Natural Wax Candles… So What?
Many scented jar candle consumers are throwing away their paraffin wax candles and opting for soy or natural wax candles, and for good reasons.
People around the world are becoming ever more conscious with the overdue movement of “Going Green” Individuals and families alike are doing their part, no matter how big or small, to help ease pollution, which some say will eventually cause the destruction of our planet.
Whether it’s recycling our waste, using biodegradable products or building “Green Homes” people are showing concern not only for the health of the planet but also for personal and family health.
It’s very difficult, if not impossible for individuals to have a direct impact on big business and their manufacturing practices, which in some cases are still operating in a 19th century mode, but people are beginning to realize they can have an impact on the environment by painlessly changing their living habits.
Developing a more eco-friendly lifestyle for many, has involved a very simple and painless change that drastically improves the quality of air they breathe in their own homes. That simple and painless change is a matter of switching from paraffin wax scented jar candles to natural wax scented jar candles.
Scented jar candles and votives made from natural wax produce a negligible amount of soot when burned and do not produce the toxins found in paraffin wax candles.
Until the late ‘90s’ I worked for a wholesale supply house and we sold a tremendous amount of candles, in every size, shape, and color you can imagine. One of our candle customers was a privately owned upscale restaurant in a very artsy little town, about an hour outside NYC. Local artists would hang their paintings and drawings in the restaurant which created a unique décor, as well as giving the artists some great exposure. The restaurant was known for using candles everywhere, they were actually the main source for light, and it create a very relaxing and charming atmosphere.
One winter they closed for renovations, mainly cleaning and repainting the interior, and discovered that not only was the entire interior, from ceiling to floor and everything in between, covered with soot from the candles over the years, but also that the paintings and drawings on the walls would have to go through a very expensive procedure to clean the soot from them.
An expensive lesson learned, but the interior and the art work can be cleaned, I have to wonder about the health of the patrons breathing the toxins and soot from the candles.
I moved south just after that, so I’m not sure if they burn candles anymore, however the ambiance of the restaurant wouldn’t be the same without them so I would guess and hope they found an alternative with natural wax candles.
Although most of the major candle companies continue to use paraffin wax for their candles, as well as the huge number of candles imported from other countries, smaller less known companies are popping up all over, producing eco-friendly natural wax candles and capitalizing on the steady growth in the candle industry.
So finding quality natural wax scented jar candles and votives is not hard and it is definitely one of those simple, painless changes we can make in our lives that will contribute to the health of our family and our planet.
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