Soy candles or regular scented jar candles?

brandyII · May 21, 2008

What are your thought on candles these days. My sister had cancer and afterwards went through a time where she got anything out of the house that could be a carcinogen. This happen to include her favorite brand of jar candle that is in most malls. (She loves sugar cookie or was it Christmas cookie) Anyway I don't remember if it had something to do with the scents they were using or what but now says it's better to buy soy candles.

I love my candles and buy them as gifts a lot and was wondering if you all have opinions on the matter or knowledge about this.

Thanks brandyII.:smile:/:wink2:

plain · May 21, 2008

Hey BII, you know I have an opinion on everything......

My opinion is this: Have you read down the list of known carcinogens? It is sooooo insanely long that it would almost be easier to read a list of things that didn't cause cancer. So, unless you are at an increased risk (compromised immune system, recovering from a previous cancer, etc) it's probably ok to go with regular candles.

Tania5 · May 21, 2008

I live in LA where people have alot of allergies and asthma and soy is the way to go. These people say that they can burn these candles and it does not bother them and I myself hate candles but I love the ones I have and no longer throw candles away when my hubby lights them lol :wink2: . It's cleaner, healthier and the ones I burn are 90% soot free and made of soy, beeswax, vegitables and plants. So I would definetly always buy soy candles. Hope this helps any more questions please feel free to email me at tmshebert@netscape.com

Have a great day!!!

GO GREEN!

Apples2 · May 21, 2008

I used to buy the jar candles...any old kind. Now I burn only soy candles. We remodeled our home and have a lot of white or light colored walls. Not wanting to soot them up. We pulled borders off of our walls b/4 the remodel and could not believe how sooty our walls were from burning the reg. candles. It's been seven years of burning soy and have not come across any soot. The fact that we raise soybeans comes into play with my decision also

brandyII · May 21, 2008

Hey BII, you know I have an opinion on everything......
My opinion is this: Have you read down the list of known carcinogens? It is sooooo insanely long that it would almost be easier to read a list of things that didn't cause cancer. So, unless you are at an increased risk (compromised immune system, recovering from a previous cancer, etc) it's probably ok to go with regular candles.

No I don't feel like reading them either that's why I posted it! But I know with my sister, and her bday is coming up too soon, that she was really proactive on that type of thing after she had her surgery to remove her tumor and has calmed down a bit but still I don't take a chance with my sister or elderly peeps etc... This girl is an ex-cigarette smoker/ex-coffee drinker and let me tell you for her to give those two up was a major thing!

Scarlett O'hara · May 21, 2008

Hi!

good subject. I normally buy my candles from oldfashionedcandlecompany.com. They have great scents and are so much cheaper than ones in the stores or at those home parties. They are all soy and also lead free wicks.

I did break down and buy a cheap jar candle at Kmart last winter, and it was awful!!! There was soot all over my house. It travelled up the stairs, into the fridge, and basement too! it stuck to anything plastic! I called the candle company to complain and they sent me a CASE of them! yuck!

Only soy for me ! learned my lesson!

brandyII · May 21, 2008

I live in LA where people have alot of allergies and asthma and soy is the way to go. These people say that they can burn these candles and it does not bother them and I myself hate candles but I love the ones I have and no longer throw candles away when my hubby lights them lol :tongue: . It's cleaner, healthier and the ones I burn are 90% soot free and made of soy, beeswax, vegitables and plants. So I would definetly always buy soy candles. Hope this helps any more questions please feel free to email me at tmshebert@netscape.com
Have a great day!!!

GO GREEN!

Thanks Tania,

I bought some of the soy "beans" I forget if that's what they were called or not but instead of using a Mall Store "tart" for my tart warmer I ued these Beans or beads and they were nice. Maybe I should get more of them too! I searched on line for the soy candles and a pretty large one came up but I still don't know if the shades that I have from the other candle store would fit the jars from the soy candle store. I know such troubles! I guess I can just call and ask, they didn't seem to sell their own shades etc... thanks brandyII. :rolleyes:

brandyII · May 21, 2008

I used to buy the jar candles...any old kind. Now I burn only soy candles. We remodeled our home and have a lot of white or light colored walls. Not wanting to soot them up. We pulled borders off of our walls b/4 the remodel and could not believe how sooty our walls were from burning the reg. candles. It's been seven years of burning soy and have not come across any soot. The fact that we raise soybeans comes into play with my decision also

Wow I was going to say I didn't even know they've been around that long. My daughter used to be vegan so we've ingested many a soybean but not burned them. I definitely think I'll go with soy you all have convinced me. Thanks brandyII.

brandyII · May 21, 2008

Hi!
good subject. I normally buy my candles from oldfashionedcandlecompany.com. They have great scents and are so much cheaper than ones in the stores or at those home parties. They are all soy and also lead free wicks.

I did break down and buy a cheap jar candle at Kmart last winter, and it was awful!!! There was soot all over my house. It travelled up the stairs, into the fridge, and basement too! it stuck to anything plastic! I called the candle company to complain and they sent me a CASE of them! yuck!

Only soy for me ! learned my lesson!

Scarlett,

Didn't even know about lead in wicks, great:frown:. Thanks for the tip on the company too, it's not the same one I originally found while searching the web. That's a funny story about the case of candles you got from Kmart. Thanks brandyII.

kathystrick · May 22, 2008

I quit buying variety store candles a long time ago because of soot and the really strong scents of some. It was just awful! I typically use beeswax ones, but am going to look into the soy ones. Beeswax can be expensive too.