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What Is Soy Candle Wax and Where Does It Come From?
As you well know, people have been using candles for thousands of years. They’re nothing new, but even technology as old as this can continue to grow. One of the recent changes in the world of candle making has been the development of soy candle wax.
For centuries, the main fuel for candles was tallow. While tallow did burn, tallow doesn’t make a good candle. They smoke and they also give off a stench . For these reasons, paraffin rapidly became much more popular than tallow once it was developed.
These days, however, some people object to using paraffin because it is a petroleum product. Because of this, people have been interested and coming up with a good alternative to paraffin. Soy candle wax resulted from this search.
Soy beans have a high fat content and soybean oil is derived from them. But because this oil is liquid at room temperature so won’t work for making candles. But if you change the chemistry of an oil you can change the temperature at which it becomes solid.
Hydrogen atoms are part of oil molecules. How many hydrogen atoms an oil contains determines when it becomes a liquid or solid. If you add hydrogen to a liquid oil, it becomes solid.
Now that description admittedly simplifies the situation, and the soybean oil is treated in different ways buy different manufactures, but the end result is a candle wax from a renewable resource.
Pure soy wax is soft. It works great in container candles, but isn’t very good for making tapers or pillar candles. Candle makers can adjust the stiffness of the soy wax by blending soy wax with paraffin and hardening additives. doing that greatly increases the range of candles that can be made.
But many people want to use 100% soy wax, in which case they will probably get the best results if they stick to container candles. You are probably familiar with container candles. These are candles in which the melted wax is poured into a nonflammable container with the wick positioned in the center. Other styles of candles are removed from the mold when the wax hardens. With container candles, the candle remains in its “mold”.
There’s much more to know about soy candle wax. One the best sites to get details on it is:
And of course if you’re looking into soy candle wax you’ll probably be interested in how to use it. You can pick up some soy candle making tips at: How to Make Soy Candles.
Better yet, I suggest you take a look at the e-book Home Candle Making Made Easy.
That book reveals insider secrets on all aspects of candle making from selecting what type of wax to use for specific situations, what additives to use and when, the best way to scent candles, and so much more… Getting the information this book will make you an expert candle maker in the shortest possible time.
Candle making is a wonderful hobby. Get Home Candle Making Made Easy today and get started.
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