Why Choose Soy Candles

Many people just think a candle is a candle…as long as it smells pretty it’s good, right? Wrong! Wax type matters and here’s are some of the main reasons to choose soy wax. 

It burns clean reducing the amount of indoor air pollution as opposed to paraffin wax which releases soot toxic chemicals such as toluene (a known carcinogen for humans) during the combustion process.

With a high quality candle, you get what you pay for. While Soy Candles are more expensive, when you consider factors like burning time, they're quite comparable to cheaper wax candles. 

3.) Soy wax is sustainable. 

Soy wax is environmentally friendly and made from a renewable energy source. Wax like paraffin is derived from petroleum which is a non renewable energy source and produces chemical emissions during its production. 

Beeswax is in the same high quality category in terms of candle making; however, many bee farm practices are cruel and unnatural. It’s common for bee keepers to rip or cut off the wings of the queen bee in order to keep her prisoner in the colony because bees will not produce wax/honey without a queen present. Bees work hard and to produce just a single pound of beeswax- worker bees must fly the equivalent of 6 times around the world! In addition to this, wax is vital for the survival of the colony because it protects the growing baby bees inside their cells. Also, instead of exploiting honeybees, soy farms create a symbiotic relationship with them where the wild bees pollinate the soy plants increasing the yield and the pollen collected from the soy plants helps out the colony.