Why Beeswax:
Natural beeswax is an extraordinary material to work with. It naturally occurs in different colors ranging from creamy white, through to pink, orange, bright yellow and dark brown depending on the flowers the bees have been foraging and, to some extent, how the beekeeper has handled the wax. It is also beautifully translucent. Being a natural product:
Beeswax candles will always ha
ve a superior burn to a paraffin, soy or palm wax candle because beeswax has the highest melting point of any wax known to mankind and therefore when a beeswax candle is properly made (and not burned in a breeze), it will not drip everywhere or drown its wick
Beeswax candle will always burn for longer than a comparably sized paraffin, soy or palm wax candle. Beeswax candle will always have a more golden flame than a paraffin, soy or palm wax candle (because our wax is not bleached with chemicals)
Beeswax candle is also said to be a natural ioniser when it is burning, purifying your air of dust, pollen, odours, toxins, mould and mildew whilst leaving a light, natural honey scent. We are using 100% Pure Australian beeswax and 100% Pure Australian lead free cotton wick. It has been known for many years the dangers of using lead-based wicks in candles. For this reason, many candle makers began using Zinc-based wicks. However a University of Michigan study has found that lead is still emitted from the zinc-based wick at levels that can exceed EPA air quality standards. Furthermore, many imported candles, particularly from China, still use fully leaden wicks. Beeswax is a natural ioniser:
Beeswax candles burn smoke free and purify the air when burned. How do they purify the air? Beeswax is a natural ioniser - emitting negative ions when burned. Other natural ionisers include moving water (oceans, waterfalls, rain etc) and plants. Short of setting up a waterfall or rainforest in your living room, or buying an expensive electric ioniser, burning beeswax candles is the simplest and most effective way of purifying the air that you breathe. It has been scientifically proven that the only fuel known to mankind to produce a balanced negative ion is pure beeswax… care of Mother Nature. And what is even more astonishing is that a pure beeswax candle burns the dust and toxic fumes drawing them closer to the candle through the force of convection - you will notice that the dustier your environment, the darker the pool of wax around the wick of your candle. Scientists have proven that anything floating in the air, does so because it is 'positively charged' - this includes dusts, pollens, nasty odours, viruses, bacteria, germs and even toxic residues and emissions from household furnishings. Odours remain because they have a positive charge. All of these toxins present a potential health risk as they live in the air you breathe. Beeswax, when burned, emits negative ions which bind with the positive ions, creating a complete molecule, which is heavier than air and thus falls to the ground. Fun facts to know about making beeswax:
To produce one pound of beeswax, a worker bee eats about 10 pounds of honey, flies 240,000 kilometers and visit 33 million flower blossoms! Australian beeswax is reported (by industry sources) to command premium prices on the world market because of its freedom from adulteration and chemical residues. Why isn't everyone making pure beeswax candles? The primary reason is the cost. Beeswax as a raw material costs around 50 times the price of paraffin and 20 times the price of soy or palm wax at a wholesale level. Unfortunately, because consumers don't realise that they are burning a petro-chemical or a bleached, hydrogenated oil in their living space, they are reluctant to pay the price of a beeswax candle.
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