentsy, Inc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Scentsy, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Meridian
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Meridian
- Founded
- 2004 by Heidi Thompson, Orville Thompson
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Candles & home fragrance
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Scentsy
Scentsy is the home-fragrance brand of Scentsy, Inc., begun in 2004 by Heidi and Orville Thompson. Its flagship product is the Scentsy Bar, a scented wax bar melted in an electric warmer, which the company calls a wickless candle because there is no flame. The range also includes diffusers and oils, candles, room sprays, laundry products and cleaning products. It is sold by independent consultants rather than through stores.
Ownership timeline of Scentsy
Where Scentsy sits in Scentsy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in candles & home fragrance, and who owns them
The 7 brands in candles & home fragrance on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is Lion Match Company, with 1.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| White Barn | Bath & Body Works | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Zara Home | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Maya | Jyothy Labs | 🇮🇳 India |
| Clearlite | Lion Match Company | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Yankee Candle | Newell Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wax Lyrical | Portmeirion Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: Scentsy
Scentsy is a privately held company headquartered in Meridian, United States, founded in 2004. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Scentsy, Inc. is a private direct-selling company based in Meridian, Idaho, founded in 2004 by Heidi and Orville Thompson. Its own site describes it as an international leader in home and personal fragrance, selling scented wax bars and wax warmers, diffusers, laundry, cleaning and personal care products through independent consultants. Its wax and home-fragrance products are made at its facilities in Meridian; warmers are made by a manufacturing partner in China. It sells under licence from partners such as Disney, which owns those characters; those licensed collections are not Scentsy brands.
🇺🇸 Scentsy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Scentsy is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Scentsy?
The parent company of Scentsy is Scentsy, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Scentsy American?
Yes. Scentsy originated in the United States in 2004 and its owner, Scentsy, Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Scentsy still owned by Scentsy, Inc.?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Scentsy is still owned by Scentsy, Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About Scentsy — Scentsy, Inc., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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