Coconut & Soy wax does not disappoint. It is superior to every other type of wax in terms of scent throw, filing your room with its beautiful fragrance. Coconut & Soy wax has one of the longest burn times out there and never leaves soot in your home, offering clean burn without the toxins.

Our Coconut wax is blended with Soy, due to the fact Coconut wax on its own can be very soft and an unlit candle can melt in summer, (especially with Australian summers) Soy stabilises the melting point of Coconut wax enhancing the life of the candle. Unfortunately, Soy wax is not verified 100% non-GMO free, though some candle companies claim this. We feel as the consumer you have the right to have all of the correct information about your candle wax.

Its does have its draw backs… Coconut & Soy wax does have an ‘ugly’ reset. Being a more natural wax without the Paraffin causes the candle to look a little curdled and discoloured when cooled. This does not effect your candle in anyway. Your candle will continue to burn beautifully and still keep its amazing scent.

 

Did you know that paraffin is not a sustainable product and highly toxic? 

Paraffin wax is generally used in candles because it is cheaper, easy to use and combined with other waxes can enhance the scent throw of a candle. But it does come with a host of problems. Paraffin wax creates high toxic levels of benzene and toluene when burning, (both known as carcinogens), in which is not good for our general health and can effect those suffering with Asthma and Respiratory issues. Paraffin Wax is made from petroleum waste products and has to be deodorised and chemically bleached before it can be made into wax. Would you want this burning in your home?

Nearly every type of wax has some kind of drawback in terms of the environment. Coconut wax is possibly the most sustainable of them all. Coconuts do not require pesticides or fertiliser to grow and are harvested by hand, eliminating the heavy need for machinery. Although coconuts could eventually be grown in an unstable manner, currently they are being grown carefully by small independent farmers in the Philippines and Indonesia.

 

At Coco & Wick we love the look of a wood wick candle apposed to the traditional cotton wick. One of the many purposes of a candle is to improve a homes ambience. The scent is the main consideration, but, with the combination of a wood wicked candle with its wider flame, slight crackle and even burn,  it is aesthetically more appealing.

Wood wicks are a much more sustainable choice. Many wood wicks are harvested using sustainable forestry methods and thousands of wicks can be produced from one single tree. Wood wicks not only reduce the amount of soot going into the home, but they aren’t treated with anything to stay lit.

Many cotton wicks are dipped in paraffin to make them easier to light. Paraffin can release carcinogens into the air we breathe as well as the damaging soot it can leave in our home. Cotton wicks also have a larger environmental impact. A field of cotton needs thousands of litres of water along side with a scary amount of pesticides.

At Coco & Wick we try to do our best (we are not totally perfect though) to have minimal impact on the environment by choosing a cleaner wax, a reusable glass vessel and wooden wicks.

 

Essential oils are often used in aromatherapy, a form of alternative medicine that employs plant extracts to support your health and wellbeing. Essential Oils have wonderful therapeutic benefits though when you heat the oils to a burning temperature of a candle it will  destroy the natural make-up off essentials oils changing the natural role of there therapeutic benefits.

There are many reason why I chose not to use essentials oils to fragrance my candles. The key point is that they are not great performers in Coconut & Soy Wax and will not result in a reliable, great burning candle.  

Some Essential oils can become toxic when heated and have a high ‘flash Point’ (this is when the oil burns too quickly and cause your candle to catch fire or explode).

Fragrance Oils a created particularly  for use in candles. When using these oils, quality is guaranteed for every candle we make. These Fragrances adhere to RIFM and IFRA standards for safety and these oils are NOT tested non animals.

Please refer to our candle care guide to optimise your candle.

 

Candle lovers at some point or another have probably come across the term “Triple Scented”. A triple scented candle sounds amazing, you would think it is has a stronger fragrance than a non triple scented candle, you would want one right?

Triple scented I believe is a Marketing Strategy to be confusing and deceptive, though companies that use this term are within their right to do so.

The candle industry in Australia is highly competitive and this mean that marketing can be the biggest differential between brands. The term ‘Triple Scented’ comes up often and I would like to explain why. 

Like most things, the products on offer for candle makers has come a long way in the last 15-20 years. Paraffin wax was predominately the most readily available wax back then and could only hold a 3% Fragrance Loading.  When making candles there is a maximum ‘fragrance loading’ (this is the percentage of fragrance in a candle) you can use in a candle. 

 

Nowadays, more waxes have come on to the market with better abilities  to take on a higher fragrance load, waxes can now hold between 8-12% Fragrance Loading. So - triple scented candles nowadays are considered “triple the fragrance” when compared to paraffin candles from back in the day.