Why Soy Wax?

• Made with pure, 100% natural soybeans
• Longer, cooler and cleaner burning without soot buildup
• Made in the USA with domestically grown crops
• Renewable sustainable resources requiring plant growth
• Biodegradable and free from pesticides and herbicides
• Produced containing NO Genetically Modified Material
• Easy to clean up with soap and hot water eliminating solvents
• Manufactured meeting FDA and Kosher standards
• Very stable allowing for long shelf life
• Not subject to animal testing

From Soybean to Candle

Soy wax is a vegetable wax made from the oil of soybeans. After harvesting, the beans are cleaned, cracked, de-hulled, and rolled into flakes. The oil is then extracted from the flakes and hydrogenated. The hydrogenation process converts some of the fatty acids in the oil from unsaturated to saturated. This process dramatically alters the melting point of the oil, making it a solid at room temperature. The leftover bean husks are commonly used as animal feed. The U.S. grows the vast majority of the world's soy beans, primarily in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.

Thinking Green in 2008

At Whitehall Candle Co., not only do we use natural soy wax that is environmentally friendly; A number of the products we use in our packaging are made from recycled materials. For example, our white boxes: 40% PCRM (post consumer recycled materials), Tissue Paper: 100% PCRM and shopping bags are 30% PCRM.