The main ingredient in making candles is wax. Through today’s modernization different changes were made for candle wax to make it better and more diverse so all of the candle makers can experiment on it.

Paraffin wax is the most commonly used by candle. Waxes are made from refined petroleum. You can buy it anywhere and anytime in any stores. There were also an ecofriendly waxes and those are palm, soy and bayberry.

The most popular among the three vegetables is the soy based wax. To obtain this wax, the hydrogenated soybeans are processed and it is environmental friendly. Soybeans are abundant in Iowa, Indiana and Illinois; all are part of the United States.

Soy based wax is the most popular among the 3. To be able to get the raw materials of this wax, hydrogenated soybeans are processed. You could find those waxes in most part of the United States; Illinois, Iowa and Indiana.

World Wide Fund begins to intervene on this issue and they put up an organization called RSPO to be able to save our rainforests. Some countries joined in this organization. So, make sure that you’re going to buy only natural and renewable waxes for your candles.

One more type of wax is beeswax and it is all natural and is made mainly out of animals. From a long time ago until now, companies still sell this kind of wax. These natural waxes are very popular in candle making because it is eco friendly. Beeswax is super natural like the palms, soybeans and bayberry waxes. And it may come in two different colors which are white and yellow. Those are very expensive because it is very fragrant and their burning characteristics and it’s time to melt are very extraordinary much better than the others.

Gels are another type of material used in candle making. It is different from wax but is similar to rubber in consistency. There are different gel densities according to the candle type that one may want. Fragrance added in it has an effect on its density.