Health Benefits of Soy
Candles
by, Clark Covington
Soy is everywhere these days, including in your milk,
chips, nuts, and even burgers adding health benefits
through and through, now it seems soy is also in your
candles. Soy candles are a new and emerging type of candle
the offers great benefits to those candle heads in the
world that can’t live without fresh aroma burning each and
every day in their homes.
“If it lasts longer it’s okay with me” said a friend of
mine once during a casual dinner. Take that comment for
what you will, my friend could’ve meant a variety of things
by it, but in general consumers prefer long lasting items
to those that are short in life span. Soy candles last 30
to 50 percent longer then traditional candles. Your average
14 oz candle, similar to a Yankee candle large size, will
last about 75 hours. If you were to have that candle be a
soy candle, it would last over 100 hours and smell just as
sweet as the traditional candles do.
Traditional candles are known to cause soot in and around
the general area they are burning. For those that aren’t
familiar with our friend soot, think grayish black smoky
smelling fog that clouds the top of your candle jar, on
your walls, and even on ones ceiling. Soot is caused by the
toxic elements in the traditional candles that are released
when ignited. Soy candles are all natural and do not
contain any toxins, thus no soot will come of them.
Carcinogens are released into the air when a traditional
candle is burning. Carcinogens can cause cancer, and other
health related problems. New research is showing links
between candles, charcoal, and other burning devices we use
in our home lives as cancer causing. Research is just
beginning on this issue; however it is a fact that soy
candles do not produce carcinogens. When thinking about
buying soy candles think of the old cliché, better safe
than sorry.
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