Soy Candles Vs. Paraffin Candles

Series Summary

From humble beginnings in China, to a reputation as the Cadillac of plants, the soy bean has a long and sordid history. The versatility of this small bean has created a booming soybean industry for uses ranging from a super protein source, to industrial plastics, to printing inks. It is the powerhouse produce used on a daily basis by people throughout the world, and with the growing emphasis on environmentally friendly, renewable energy sources, the soybean plant shows no signs of withering under the pressure.

In this free video series, our expert shows you yet another use for the incredible soybean plant. Learn how to make handmade soy candles! Quickly replacing the traditional paraffin wax candles, all natural soy candles burn more efficiently and release less toxins into the air. They are also fun and easy to make with the help of our expert and her easy to follow instructions for creating this beautiful craft. Get step by step instructions for heating the soy for candles, picking the best soy candle jars, and placing the candle wick. You will also learn how to add colored dyes to your soy candle, and make scented soy candles. Why not light up your home decorations with this fun, environmentally friendly craft project.?

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Gretchen Soares and welcome to Expert Village. Today we're going to be making soy candles. In this clip we're going to talk about why we're going to make soy candle versus paraffin candles. Soy is a natural product. This is a byproduct of a soy bean. They've taken it and pureed it down and made it in to little chips and this is what we're going to make our soy candles from. But this does actually come from the soy beans off of a soy plant and there's no additives in here so it's very natural and healthy which is the first reason why we burn soy versus paraffin. Also, soy burns at a much cooler temperature. The only part of this that is going to be hot that you can get burned from is the flame. The actual liquid, you won't get burned at all. It's actually very good, it's high in Vitamin E and it's very good for your skin. It's a great moisturizer also which is not why we make candles out of it but it's a byproduct when you spill them you can just rub right in to your hand. No problem. If you were to do that with paraffin, paraffin's burning level is so hot you would actually be burning yourself. You would have been putting on something that would burn your skin. It's also burns very clean. You're not going to have a lot of smoke from your wick, as you can see the wick is not smoking and you're not going to end up with black soot on your walls or black soot on your containers as you would with a paraffin candle. So that's why we burn soy versus paraffin."