Try A Soy Candle For Healthier Burning

Pecans are one of the best nut choices for health-conscious snackers who want crunch, flavor, and great nutrition, too. If you’d like to enjoy a pleasant fragrance while munching on your healthy pecans, soy candles made from clean, sustainable soy wax are another great choice. Why soy candles? Read on!

Candles made from soy wax are highly preferable over many other types because the wax is all-natural, derived only from plants. It is sustainably sourced from the oil of fast-growing soybeans, making it a wax that burns much more cleanly than other types of candle wax, producing less carbon residue. It also burns slower than other waxes, which means your candle will last longer than other, cheap non-soy candles. But the biggest benefit of choosing soy candles over others, especially if you burn candles often, is how they are less detrimental to your health than those made with standard paraffin wax.

Paraffin wax is a byproduct of petroleum, shale, or coal, all of which are non-sustainable, harmful to the environment, and harmful to you, too. Paraffin wax burns quickly and produces high amounts of black soot. When it burns, it also releases a chemical called benzene, which has been classified by the American Cancer Society as a known carcinogen. But paraffin is cheap in comparison to higher-quality waxes like soy wax. On top of that, many makers of paraffin candles use equally toxic synthetic fragrances to highly scent their candles to hide any remnants of petroleum smells. Yuck!

While even a soy candle will produce a little bit of soot, as anything that burns does, it is much less than what paraffin candles produce. The flame of a soy candle is cleaner and leaves less residue, and there are no dangerous chemicals or fumes to worry about. Also, because the wax costs more to produce a soy candle may cost a few dollars more than a traditional, cheap paraffin candle, but you can burn it with the confidence that you are not harming yourself or the environment with this environmentally “green,” non-toxic option.

Now available from The Pecanery, our soy candles come in fifteen delightful scents, from fruity to floral to woodsy, all fragrances that are sure to brighten your day. A quality soy candle, a handful of pecans and a cup of tea or coffee is the perfect treat for those who can appreciate the little, and the healthy things in life!