| We all love the smell and feel of natural beeswax | | | | don't have to? |
| candles. But paraffin candles are so much cheaper. | | | | Natural beeswax candles are the healthful |
| Why spend the extra money on beeswax | | | | alternative to paraffin. Instead of creating indoor |
| candles? | | | | air pollution, beeswax candles emit beneficial |
| Paraffin wax is made from petroleum sludge at | | | | negative ions that actually clean the air around |
| the bottom of oil refinery barrels. When it burns it | | | | them as they burn! |
| emits nasty black smoke that stains your walls | | | | When kept out of drafts, beeswax candles burn |
| and ceiling. But did you know that burning paraffin | | | | about three-times longer than similarly- sized |
| creates the same pollution as a diesel engine? | | | | paraffin candles, and with a brighter flame. A small |
| That diesel exhaust with all its carcinogens doesn't | | | | beeswax votive candle can have a fifteen-hour |
| just stain your walls and ceiling; it gets into your | | | | burntime! |
| lungs, too. | | | | Beeswax is a natural by-product of honey |
| Most paraffin candles use cheap wicks that | | | | production. Even when they're not burning they |
| contain lead and other heavy metals. These also | | | | smell wonderful, like honey. Beeswax candles |
| go up in flames, and into your lungs. High quality | | | | aren't made from foreign oil and their |
| beeswax candles will use cotton wicks. | | | | manufacture doesn't add to environmental |
| The EPA has said that indoor air pollution is often | | | | pollution. |
| far greater than outdoor pollution. With so many | | | | For all these reasons, natural beeswax votives, |
| pollutants in our environment that we can't | | | | tea lights and pillars are the ultimate candles for |
| control, why add to our chemical overload if we | | | | aromatherapy oil warmers and general home use. |