Palm wax candles
I’ve recently started making Palm wax candles in preference to soy candles.
This is for a couple of reasons. I found out that soy candles are not as environmentally friendly as they are cracked up to be. Vast swathes of rainforest are cut down to grow soy beans. The soy wax is a by-product produced when the oil is extracted.
Palm wax is a by-product of palm oil production but the trees last for years and rainforest is not destroyed to make it. I particularly like the patterns that the wax forms when it sets. The candles burn in just the same clean way as soy candles.
I’ve got so many dyes and scents that I’m going to have a go at selling them on ebay.
October 05 2008 07:08 pm | Uncategorized
January 4th, 2009 at 5:11 am
I found out that most Palm tree derived substances are hurting Orangutans because of Rain forest conversion for Palm tree plantations as a result they move to different food, specifically the Palms which aggravates the Plantation owners into culling the Orangutans either by death or gas or catching them and selling them or to an extent Killing all Orangutans in the area. Rain Forests in Malaysia are being converted to Palm tree plantations at an alarming rate so there will only be 2% Rain forest for the Orangutans in a few years and THAT is why they are eating the palms. It truly is sad and since more soy is made in the states than palms it is better to make soy candles than palm tree derived candles.