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4 types of candles to avoid

By Earl Clean of Clean Earth Candles

These are just a few things to watch out for when buying beeswax candles…

Highly Filtered Beeswax

Just like white bread is missing lots of nutrients that whole wheat bread offers, you should watch out for highly filtered beeswax. The filtration process does a great job of removing all the natural debris, but it also takes out some of the good stuff!

Our candles go through the most delicate filtration process that removes the naturally occurring debris while keeping the wax in its purest form. A good beeswax candle should have a subtle honey scent, if it doesn’t, you probably have a highly filtered candle.
Partial beeswax candles

Because beeswax has an exceptionally long burn time, some paraffin candle-makers add it to their wax to make longer burning candles. This is fine and dandy, except some of them label them as “beeswax candles”. Be sure that the candles you buy are made from 100% beeswax.

Dyed beeswax candles

Trying to satisfy some of the wide variety of tastes out there, some candle companies have created colored beeswax candles. The danger is that many of the dyes used in the candles are made from toxic ingredients. If you do look for colored beeswax candles, be sure to make sure that the dye they use is non-toxic. Here at CleanEarthCandles.com we are committed to making the most pure and natural candles possible, so we do not use any dyes in our candles.
Candles with lead wicks

Lead wicks do not seem to be as common as they used to be, but you will still find some candles out there with them. Be sure that your candles are made with 100% cotton wicks.

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Clean Earth Candles

Contributed by e13o13 on February 7, 2009, at 5:52 PM UTC.

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