Cade Black

What Cade Black does

Cade Black is a privately held, founder-owned botanical fragrance studio operating as Cade Black LLC in Kansas City, Missouri. The company formulates and sells handmade, plant-based personal-care and home-fragrance products — botanical bar soaps, body mists, Eau de Parfum, incense, and hand-poured soy candles — built on a clean-ingredient positioning that excludes phthalates, parabens, synthetic fragrance, palm oil, and animal-derived ingredients. The product platform rests on natural inputs (pure essential oils, absolutes, grape-derived organic alcohol, spring water, organic vegetable glycerin, sustainably harvested resins and foliage) rather than on any software or AI layer; the Douglas Fir used in incense is sourced through a named artist partnership with Stefan Bishop.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce operation running on Shopify through houseofcadeblack.com, with no wholesale or third-party retail distribution. Products are sold one-time at unit prices ranging from $15 (incense) and $18 (4.5oz soap) up to $169 (Eau de Parfum 50mL) and $240 (premium candles), with free domestic shipping over $40 (and $175 for free shipping on larger orders) and flat-rate international shipping to Australia, Asia, Canada, and Europe. A physical showroom in Kansas City's Crossroads District supports in-person shopping and appointments, and a 'Curious Samplers' set is used as a discovery mechanism across the SKU portfolio.

The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or external investors, and targets individual consumers seeking natural, ethically sourced, cruelty-free botanical fragrance and body-care products. It won the International Perfume Foundation's New Luxury Awards in 2024 and launched its Botanical Candles collection in 2024 after a year of development, marking its most recent category extension beyond personal fragrance.

Name

Cade Black

Legal name

Cade Black LLC

Website

https://houseofcadeblack.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cade Black is a privately held, founder-owned botanical fragrance studio in Kansas City that makes and sells handmade, plant-based soaps, parfums, mists, incense, and candles direct-to-consumer through its own website and a single Crossroads District showroom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Botanical Fragrances

NAICS

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (45612)

SIC

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural & Clean Fragrance (CRABADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Fragrance (Women’s/Men’s/Unisex) (CRABADAA)

Keywords

• Botanical fragrances
• Handmade natural soaps
• Artisan incense sticks
• Natural soy candles
• Organic perfumes

Headquarters

HQ city

Mound City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: One-time product purchases through their Shopify-powered e-commerce website. Products include botanical soaps, perfumes, mists, incense, and candles sold at various price points ranging from $15 to $240.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cade Black is a botanical fragrance studio that produces and sells handmade bar soaps, body mists, Eau de Parfum, incense, and soy candles made from natural ingredients including pure essential oils, absolutes, organic alcohol from grapes, spring water, and organic vegetable glycerin. Products are formulated free from phthalates, parabens, synthetic fragrances, palm oil, and animal-derived ingredients, sold exclusively through the company's own e-commerce website with a physical studio showroom in Kansas City.

Product overview

Cade Black is a botanical fragrance and personal care brand offering a unified portfolio of botanical-based scented products. The core offering spans six product lines: Botanical Soaps (handmade bar soaps in 4.5oz and 1lb formats), Botanical Mists (body sprays in 100mL and 50mL), Botanical Parfums (Eau de Parfum in 50mL), Botanical Incense (thick sticks and slender sticks in tube or box packaging), Botanical Candles (hand-poured soy candles), and Curious Samplers (discovery sets). Signature scent Cade Black 10 appears across multiple formats. Products are free of phthalates, parabens, synthetic fragrances, petroleum bioproducts, and palm oil. The company sells exclusively through its e-commerce website and operates a studio showroom in Kansas City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Olfactory Nomad: Return shipping address label used by Cade Black for returns processing

Products and services

• Botanical Soap Handmade bar soaps made from saponified organic pomace oil, coconut oil, shea butter, castor oil, essential oils, absolutes, and clay. Available in multiple scent variations including Spearmint Lavender, Pure Six, Frank and Penny, Lotus White, Cade Black 10, Tonka Bean and Patchouli, White Sage and Pine, Coastal Blue, Pistol V, and Willin' in 4.5oz bar and 1lb Pound Town End-Cuts formats. Targeted at individual consumers seeking natural, botanical body care.
• Botanical Mists Body mists formulated from spring water, organic alcohol from grapes, pure essential oils, absolutes, and organic vegetable glycerin. Available in Tonka Bean and Patchouli, White Sage and Pine, and Coastal Blue variants in 100mL or 50mL sizes. Targeted at individual consumers seeking natural botanical fragrance.
• Botanical Parfums (Eau de Parfum) Full-bodied botanical fragrances made from pure essential oils, absolutes, and organic alcohol from grapes. Includes signature scent Cade Black 10, plus Willin', Frank and Penny, Lotus White, and Pistol V in 50mL Eau de Parfum format priced at $169.00 USD. Targeted at individual consumers seeking premium botanical fragrance.
• Botanical Incense Handmade incense made from sustainably harvested dried leaves, sticks, branches, needles, flowers, and resins. Available in Red Cedar, Douglas Fir and Piñón Wood, Palo Santo and Douglas Fir, Sweetgrass and Lavender, Sandalwood-Dragon's Blood-Galangal, Oakmoss-Copal-Sandalwood, Agarwood-Frankincense-Benzoin, Big Sur Sage, and Palo Santo + Big Sur Sage Blend formats including thick sticks and slender stick box packaging variations. Targeted at individual consumers seeking natural incense for ambiance and ritual.
• Botanical Candles Hand-poured soy candles with lead-free wicks and phthalate-free composition. Available in Smoke Bud, Orange Clove, Cinnamona, Lavender Solifleur, PLP, Frankincense Reserve, Coastal Blue, and Lovey variants priced from $64.00 to $240.00. Targeted at individual consumers seeking natural botanical home fragrance.
• Curious Samplers Discovery sampler sets for customers to explore the product range. The Curiosity Sampler Set includes Cade Black 10 Eau de Parfum, Willin' Eau de Parfum, Lotus White Eau de Parfum, two shea butter soaps, incense, and matches at $28.00 USD. Pound Town Soap End-Cuts offers 1 lb bundles of randomized soap end pieces at $42.00. Targeted at individual consumers and gift purchasers seeking to sample the range.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stefan BishopminorOthersArtist and furniture designer Stefan Bishop provides Douglas Fir from his LA studio for use in Cade Black's incense products. This partnership ensures a consistent supply of high-quality, artist-sourced botanical materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Skylar: Skylar is a D2C clean fragrance brand offering hypoallergenic, botanical eau de parfum and body mists. Its online-only model, ingredient transparency, and natural positioning directly overlap Cade Black's value proposition.
• Ellis Brooklyn: Ellis Brooklyn is a clean, botanical D2C fragrance and body care brand selling eau de parfum, mists, and body care online. It targets the same 'free-from, natural luxury' buyer as Cade Black with a similar price point and channel mix.
• Phlur: Phlur is a direct-to-consumer clean and botanical fragrance house selling eau de parfum and body products online. It competes head-to-head with Cade Black for the same natural-fragrance, transparent-ingredient consumer.
• Otherland: Otherland is a D2C luxury candle and home fragrance brand with comparable price points ($60+ candles) and a similar aesthetic-led, giftable positioning. It overlaps Cade Black directly on the Botanical Candles line.
• Boy Smells: Boy Smells is a D2C candle and fragrance brand known for hand-poured, gender-neutral candles and body products in a similar premium artisanal aesthetic. It is comparable to Cade Black on candle format, DTC channel, and design-led brand positioning.

Broad incumbents

• D.S. & Durga: D.S. & Durga is a niche fragrance and home fragrance house with storytelling-led, botanical-leaning scents sold through DTC and select retail. It is comparable as a broader, more established artisanal fragrance peer in the same category.
• Diptyque: Diptyque is a heritage luxury candle and fragrance house with global retail distribution and a strong home-fragrance identity. It is comparable as a broader incumbent that defines the premium candle category Cade Black's Botanical Candles compete within.
• Le Labo: Le Labo is an established niche/luxury fragrance house with hand-blended, botanical-leaning perfumes and a DTC-plus-retail model. It is comparable as a broader incumbent in artisanal, botanical fragrance at a higher price point.
• Aesop: Aesop is an established luxury botanical personal care and fragrance house with broad retail distribution. It is a broader incumbent whose botanical, ingredient-led positioning overlaps Cade Black's, but with significantly greater scale and retail footprint.
• Maison Margiela 'Replica': Maison Margiela's Replica line offers affordable-to-mid luxury fragrances and candles with nature/place-inspired scent profiles. It competes in the same 'nature-inspired scent' shelf as Cade Black but with the backing of a major fashion house.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/thehouseofcadeblack

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Cade Black