I use soy wax for my wax melts and in my candles I use a soy/paraffin blend because of the results I get. Neither is perfect, and neither is evil.įor candle makers, we all have a different perfect wax or wax blend that gives us the desired results that we want. Paraffin is effectively recycling/reusing a waste byproduct and gives great hot throw. Soy has benefits as a wax, and it's a great marketing point. Those types of candles though are utilitarian more than anything else, and to get a great scent throw, you have to use something that has environmental impact. If you want a little to zero impact candle, you have to use beeswax from local beekeepers or make tallow candles by getting tallow from local farms/butchers that are working in small quantities to begin with. Soy wax is not a pure wax, and it also has environmental impact due to large scale cultivation and the process of turning it into wax. As with all candles, ventilation is important, but that has more to do with the carbon build up from the wick burning than anything else. Paraffin wax itself is not harmful to burn, or at least not any more harmful than burning any other type of candle. Paraffin has environmental impacts only because it is created in the oil manufacturing process. I believe Sasol is highly purified paraffin, and Kerax is paraffin blended with vegetable oil. It sounds like I favour paraffin, but I actually make soy candles and I’m just playing devil’s advocate as I want to know all the facts for both sides!Īlso, I’d also be interested to hear your opinion on Sasol 6213 vs Kerax 4105! I also want to note that I am actually unbiased on this topic. Obviously I’m aware of fossil fuel being a finite resource and the environmental impacts of fracking and such, but if soy relies on fossil then it seems slightly hypocritical. I ask this as I thought if it did indeed use fossil fuel to complete the manufacturing process, then the environmental impact argument for soy may not be as appealing. Some fragrances are more concentrated.įorgive my lack of knowledge on this subject, but does the manufacturing process of the soy bean to wax use fossil fuels (excluding transportation)?Īre the machines used electrically powered, or do they use fuel? When someone says that a candle gave them headaches, it is not due to the wax, the fragrance is what is causing the headaches. The soot from paraffin has the same composition as soot that is emitted from a toaster. Paraffin gets a bad wrap mainly because of the black soot it emits. Both waxes emit soot and both are considered non-toxic. Fossil fuel is the decomposition of plants and animals. Paraffin comes from cruel oil which is a fossil fuel. Due to the hydrogenation process, soy wax is consisted synthetic. Soybean oil is then treated with a hydrogen solution that causes the oil to solidify thus creating a wax. Over 90% of US soybean is genetically engineered and soy has to go through hydrogenation which is the process of turning unsaturated oil into saturated oil in order to increase viscosity. Feel free to check it out.īut to make a long story short, neither is better than the other.
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