Waxes and Their Role in Candle Making

There are a couple of choices available in choosing wax for making candles. One is paraffin wax, a byproduct of petroleum; the other being the natural bee wax. Normally, their availability is in block forms. Paraffin wax can be obtained in cylindrical shapes or as flakes. Bee wax can be procured as thin sheets. Candle making is a popular small-scale industry. It allows you to innovate the art of candle making and run a result-oriented and purposeful set up. With candle-making achieving an almost one-hundred percent upsurge in its sales, its main ingredient, that is, candle-making wax has seen its sales roar. The wax is available in different varieties. The primary constituent needed for candle-making is wax and candle manufacturers are always scouting for new and varied qualities of this material, which not only enhances the efficiency of the decorative candles per se, but are also available at cost-effective and competitive prices.

Paraffin wax is cheap and is easily available. Vegetative ingredients are also normally utilized in candle making. Some of these are palm, bayberry and soya. Soya wax is increasingly being used as it is environment friendly and free from dirt, pollution or any kind of contamination. Soya wax is got from hydrogenated soya beans. Here, in the United States of America, the states of Illinois, Iowa are the major growers of soya. Soya is commonly available and its potential use in candle-making is on the rise. Another ecofriendly wax is obtained from the Palm tree. However, its use in Malaysia and Indonesia has drastically diminished due to the large-scale destruction of life-giving rain forests. Vast acres of animal habitats and ecosystems hosting these animal habitats have been totally destroyed. In the process the rare Sumatran Tiger, the rhinoceros and the Orangutan, all of which were home to the aforementioned rain forests were deprived of their natural habitat and are almost being wiped out. However, with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature's (WWF) prompt assistance a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) comprising of member countries, conservationists and the stake-holders was set-up to oversee and ensure that palm trees are well-taken care off. Palm is a fantastic environment friendly source from which candles can be made.