Candles add to the warmth and atmosphere of your home. They can set a mood or bring back memories. With the many candle fragrances out there to choose from you can find a candle in almost any fragrance that you want to these days.

Today you have a few choices of candles to choose from. One of the most popular candle is the old standby very inexpensive paraffin candle. But did you know that paraffin candles can be dangerous to your health? Not only your health but also the health of your children and even your pets! Some of these candles have even been known to kill birds that are kept as pets!

There are 11 know toxins in paraffin wax that when lit are emitted from the candle and you are inhaling. Can you believe in today’s world that many of these paraffin candles are still made with lead wicks?

With the recent awareness of these problems with paraffin candles, there was a search for a new type of wax that would be safer than paraffin. A few years ago soy candles came onto the scene and are now one of the most sought after type of candle these days.

Some of the advantages of soy candles are that they burn clean (no black soot), they burn up to 50% longer than paraffin candles and they burn complete. When you are finished burning a soy candle you nothing left in the container except for about 1/4 of an inch of wax at the bottom of the container. With paraffin candles you are throwing away about half of your candle.

Another is that soy candles burn at a much lower temperature than paraffin candles. This allows the fragrance to be dispersed at a much better rate than paraffin candles. Paraffin candles burn so hot and so fast that the fragrance can become overpowering.

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