Organic Soy Wax....

When we first started producing our candles we were really the only company on the market. But now there are countless so-called natural candles on the market, many of them preaching about the fact that they make organic candles.

Well as somebody who has been creating 100% natural candles for over four years, let me tell you a secret.... there is no such thing as an organic candle!

For a product to be classified as organic it needs to have a minimum 70% organic ingredients. This is something which is impossible in a candle since the largest single component is the wax.

But now you are probably wondering why not use organic soy wax?

The simple truth is that there is no such thing as “organic” wax. We use the closest thing to organic wax in our candles possible  and even though the wax is GM, herbicide and pesticide free it can not truthfully be called organic. The reason for this is that the base ingredient when creating either soy or palm wax is vegetable oil. While it is true that you can have organic vegetable oil, in order to turn it into a solid wax it is necessary to introduce hydrogen and it is this process of hydrogenation which prevents the wax from being classified as organic. Thus even though the wax may have started from an organic source, it can not be labelled as organic. Organic standards were originally created for farming where hydrogenated food is known not to be good for you, but fortunately we don’t eat wax!

Though I have never heard of anyone doing it, I suppose one could in theory produce organic bees wax; but could you imagine what a logistical nightmare that would be? One would first have to grow organic flowers in an enclosed environment and ensure that that your bees only fed on them…. and that would only be the start of your complications… but if you do hear of anyone doing it please let me know!