Posts Tagged ‘Soy Candles’
Soy candles are made with natural and organic ingredients which make them environmentally friendly. Soy candles last longer and burn cleaner than paraffin wax candles. You can have a collection of your favorite fragrances to burn when you want relax at home or during a warm bath.
Soy candles make a great gifts to your friends who may want to sit back and relax with a soy candle in their favorite scent.
Many people are discovering the benefits of soy candles with all their many available fragrances.
Some people avoid candles because they are averse to the residual black soot or other perceived downfalls of candles. But these negative effects are almost exclusively associated with paraffin candles. That’s why so many people turn instead to scented soy candles instead. The benefits are numerous, and one of the most prevalent of those benefits is the diminished amount of soot. It is important to note, however, that these candles aren’t completely soot free. They merely put of a great deal less than other candles.
Burning soy candles is also a way of promoting local farmers. Many of the soy farms are on American fields, and when you purchase these soy options, you’re promoting local business. Soy candles are also noted for burning slower than other candles, which means you’re actually deriving a greater value from these candles.
Take Your Favorite Candles On The Road
I have a favorite scented candle; it smells like a freshly-baked vanilla cookie. For many years I have relied on this scent of candle to help me relax in the evenings. I also like this candle because it fills my home with the relaxing aroma of vanilla for several hours after I burn it.
I have always hated leaving my home, but unfortunately my job calls for me to be out of town about six weeks per year. I had always hoped to find a travel version of my favorite candle, but until the past week I was never able to. Last week, I was searching online for other travel supplies when I came across these scented soy candles. They had just the scent I wanted. Now I could relax even in a hotel room.
Handmade soy candles:
• Start with soy wax flakes, and measure out the appropriate amount for the size and style of candle you’re making
• Melt your wax, in a double-boiler, wax melter or kitchen candle
• Once the wax is melted and the temperature is between 170 and 180 degrees, add the dye
• After the dye, add the fragrance (while the wax temperature is around 175 degrees), and stir with a whisk
• Reduce the heat of your wax to between 150 and 155 degrees, and pour the wax into your molds (make sure the molds are warm before you pour the wax in)
• Once a thick skin has formed across the top of your soy candles, insert a wick
• Let the candles harden for approximately four hours