Paraffin VS Soy. Who should win?

WHY PARAFFIN? 

We all know what our candles are made of…wax. Duh. BUT do you reaaaaally know what is in your sweetly scented jars of joy?

PARRAFIN WAX !!!- it is the number one used wax in the candle industry. And aside from being a fun word to say it’s not such a fun ingredient and I FBCandles am here to tell you why.

Here is a breakdown [of which I could go on forever trust me!] of what Paraffin wax is and why you want to stay far far away…

Dun dun dun….

1. Paraffin wax is CHEAP, that is pretty self explanatory. Buuuut why is it cheap?

2. It’s cheap because it’s basically sludge aka final byproduct in the petroleum refining chain [even after asphalt is extracted]. And we all know Petroleum is a fossil fuel right? Mmhhmmm. Love the idea of breathing that in.

3. But why should you care???? Aside from breathing in fossil fuels? WELP you are creating indoor air pollution [in case you were wondering]. The soot from the burning of paraffin candles is the same as that given off by burning diesel fuel. [you know that icky black stuff that collects on your walls after burning a candle in the same spot for awhile?] Yea..

4. Some of the air contaminants in paraffin fumes include toluene, benzene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and naphthalene—substances found in paint, lacquer and varnish removers. EVEN THE EPA SAYS ITS BAD-go look for yourself.

5. While burning paraffin wax candles the sot releases carcinogens [see above].

WHY SOY?

1. Soy is non-toxic. 

2. Soy wax burns 25-50% longer than paraffin wax.

3. It burns cooler and cleaner. [for all you clean freaks out there!]

4. Its wax can be washed with hot water and soap. [psh take that fossil fuels]

5. Soy wax is a biodegradable renewable resource. [just like water, awww]

I will let you be the judge of which you prefer. Coming from a business perspective, the idea of cheap ingredients is nice because you can make a much larger profit. However at FBCandles I believe in spending more money to invest in something much more sustainable and much cleaner! To me, the choice is simple. Even if you decide to purchase candles from Walmart or Target or a cute lil locally owned shop like Fawn Berry Candles be sure to get a candle that is GUARANTEED all soy, not soy infused, or partially soy.  100%.