Beeswax Candles – A Healthier Candle to Burn

There are many healthy reasons to start burning candles made of beeswax. These reasons include: improved air quality, enhanced immune system, relief from allergies, less severe asthma attacks, balancing of hormones, improved sleep, improved concentration, natural detoxification, and a sense of well being. Beeswax candles can do all of these things because they are not made of paraffin that comes from the bottom of the barrel of oil like most candles that you can buy today.

This petroleum sludge is then scented with poisonous synthetic oils to freshen the air. These synthetics can be dangerous when burned. Paraffin candles smoke and put out a sooty residue when burning. This residue can get into the air ducts in your home and be released back into the air every time that your air cycles through the home. It is said that breathing regular paraffin candles can be compared to breathing in diesel fumes.

Beeswax candles can improve symptoms of allergies, sinus problems and even asthma. People with these problems have reported that their symptoms have lessened or even gone away with extended use of these beeswax candles.

Another benefit of the beeswax candle may not look like a benefit at first. Beeswax candles can be more expensive than the regular candles, but when put to the burning test, they will prove to be a better value in the long run. Beeswax candles burn brighter, cleaner, hotter, and longer that the regular candle. When a beeswax candle and a paraffin candle of the same size and weight are lit at the same time, the beeswax candle will out last the paraffin candle by a time. So when comparing prices, you will not have to buy as many beeswax candles as you would the regular paraffin candles, so in the long run you will be saving money.

So when you are out looking to buy candles for the holidays, why not consider buying beeswax candles, not just for their economic value, but more for their health values.