Read the Facts on Soy Candles:

Soybean wax actually is hard fat, a natural food product derived from soybeans and having the consistency and many other characteristics of wax. Hard fat is produced by hydrogenating edible soybean oil to a high degree temperature, while maintaining a low iodine value. The result is a stable, high melting point product having the appearance and characteristics of wax

CLEAN BURNING: Soy wax is non-toxic and burns cleaner than paraffin, with no petrol-soot reside, which can dirty and blacken ceilings, walls, even your furniture and contaminating ventilation ductwork. Worse, adding toxic carcinogens into the air that you and family and friends breathe. 

LONG BURNING: Soy candles burn slower and cooler than paraffin wax, creating a longer burning candle.

RENEWABLE RESOURCE: Soybeans are a renewable source, unlike paraffin, which consists of petroleum.

BIODEGRADABLE: Since soybeans are vegetables, soy wax (basically made from hydrogenated soybean oil) is naturally biodegradable. Soy wax is also easier to remove from materials and other surfaces than paraffin wax.

HELPING THE FARMER: Buying soybean products creates important economic growth for the agricultural sector of the United States economy. Soy candles are simply better for you, your family, and your environment.

Paraffin Wax Facts:
There are three main reasons many people avoid buying petroleum (paraffin) products:

Paraffin candles contain up to 11 carcinogenic compounds. The State of California has deemed these 11 compounds ‘toxic air contaminants’. An air quality researcher, David Krause, has documented evidence that candle soot particles contain many of the same compounds given off from burning diesel fuel.
Health hazards are being created when paraffin (petroleum-based wax) is mixed with synthetic fragrance (some not even meant for combustion), and are compounded with chemical fixatives, synthetic glosses and bleached cotton wicks. Health problems have been more evident in the past five or so years due to the increase in popularity of highly scented candles. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of home and furniture damage have been reported, causing a battle with insurance companies and retailers of the candles.


Unfortunately, a large percentage of the human population is unaware of candle ingredients, although awareness is growing. One big reason is that candle ingredients are not required to be listed, and labels are often worded in such a way that some consumers think they are buying healthy, aromatherapy candles, when in reality the candle is mostly a petroleum wax, synthetic scent, synthetic fixatives, with a little bit of plant essential oil added in. Even if a candle is labeled as being made of beeswax, often there is paraffin as well. The wicks are usually made of chemically grown cotton that has been bleached using dioxins. Wicks that have a metal, or zinc core, contain small amounts of lead.


Most department stores provide no other option than to buy paraffin candles. However, some natural food stores have begun carrying plant-wax candles.
Petroleum smoke/exhaust contains many carcinogenic toxins and produces ugly black soot Petroleum is not a renewable resource and it is of a limited supply Burning petroleum products creates air pollution and contributes to global warming.

Chelsea Soy Candles contain no lead, no petroleum, no chemical/synthetic fixatives or glosses, no animal products/by-products, and we use only Hemp high temperature fiber wicks. Our plant wax is 100% biodegradable and produces very little soot with 0% petrol-soot emissions.

Make the leap to help save and preserve our environment, while still enjoying candles.

I invite you to come meet me and see all my soy candles.  Now that we are entering the Holiday season, I will be participating in a number of Craft Shows.

Here is my schedule:

11/11/07, Beacon Farmers Market, located behind the Beacon Train Station, in Beacon, NY, from 10AM to 4PM.

11/15/07, Saint Francis Hospital, in the cafe, Poughkeepsie, NY, from 11AM to 2PM.

11/17/07, Millbrook High School Holiday Craft Fair, Millbrook, NY, from 10AM to 3PM.

11/18/07, Saint Peter's Church's Holiday Craft Fair, Rte 9G, Hyde Park, NY from 10AM to 3PM.

After these days, you can always see me at The Beacon Farmers Market, every Saturday from 10 AM to 4PM. Please vist out site @ www.beaconfarmersmarket.com to see other vendors participating.