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Soy vs. Paraffin Information
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bSoy does not omit black (petrol- carbon) soot into the air like paraffin candles do.
b The minimal white soot that is omitted into the air evaporates over time after mixing with the moisture content in the air. Natural all cotton wicking is used.
b Soy wax burns completely, paraffin usually will leave a portion of wax at the bottom of the container.
b Soy wax doesn’t contain harmful pollutants and is biodegradable.
b Soy candles have a 40% longer burning time than paraffin candles because it burns at a much cooler temperature. The cooler burning temperature reduces the severity of burns greatly compared to paraffin wax burns. Soy based candles are not harmful to children or pets. Soy wax cleans up easily with soap and warm water.
b Soy wax can be easily extracted from glass, tin, and other material for recycling.
b Soy wax helps support American Soy Bean Farmers.
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b Vegetable matter; 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 hydrogenated process converts some of the fatty acids in the oil from unsaturated to, saturated. This process dramatically alters the melting point of the oil, making it a solid at room temperature. The leftover bean husks are commonly used as animal feed.
b It is necessary to trim wicking to 1/8” to prevent sooting.
Paraffin Wax
bObtained from the ground, crude oil is a compositionally varied product, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons.
b Another name for crude oil is fossil fuel. Crude oil is transported to refineries where it is refined into finished products by complex processes.
b Paraffin is derived from the light lubricating oil distillates.
bThere are three general categories of petroleum wax that are obtained from lube oil refining: paraffin, microcrystalline and petrolatum.
bParaffin contains predominantly straight- chain hydrocarbons with an average chain length of 20 to 30 carbon atoms.
