Dripping In Color:

Your Soy Candle Connection


Why Soy?
What kind of wicks are in your soy candles?

Soy candles
are made with lead-free, unbleached cotton wick dipped in soy wax.

How do you clean soy wax?

Since soy wax is biodegradable you can use hot soapy water to remove soy wax from your favorite Jar Candles and drop in one of our soy candle refills that fit all jar candles

Who invented soy wax candles?

To meet consumer demand for affordable natural wax candles, beeswax candle manufacturer Michael Richards began experimenting with plant-based waxes in 1991. By 1996, Richards' company was producing soy candles made from hydrogenated soybean oil. Soon other candle manufacturers discovered the benefits of Richards' soy wax candle invention. Today soy wax candles represent a fast-growing segment of the $8.4 billion candle and home fragrance industry

Why Soy?

Soy candles are safer and cleaner than paraffin candles because: * Soy candles are non-toxic, made from all-natural soybeans, a renewable resource grown by American farmers. Paraffin wax is a derivative of petroleum, emitting 11 toxins and two carcinogens when burned. * Soy candles produce none of the harmful carbons and black soot emissions of paraffin wax. *Soy candles burn cooler and longer than paraffin candles, and release fragrances naturally and longer than paraffin wax.

Where does soy wax come from?


American farmers grow the soybeans used to make soy wax. So instead of depending on imported paraffin, the soy candle industry relies on the 260 million pound soybean supply in the USA.

How do your soy wax candles burn?

With a lower melting point than paraffin, soy candles create a deep, wide wax pool when burned. Soy candles have a memory, so as long you burn your soy candle long enough the first time to create this deep, wide wax pool, it will "remember" to burn wide and evenly every time. You'll see the result in your Jar Candles, as there will be little if any soy wax left on the side of the Jar Candle when it's gone. See our Soy Candle burning page for further burn tips.