Paraffin wax is used in more than 95% of candle making done today, mainly because it is very inexpensive. Paraffin is the leftover by-product from the petroleum refining process. Studies have shown that this petroleum by-product can release the same harmful carcinogens into the atmosphere as your car produces when gasoline is burned. When a paraffin candle in burned, it produces toxic petrol-carbon soot, which can blacken walls, furniture and ceilings and contaminate ventilation ductwork in your home. This soot goes into the air you breathe and can be hazardous to your health.  

Food For Thought: In 1986, proposition 65 was passed with the intent to protect California citizens and the state's drinking water sources from chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and to inform citizens about exposures to such chemicals. Paraffin candles contain up to 11 of these known carcinogenic compounds. These 11 compounds have been deemed 'toxic air contaminants' by the state of California. This is not only a health problem, but it is also a moral problem. We need to demand safer alternatives. 

Fenton Candle Co. uses soybean wax (which doesn't contain carcinogenic compounds). Our candles contain no petroleum and we use cotton zinc cored wicks or natural wooden wicks. We never conduct animal testing and we choose to only use vendors that can guarantee the same degree of ethical standards. Our soy wax contains no herbicides or pesticides and is 100% biodegradable and produces no petrol-carbon soot. As if that weren't enough, Fenton Candle Co. candles burn up to twice as long as paraffin candles.