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When I buy a candle, I concentrate on shape, color, and smell. It didn’t occur to me that I should pay attention to the type of wax in the candle. There is a marked difference between beeswax, paraffin wax, and soy wax.
Beeswax is has a rich history dating to the ancient Egyptians. It’s a non-toxic, all-natural wax produced by honeybees and harvested from the honeycombs of beehives. Since no bees are harmed during ethical harvesting, beeswax is considered a vegetarian wax.
It’s not considered vegan.
Worker bees have eight glands in their abdomen which produces wax scales. The scales are used to build tiny, linked compartments to house their larvae and to store honey.
Beeswax is more expensive because supply is dependent on how much beeswax a bee colony produces.
Ethical and environmentally responsible beekeepers won’t take more than a pound of beeswax for every 100 pounds of honey to avoid placing a strain on the hive.
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The DIY Diaries publishes autobiographical stories of your DIY projects. Topics include arts and crafts, self-publishing, gardening, home decor and renovation, cooking, organizing, event planning, indie biz, and more. How-to is OK if based on stuff you’ve done. No generic advice.
This is a good reminder of why it's important to be more aware of the ingredients of the products we purchase. It sure doesn't help us to be burning wicks with lead or breathing the smoke from petroleum-based products in our homes. I often see cheap…
About to buy my candles tomorrow—how timely this was!! Celeste this was fascinating—loved learning about beeswax; thanks for sharing the research. You put this all together in an easy and interesting read! Thank you!!
