FAQ

Soy wax is made from environmentally friendly, renewable resources; whereas classic paraffin wax is made from petroleum and is non-renewable. Soy wax is non-toxic and cleaner burning being made with no toxins, carcinogens, or pollutants. It is better for both the environment and your health!

Soy wax is vegetable wax derived from the oil of soybeans. After they are harvested, the beans are cleaned, cracked, dehulled, and rolled into flakes. It is from these flakes that the oil is extracted to then be hydrogenated.

Soybeans are one of the major agricultural crops grown in the United States, behind only corn. Soy wax contains nothing artificial, which makes it a better alternative to paraffin wax which produces harmful by-products when burned or melted.

While all candles emit some blank soot while burning, candles made from Soy wax burns cleaner and results in less soot.

Soy wax in an excellent fragrance carrier and does not require chemical amplifiers.

Palm wax is also made from environmentally friendly, renewable resources. Sometimes called Brazil wax, it comes from the leaves of the carnauba palm Copernicia prunifera, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern states of Brazil.

Palm wax is not toxic and Palm wax candles burn efficiently and clean.

Palm wax disperses fragrances better and the fragrance maintains evenly throughout the burning of the candle.

Palm is a hard wax and does well in pillar and votive candles.

Yes, Palm wax takes longer to burn through than Paraffin wax.

Soy wax is softer and has a lower melting point when pouring. To use Soy wax in a pillar I would need to use additives, which I don’t do.

Yes, I use a quick drying cement and mix the cement myself. Curing takes about 4 hours before it can be released from the mold. White cement takes about 8 hours to cure.

Yes, I make 2 types of concrete vessels. One type has the color pigment mixed right into the concrete and is consistent on the inside and outside of the vessel. The other type is basic grey concrete and once cured and released from the mold, I hydro paint the vessel using various colors and combinations of colors. This is what makes each and every vessel unique.