If you’re burning paraffin candles you may not know that it is harmful not only yourself but everyone around you including pets. Paraffin candles are derived from petroleum and when burned they emit soot, harmful vapors and produce carcinogens.

 

The process of making paraffin wax starts at the bottom of the barrel – literally, the bottom of an oil barrel.  After petroleum is processed into diesel gasoline; motor oil; kerosene; and other fuels, the waste that has been rejected by the gasoline industry is then whitened with industrial strength bleach.  Next, a few additional ingredients are added and finally, you have the very wax that is burning inside your homes.  The soot created by paraffin wax contains the same toxins found in diesel fuel.

 

Paraffin wax contains 11 known toxins while burning including toluene, benzene, and formaldehyde; all of which are known carcinogens. One study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that candles made from paraffin wax give off emissions that exceed the EPA’s standards for outdoor air quality. Hence, when you’re burning paraffin-based candles, you’re breathing in all of these toxins and polluting your indoor air.

 

Go natural with W Fleur Aroma soy wax candles! Our candles offer cleaner-burning - no toxins, carcinogens, or pollutants which means it's less likely to trigger allergies. Soy candles are long-lasting. Soy wax burns cooler which means that you can enjoy your soy wax candle up to 50% longer than a paraffin candle.

 

🌸We hand pour the purest soy candles available. Our candles are infused with essential oils and phthalate-free oils for the perfect aromas. 

 

W Fleur Aroma candles are hand poured in small batches using the finest ingredients Mother Nature has to offer.