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.