Why Soy Wax?                *healthier*

Soy Candles are Clean Burning and Asthma friendly!

"Of course, nothing that burns is entirely smoke-free, but there is drastically less soot from a soy candle than from a paraffin candle. Paraffin is a petroleum byproduct. David Krause, a researcher of air quality, has presented evidence that the soot from paraffin candles has many of the same compounds - including as many as 11 carcinogen's - as burning diesel fuel. In other words, it's like having a miniature 18-wheeler in your living room, or worse, your bedroom.

Kathleen O'Neil (E: The Environmental Magazine, Nov. 2000) wrote, "A recent study of residents in both rural and industrial areas confirmed this. It found high chemical levels in the subjects' bodies, indicating they had received doses of pollutant's in their homes five to 70 times higher than the highest outdoor levels.". Burning candles are listed as one of the top contributors to indoor pollution.

Soy wax, on the other hand, has never been shown to give off any carcinogen's at all. It also will not leave unpleasant soot-stains or discolor walls, ceilings, draperies, or furniture."