Do You Know What's In Your Candles? Soy vs. Paraffin
- W Fleur Aroma
- Oct 24, 2017
- 2 min read
Candles are made from many products, but predominantly paraffin wax is the most common. Paraffin wax is a petroleum by-product that is created from the sludge waste when crude oil is refined into gasoline. Sounds a bit gross.
If you’re burning paraffin candles you may not know that it is harmful not only yourself but everyone around you including pets. When burned, paraffin candles 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.
Finally, have you ever seen the black residue that paraffin candles leave on the containers they were burned in? Prolonged use of these candles can stain your walls, ceilings, curtains or blinds, and even carpets or rugs. If your home has visible soot stains - your lungs and airways may too.
Go natural with
W Fleur Aroma soy wax candles!
W Fleur Aroma candles are made from American grown soy beans and offer cleaner-burning - no toxins, carcinogens, or pollutants which means it's less likely to trigger allergies.
The production of soy wax candles greatly benefits the American agricultural economy. Soy wax is a renewable agricultural resource, it supports sustainable economic growth as well as environmental practices.
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.
100% natural soy wax
Pure essential oils
Reusable and recyclable containers
Natural wicks: ECO cotton, hemp, and cherry wood
Phthalate-free fragrance
No dyes or additives
Petroleum-free
Paraben-free
Sulfate-free
No animal products
No mineral oils
W Fleur Aroma candles are eco-friendly and are a perfect complement to a healthy and environmentally conscious home.
For information on soy candle care go to W Fleur Aroma FAQs page:
SOURCES
Rezaei, Karamatollah & Wang, Tong & A. Johnson, Lawrence. (2002). Combustion characteristics of candles made from hydrogenated soybean oil. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 79. 803-808. 10.1007/s11746-002-0562-y.
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