Making Soy Candles

One great thing about candle making is that candle makers have a wide array of choices when it comes to the materials they are going to use for their candle production. It surely is a great investment venture that needed less capital and funding, and most importantly, it’s one remarkable way of self expression and ingenuity. Making these candles among others is a brilliant innovation ever created for this specific industry. Despite its young age of invention dated way back to 1991, soy candles are presently one of the most popular variations because it is much cheaper than its equally natural beeswax counterpart and is more environment and user friendly than its soot-producing paraffin wax contemporary.

What are The Features of Soy Candles?

Making these candles is often and closely related to producing paraffin wax candles and it is even considered its closest alternative. Thus, it is not surprising that this type of candles is often compared with paraffin ones in terms of its features and other specifications. Here are some of the significant differences between soy and paraffin candles.

Soy candles are generally made of soy wax which is naturally extracted from soybeans thus it is more environment-friendly compared to paraffin candles which contains stearic acid and petroleum by-products for its hardening process. The dyes and scent chemicals in this type are emitted to the atmosphere when burning.
One of the prominent features of paraffin candles is the soot production when burned and it is known that soot is a toxic product resulting from combinations of various chemicals used in making the candles. On the other hand, soy are cleaner and releases less toxic soot because of its natural contents.
These candles are even more economical to use than all other types of its kind, lasting up to 50% longer than the conventional paraffin candles. This attributes to the capacity of soy candles to burn even at a lower temperature atmosphere.
Making soy candles allow candle makers to maximize their creative imagination by producing a wide range of style and designs often associated with soy candles. There are various kinds ranging from pillar to votive themes, scented and jar candles that gives a natural and mild soy fragrance.

What is The Process of Making Soy Candles?

Like any other basic steps of candle making, creating candles by using soybeans requires you to have a complete soy candle making kit which composes of wax flakes of soy candle, candle wick, scents, mason jars, super glue and scissors among others.

The method of making these starts with the preparation of the wax mixture. You can do this through carefully measuring the soy candle wax flakes and melting the content until it is completely liquefied. Then follow the usual steps of adding in candle dyes or scents, candle wicks and allowing time for the candle to harden before trimming the candle wick and fashioning your product.

Making soy candles gives you more than just the enjoyment and opportunity of generating income, but it also provides you the venue to show your oneness with nature through using natural methods of candle production.