Benefits of Soy

Soy candles are the healthy, natural alternative to paraffin candles. Benefits of choosing soy versus paraffin are:

Soy wax is derived from vegetables - natural, renewable resources; paraffin is derived from petroleum - a limited resource.

Soy wax is 100% all natural and is non-toxic and non-hazardous; paraffin wax emits harmful vapors which contain carcinogens (cancer causing agents) and petro chemicals.

Soy wax burns cleaner; paraffin wax emits black soot.

Soy wax cleans up with soap and hot water; paraffin wax is difficult to remove and you may need tools to clean it off, possibly never removing all the residue paraffin leaves behind.

Soy wax burns 35% to 50% longer; burning paraffin may produce carcinogens.

Soy wax burns completely; paraffin wax may not burn completely, wasting some of the product you paid for and making it hard to reuse any containers it comes in.

Soy wax is completely biodegradable; Paraffin wax contains petroleum by-products and additives that inhibit biodegradability.

Soy wax releases fragrances naturally, faster and longer; paraffin must be blended with chemicals to be able to release fragrance.

Purchasing soy products supports the American Farmer; purchasing paraffin products supports the oil industry.

With all of these important benefits of burning soy instead of paraffin wax, you can see why we choose only soy to craft our candles and take pride in the fact that we are contributing to a cleaner, healthier environment.