| hort answer to that question is a resounding NO. | | | | botanical oils that they use in their soy pillar blend |
| Many companies say that they use pure soy wax in | | | | because it is a trade secret, but it’s likely that |
| their soy pillar candles. This can be confusing, since | | | | one of the main botanical oils used to harden the soy |
| technically this is true. Pure soy is used in the soy | | | | wax is palm oil. Unlike pure soy wax, pure palm wax |
| blend that is used to create soy pillar candles; | | | | is capable of holding its shape when in the form of a |
| however, the soy blend is not 100% pure soy wax. | | | | pillar candle. |
| Despite popular belief, it is not currently possible for a | | | | It is important to be sure that paraffin is not added |
| soy pillar candle to hold its shape if it is made with | | | | to the soy blend since paraffin is a petroleum |
| 100% pure soy bean oil. If a company advertises | | | | by-product and will interfere with clean burning |
| that their soy pillar candles are made with 100% pure | | | | properties of soy wax. It used to be a common |
| soy, they likely are not aware that the wax | | | | practice for paraffin and soy wax to be combined, |
| they’re using is actually a blend. | | | | but over the last few years this practice has declined |
| That being said, many soy blends are made from | | | | due to a more health conscious populace. All natural |
| 100% vegetable based products. EcoSoya claims that | | | | candles have become quite fashionable over recent |
| their blend is a majority of pure soy wax | | | | years because people have become more aware of |
| accompanied by a blend of botanical oils that help the | | | | the things to which they subject their body. People |
| soy pillar candle keep its shape without having to use | | | | are not only watching what they eat, but |
| a jar. The fact that soy pillar candles are not | | | | they’re watching what they breathe. |
| completely pure is not necessarily a negative thing. | | | | When you light a soy pillar candle, you are not |
| Botanical oils, by definition, are oils that are derived | | | | breathing in the carcinogens that are produced by |
| from plant sources. The word botanical is derived | | | | paraffin candles. However, some people will take it |
| from the word botany which involves the scientific | | | | one step further and claim that it may also be |
| study of plant life. The most common botanical oil in | | | | harmful to breathe in artificial fragrances. This is still |
| the United States is soy bean oil. However, soy bean | | | | speculation, but more and more scientific studies are |
| oil is too viscous to completely hold its shape when it | | | | showing that this may be the case. If you are |
| is made into soy wax, so other, less viscous botanical | | | | worried about harmful fragrances, an alternative |
| oils have to be added to the soy bean oil to help it | | | | would be to use essential oils in your soy pillar candles |
| hold its shape. EcoSoya will not disclose the other | | | | or you could simply use unscented soy candles. |