Find out about the benefits of burning soy wax candles, and what the drawbacks of soy wax are.
Table Of Contents
- NATURAL
- MORE BENEFITS
- Longer Burn Time
- Better Air Quality
- Safer
- THE DOWNSIDE
- Frosting
- Cracking, Shrinkage
- Long Curing Time

Natural
Soy wax is vegan-friendly, made from 100% plant material, the soybean. This makes it a renewable resource. It’s also fully biodegradable and compostable. Spills can be cleaned up with simple soap and water.

Soy Wax Is
# Vegan-friendly plant wax
# A renewable resource
# Biodegradable and non-toxic
# Low carbon footprint
Standard candle wax is made from paraffin, a petrol derivative, and other chemical additives to enhance burning. We all know the massively damaging impact of mining fossil fuels. And you are ultimately burning fossil fuels inside your home.
While soy wax still has some carbon footprint as it is grown, manufactured, transported, and ultimately burned, it is certainly far less than paraffin wax.

TIP: When buying candles, be sure to check the label.
Many candles are now made as ‘blends’, where paraffin wax is included in a natural wax to lower the price point. These candles are marketed as eco-friendly natural wax candles for the “green label” effect, but still contain harmful and damaging petro-chemical derivatives. Our blend is all-natural, consisting of soy wax, unbleached beeswax and raw shea butter.
More Soy Wax Benefits
Longer Burn Time
Soy wax has a lower melt point, meaning the candle doesn’t get as hot or burn as quickly compared to paraffin. This gives soy wax candles an extended candle life. Longer lasting candle = more bang for your buck.
Better air quality
Soy wax candles produce less soot in general, and zero petro-soot. This makes for better air quality. It also makes soy wax candles better for people who suffer from respiratory conditions and allergies.
SAFER
Soy wax candles are overall much safer than their old traditional wax counterparts.
- Lower melting point means an accidental spill won’t cause a bad burn.
- Zero petro-soot and harmful petro-chemicals, being paraffin free.
- Non-toxic and biodegradable. Safer to burn, safe to dispose of, with less harm to the environment and soil.
- Non-carcinogenic. Standard candle wax usually contains known carcinogens like benzene and toluene.

# Lower melting point
# Zero petro-soot
# Non-toxic
# Non-carcinogenic
The Downside To Soy Wax
Working with soy wax does have some drawbacks:
FROSTING
The surface of soy wax is prone to “frosting”, which is purely an aesthetic issue and simply a natural quirk of the substance. It takes away from a perfect, shiny, smooth surface.
But nature isn’t perfect, so we like to embrace this natural occurrence and encourage you to as well.
PICTURED: Example of frosting, tiny white crystallisations that may form on the surface of soy wax candles.

Cracks, Shrinkage and Uneven Distribution
Soy wax expands and contracts in temperature and humidity variations, which can lead to cracking or shrinkage. It takes some additives (fragrances, colours, etc) readily, while others can result in separation, uneven distribution and all sorts of variations and issues.
Soy wax is known to be a high-difficulty level wax to work with due to these varying challenges. Pouring on one day may have different results to the next day based on uncontrollable factors like the weather.
Long Curing Time
These are problems that the experienced candle maker tackles, however, and buying from an educated chandler means that as a customer, you’ll never need to worry about these drawbacks.
Once your candle reaches you, we have already cured it for several weeks to months and passed those hurdles.
Some new candle makers may be unaware or unused to these quirks of this natural product, and may sell candles that have only been made a few days ago. We always ensure our candles are fully cured and stable before sale so you can be assured of a quality product.
