Benefits of Soy Candles
Quick: What comes to mind when you think of soy candles? Before our formal introduction to soy candles, We thought organic (read expensive) and BEIGE! And not just the colour beige, but beige as an overall description for soy candles—blah like baby food, ground chick peas, and a pale winter pallour. We had no idea why it would even occur to anyone to purchase a soy candle.

We couldn't have been more wrong in my assessment! After gaining a working knowledge of candles, soy candles reside front and center in my growing candle collection. When you learn the facts, you will probably replace your paraffin candles with the soy version, at least every now and then. If you're still at the beige stage, read on while we shed a little light on the subject.

Soy lotions for every part of your body..

• Cuticle treatments - it’s like a paraffin dip, only better! (You don’t have to remove the “wax’)
• Dry hands – use as a hand lotion on a daily basis and see the benefits before your eyes
• Dry elbows and knees – the massage oil candles can be used melted, or solid and simply massaged into the skin.
• Heels and feet – for dry feet in the winter or dry scuffed sandal feet in the summer. The massage oil candles will have your feet back in shape in no time
• Damaged skin - Skin inflamed from eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and tinea or athletes feet have benefited tremendously! Any dry skin prone areas – use the candles for spot treatments anywhere you have dry skin.
• Painful skin - Soy Candles have been used graciously on damaged skin from cuts, burns, stretch marks, and crusting as well as to soothe burns, insect bites and sunburns.
• Cosmetic uses - can be used to relieve razor burn on the neck, face and legs or use on the eyebrow area or bikini line to reduce irritation after hair removal
• After a warm shower – Lock moisture into your skin by using the massage oil candles after each shower. Your skin will feel silky smooth all day and the light scent of the candles will perfume your skin beautifully.
• Massage – the Massage oil candles can be used for a wonderfully pampering massage. In addition to the immensely pleasurable sensations created as you, your partner or a therapist applies the warm, specially formulated salve, damaged skin is rejuvenated and sore muscles and aching joints are soothed.
• As a way to add fragrance to any room – massage oil candles come in a variety of scents. Find some you love and enjoy the aromas.

Paraffin vs. Soy
First, clear your mind of all preconceived notions that you've conjured up about soy candles. Replace those thoughts with just two thoughts for now: clean and fresh. Traditional candles made of paraffin are actually petroleum-based products.

• Oil is not only a finite resource, primarily imported from the Middle East, it recently made a new all-time high. You see it reflected at the gas pump, and you'll see it reflected in candle prices, if you haven't already. Soy candles last up to 50% longer than paraffin candles.
• Petroleum products do not burn cleanly. If you wouldn't voluntarily walk into a burning petroleum field, then why would you burn paraffin in your home and around your family? If you burn candles regularly, try this experiment. Move a picture on your wall. If you see an outline on the wall at the edge of the picture, soot from burning candles is the culprit. That same burning petroleum deposits itself in your lungs and it's a known carcinogen. Soy candles are non-toxic, burn cleanly without smoking, burn cooler than paraffin candles, and use all-natural cotton wicks.
• If you've ever spent hours cleaning spilled wax on your floor or carpet, you know what an exercise in futility it can be. Sometimes there is simply no removing it. Spilled melted soy wax cleans up with soap and water, and it does come out, unlike some paraffin spills. Biodegradable soy has its practical advantages as well as its health advantages

As an educated consumer, you have the power to further the advancement of superior products through your purchases. Every industry requires research and development to make advancements, and the natural candle industry will evolve at a rate that makes economic sense. Through your support of natural candle products, you can effect a healthy change while enjoying the benefits and the pleasures of burning soy candles.