| therapy is therapy that uses scents to relieve | | | | pound of soy wax chips is around 2 dollars. This |
| physical and mental stress. There are a multitude of | | | | means you are paying approximately 10 dollars more |
| ways to practice aromatherapy. Burning incense is | | | | for a scented beeswax candle when you could simply |
| one method, but your scents can be limited with | | | | buy an aromatherapy soy candle with the same |
| them. One of the best methods is aromatherapy | | | | health benefits. |
| candles. But what brand of candles is the best | | | | Aromatherapy soy candles are the best brands on |
| overall? The best bang for your buck, health and | | | | the market for many reasons. For one, soy is a |
| environment are aromatherapy soy candles. To | | | | completely renewable resource. Also used for many |
| understand why, it is necessary to go over the three | | | | other purposes, soy is one of the most innovative |
| major types of candle wax and compare their | | | | natural resources we have and even adds nitrogen to |
| positive and negative attributes. | | | | the soil while growing. For this reason, the Chinese |
| The three types of candle wax are paraffin, | | | | have used it in crop rotation for the past 5000 years. |
| beeswax and soy. Paraffin is actually the worst wax | | | | This also attributes to how it is so plentiful and easy |
| for your health. While it is cheaper than beeswax, it is | | | | to grow. However in 1992 Michael Richards created |
| petroleum-based and is conducive towards indoor air | | | | yet another use for this incredible bean; soy wax, |
| pollution. Burning these for health can actually be quite | | | | which is now used to make aromatherapy soy |
| oxymoronic in that the pollutants they release when | | | | candles. Burning these candles not only gives off no |
| burned, such as benzene and toluene, can be harmful | | | | pollutants, but also creates 90 percent less soot than |
| to your health. Aromatherapy soy candles have no | | | | a candle made of paraffin wax. Aromatherapy soy |
| toxic output at all. Another downfall of paraffin | | | | candles are not only cheaper than - and just as |
| compared to other waxes is that it has very little | | | | healthy as - beeswax, they also last 50 percent |
| biodegradable capability. This can mean more to go in | | | | longer than a paraffin candle. This is due to the fact |
| the landfills and less benefit for the earth. | | | | that soy wax has a lower melting point than most. |
| Beeswax is a much better health alternative. It is | | | | The essential oils evaporate their scent into the air |
| generally all natural and releases no toxic byproducts | | | | when the wax is in a liquid state. Due to the fact |
| into the air. However, there is one disadvantage; | | | | that the wax liquidates much faster, it can emit more |
| these candles may not harm your health but they | | | | scent with less burning time. |
| can empty your pocket. Being all natural candles | | | | With all of the great advantages of soy wax |
| made from beeswax, which must be farmed from | | | | compared to other waxes, it seems crazy to buy |
| bees, it makes the price the highest of all three | | | | anything else. Aromatherapy soy candles are a great |
| waxes. If you were to buy a pound of beeswax, it | | | | way to take away the physical and mental stress |
| would be around 12 dollars. On the other hand, a | | | | from your life. |