Soy wax

Soy wax is made from soybean oil rather than petroleum, and the practical differences are measurable. It has a lower melting point, so a soy candle burns cooler and slower than a comparable paraffin one, and it releases fragrance steadily as the melt pool widens rather than all at once.

These notes explain what that means when you are buying: how to read burn times honestly, why the first burn determines whether a candle tunnels for the rest of its life, and what a clean, even melt pool should look like. We also cover the claims worth ignoring, and how to tell a genuine soy wax candle from a blend that only mentions soy on the front of the label.