Are Soy Candles Better Than Paraffin?

Benefits of Using Soy Wax to Fragrance Your Home

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Do you like to add fragrance to your home? I think most of us do. Do you use incense, scented candles, essential oils or wax melts? If you use scented candles or wax melts, you probably prefer one of the big-name brands with powerful scents. Most of those smell pretty nice, but their scents are usually synthetic, and they’re made with paraffin wax, which releases up to 20 carcinogens into the air when burned. If it has lead in the wick, it can be highly toxic when it burns. Scented wax products are made from many different products, but paraffin is the most common. Here, I’m going to list some reasons you might consider switching to 100% soy wax for adding pleasant smells to your surroundings.

1. Soy wax burns cleaner than paraffin wax. Paraffin is petroleum based, it is made from the waste that’s created when crude oil is turned into gasoline. Yuck! Some candle companies use wicks with lead in them, causing even more air pollution. Even with a 100% cotton wick a paraffin wax candle makes a lot of black soot which can be harmful to the lungs, not to mention it can stain your walls. Soy wax doesn’t have these toxins to release. This is most dangerous for people who suffer from asthma, children and the elderly as they are more susceptible to these pollutants. Soy wax is made from soy bean oil, so it’s really a vegetable product. Soy is a renewable source, making it much more environmentally friendly! You can get beeswax candles too, but that is not vegan and with the endangerment of most of the species, I personally don’t want to take anything more from them.

2. Soy wax burns slower than paraffin. Because soy wax burns at a lower temperature than paraffin does, it takes longer for it to burn up and lasts up to 50% longer. The lower burning temperature of soy wax also reduces the risk of someone being burned by it. In addition to soy wax burning more slowly, it burns more evenly. You may have noticed, or even become irritated by the wax sticking to the sides of the glass as the candle burns down. It seems wasteful and creates an eyesore out of something that should be nice to look at. A 100% soy wax candle isn’t going to leave all that nasty looking residue behind as it burns down evenly and is missing the chemicals that cause the black soot.

3. Soy wax smells better. The chemicals in paraffin wax can affect the fragrance, and the higher burning temperature can cause the smell to wear off sooner. Like I mentioned above, soy wax lasts up to 50% longer. Most soy products use 100% essential oils to add fragrance, so you won’t get that synthetic perfumey-chemical smell that those of us with more sensitive olfactory sensors definitely notice. I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand anything fake.

What do you think? Are you ready to make the switch to 100% soy products? If so, I can offer you some wonderful products. Please consider making a purchase from my Country Scents Candles store. We have affordable pricing and flat rate shipping across the USA.

Country Scents products are hand-poured in Kentucky using 100% FDA approved soy wax, lead free 100% cotton wicks, and NO chemical dyes. These products are phthalate free and kosher certified. Also, if you were wondering, yes, they’re vegan too! These long-lasting scents use 100% essential oils (a few scents have fragrance oils added to achieve the perfect aromatic blend) for a pleasant aroma. There are so many scents to choose from, you’re sure to find something you love here.

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