Crate Joy
Crate Joy offers 1 product on RevWix across Arts & Crafts, with an average ethics score of 75/10 and recurring certifications including paraben-free, phthalate-free.
Standards & certifications
Verified credentials appearing across Crate Joy's product range.
Ethics breakdown
Average scores across our scoring pillars.
- Labor8/10
- Environment8/10
- Sourcing7/10
- Animal Welfare7/10
- Transparency6/10
Categories covered
Where Crate Joy shows up across our directory.
- Arts & Crafts1
Sustainability commitments
"Uses soy wax which is renewable and biodegradable. The brand uses recycled materials for packaging. They support independent artists and small businesses."
Crate Joy scores & reviews
Product scorecard
| # | Product | Ethics | Shopper rating | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crate Joy: DIY Candle Making Kit (Indie) | 75 | — | $24.99 |
Products from Crate Joy
The DIY Candle Making Kit by Crate Joy is a fun and simple way to create your own soy wax candles. Perfect for beginners, it comes with everything needed to make two candles, including soy wax, wicks, and jars.
How to read Crate Joy's ethics scores
Each Crate Joy product on this page carries a 0–100 score built from four checkable inputs: active third-party certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain information, and the brand's watchdog record. Nothing here is based on Crate Joy's own marketing language.
The spread matters as much as the top score. If Crate Joy's highest and lowest products sit far apart, verification is being applied to some lines and not others — common when a company certifies a flagship range and leaves the rest undocumented. A narrow spread, even at a moderate average, usually signals a consistent policy.
Scores can move without any editorial change, because certification status is re-checked as pages refresh. A lapsed certificate, a new audit or a recall notice will all show up in the product's certification and notes sections.
Questions worth asking before buying Crate Joy
Start with ownership: a parent company's testing or sourcing policy can change what a claim on the packaging actually covers. Then check scope — a certification often applies to one fibre, facility or ingredient rather than the whole product.
Finally, compare within the category rather than against Crate Joy's own range. A mid-scoring product can still be the strongest verified option at its price, and a high-scoring one can be beaten by a cheaper certified alternative.
What each score input covers
| Input | What we check | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | Active listings in public registers, with scope and expiry | Only externally audited claims can be revoked |
| Ingredients & materials | Full disclosure, hazard flags, recycled or organic content | Comparable without trusting brand narrative |
| Transparency | Named suppliers, factories or audit summaries | Shows whether claims survive scrutiny |
| Record | Recalls, regulator rulings and greenwashing findings | Best short-term signal of quality control |
Buying Crate Joy with confidence
- Verify the mark, not the adjectiveSearch the certifier's register for the exact product line.
- Check the parent companyOwnership changes what cruelty-free or organic claims cover.
- Compare in-categoryThe same score means different things across categories.
- Read open notes firstAn unresolved recall outweighs a few score points.
Frequently asked
Is Crate Joy an ethical brand?+
Crate Joy's standing here is the average of its scored products, built only from verifiable inputs: active certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain data and its recall or regulator record. Where a claim cannot be checked in a public register, it earns nothing.
Is Crate Joy certified by third parties?+
Any certification we could confirm appears on the individual product cards above. Marks shown are matched to the certifier's own register; self-declared logos and internal awards are not counted.
Why do Crate Joy products have different scores?+
Scores are per product, not per brand. Differences usually come from certification scope, ingredient or material disclosure, and packaging — a certified flagship can sit far above an undocumented line from the same company.
Are there better alternatives to Crate Joy?+
Compare within the category rather than the brand: category rankings list the highest-scoring verified options at each price level, so you can see whether a cheaper certified alternative beats the Crate Joy product you were considering.