The U.S. grows the vast majority of the world’s soy beans. These Soya beans are the major ingredient to make Soy wax. It is a natural alternative vegetable wax. It is a vegetable wax made from the oil of soybeans. After harvesting, the beans are cleaned, cracked, de-hulled, and rolled into flakes. The oil is then extracted from the flakes and hydrogenated. The hydrogenation process converts some of the fatty acids in the oil from unsaturated to saturate. It is available in flake and pellet form and has off-white, opaque appearance. They have a lower melting point than traditional waxes, and therefore are known as container candles. It is used by candle makers in a number of ways.
Soy waxes have continued to increase in popularity over the past few years among candle makers. Some benefits of using soy wax over paraffin wax include the following:
- Soy wax is a completely natural and renewable resource
- It is Non-toxic
- It burns clean
- It produces measurably less soot than other waxes. When burned correctly it is virtually soot-free
- The flake form in which soy waxes come are easier to measure and work with than traditional paraffin slabs
- It helps support the American farmer
- Candle spills clean up easier. Simply use soap and hot water to get the wax out of carpets or upholstery
- Longer burn time than with paraffin waxes
- It is truly a marketer’s dream. You can market them as eco-friendly, renewable, American grown, sustainable, carbon neutral.
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